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District presents site goals and assessment results; FastBridge and Lexia data show mixed spring results
Summary
District administrators reported year-end site goals and assessment data showing growth on several cohort measures but cautioned that spring FastBridge results sometimes understate student progress due to testing fatigue.
District administrators presented year-end site goals and assessment results for preschool, elementary, middle and high school programs, describing both growth and areas for continued focus.
The big picture: Administrators said program and intervention work produced measurable gains across multiple grades, but spring testing can understate progress due to student fatigue and overlapping assessments. The district relies on multiple measures (classroom data, Lexia, FastBridge and MCA results) to track progress.
Key results presented: - Preschool: Teachers used a play-based curriculum and reported that most students met or exceeded target growth on the identified developmental pathways. - Elementary (K-6): Spring FastBridge A results showed 55% of tested students met or exceeded grade-level targets (109 of 198 tested). The district reported average grade-level growth exceeded the 2% goal (actual aggregate growth cited as 9% over the year). Reading and math MCA performance by grade showed mixed year-to-year shifts; administrators said cohorts displayed notable growth (for example, one cohort's reading performance rose from 48% to 60% across grades in subsequent tests as reported during the meeting). - Middle school: FastBridge A scores rose to 66% in spring from 61.5% in fall (a 4.5-point increase), exceeding the district goal. - High school: FastBridge A average rose from 59% in fall to about 62% in spring; ninth- and tenth-grade cohorts showed the largest gains while juniors dipped slightly. The district reported a 57.9% graduation rate for school year 2023-24, nearly meeting a 58% target.
Interventions and supports: Administrators attributed gains to PLC work, targeted interventions, co-teaching and tutoring. The district said it will add three high-school interventionists funded through an Access special-education grant (award amount cited around $1.3 million and described as a two-year award), and it expects to continue Lexia and other intervention platforms next year.
Why administrators cautioned about spring scores: Several presenters noted testing fatigue at the end of the year can depress FastBridge spring scores; they urged the board to consider multiple measures and classroom evidence when evaluating growth.
Ending: Board members praised staff for progress and asked administrators to provide the board with the underlying data tables and a short executive summary to share with families and the public at the July meeting.
