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State board approves i‑Ready as alternate 'Read by Grade 3' assessment for 2025–26 and sets 40th‑percentile cut
Summary
The Nevada State Board of Education approved I‑Ready as an alternate Read‑by‑Grade‑3 assessment for the 2025–26 school year and adopted a 40th‑percentile cut score after reviewing equivalency data provided by Washoe County School District and vendor analyses.
The Nevada State Board of Education voted July 11 to approve I‑Ready as an alternate assessment for the state’s Read by Grade 3 program for the 2025–26 school year and to set the associated cut score at the 40th percentile. The decision follows an equivalency analysis produced by Washoe County School District and a vendor review indicating the two assessments are highly comparable for kindergarten through third grade.
Washoe County’s analysis compared I‑Ready and MAP Growth (the state’s current Read by Grade 3 instrument) for over 16,000 kindergarten‑through‑third‑grade double‑tested students. Dr. Laura Davidson, Washoe County’s director of research and evaluation, told the board the district found…
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