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District presents Smarter Balanced results and shifts emphasis from proficiency to student growth
Summary
Assessment director Brian Gabel and district leaders reviewed 2025 Smarter Balanced and Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science results, explained Washington’s change in performance descriptors, and urged focusing on student growth percentiles to evaluate instructional impact.
Director of Assessment and Program Evaluation Brian Gabel and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Kelly Raymond presented 2025 results for Smarter Balanced (ELA and math) and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science. Gabel explained that Washington State and the Smarter Balanced Consortium rebranded performance level descriptors (for example, what was called “standard nearly met” is now framed as “foundational grade level knowledge”) and that the term “met standard” is being retired in state reporting.
Gabel recommended…
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