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Easton Area SD presents end‑of‑year literacy and math results; kindergarten pilots show gains
Summary
District instructional leaders reported end‑of‑year results from Acadience, STAR and IXL assessments, highlighted strong kindergarten gains at Paxinosa after implementing Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI), and outlined next steps including expanding ECRI, implementing unit assessments and targeted professional development.
Easton Area School District instructional staff and literacy leaders presented end‑of‑year assessment data at the board meeting, reporting mixed results across grades, notable kindergarten gains at Paxinosa Elementary after introducing Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI), and next steps to preserve instructional time and expand effective practices.
Mike Cook and Jennifer Hilton, presenting as part of the district’s CNI team, summarized three primary measures used this year: Acadience (K‑2 foundational literacy risk screening), STAR reading and math (computer‑adaptive scaled growth), and IXL diagnostics (skill‑level diagnostics linked to individualized practice). Cook said STAR gives a scaled score that adapts to student responses and produces both benchmark percentages and student growth percentiles (SGP).
Key results presented on the record included Acadience kindergarten results that rose from 53% at the beginning of the…
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