LRSD interim assessments show gains; district leaders outline expanded supplemental supports for literacy, math and science

District staff told the Little Rock School District board that interim spring assessment results show growth from fall to spring across English language arts, mathematics and the ATLAS science interim, and they outlined a set of tiered, supplemental instructional tools and supports the district is deploying to accelerate learning.

Miss Gooti, a district staff presenter, said the spring interim assessment was administered the week of March 12 with a districtwide makeup day on March 21 and emphasized staff use data to inform instruction: “...everything we do is data informed.” The district’s ELA and math interim results are reported as percent correct on district‑generated items aligned to grade‑level content; staff emphasized these are different instruments at different administrations but are used for feedback on student learning and growth.

Kelly Bell, the district’s director of teaching and learning, told the board that some grade bands showed notable gains: “We saw some pretty nice improvement from fall to spring,” and she highlighted third grade where, for one subset of ELA standards (using evidence to support…