Wentzville academic services reviews assessments, curricula and Reading Success Plans amid push for more teacher planning time

The Wentzville R-IV academic services department presented a year-three program evaluation and outlined efforts to streamline assessments, expand curriculum review and implement Missouri's Reading Success Plans.

The presentation, delivered by staff from the district's academic services team, summarized four district school improvement plan (CSIP) goals: attendance and engagement, a six-year curriculum review cycle, achievement and growth, and college-and-career readiness. "People keep saying they want time," one presenter said, describing repeated teacher requests for planning and collaboration time.

The district reported progress on multiple fronts. Curriculum updates have moved from 34% complete to 52% (170 of 325 courses), with a goal to reach 100% within the six-year cycle. The district said it will begin training on a centralized assessment platform, MasteryConnect, that staff say will let teachers build and share common formative assessments aligned to standards and curriculum.

On achievement, the district reported growth on the state'aligned measures: the districtwide MPI rose from 396 (02/2022) to 403 (02/2024), and math moved from 397.9 to 407.7 in the…