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District unveils new middle-school diagnostic, reviews start‑of‑year literacy and math dipsticks
Summary
Newberg‑Dundee presented its beginning‑of‑year local assessment results and rolled out Star Renaissance for grades 6–8 as a pilot; district leaders cautioned the diagnostics are early indicators and not direct substitutes for OSAS state tests.
Holly Mealey and Jillian (staff members) told the Newberg‑Dundee Public Schools Board of Directors that the district’s beginning‑of‑year diagnostics show most students at or near benchmark in literacy and variable results in math, and that the district added a new Star Renaissance reading diagnostic this year for grades 6–8.
The district uses multiple locally selected diagnostic tools: MCLASS/DIBELS for K–5 literacy, I‑Ready for elementary math, Lectura for dual‑language literacy, and Star Renaissance for middle‑school reading (the district is piloting Star this year). Staff emphasized these are “dipstick” diagnostics administered in the first three weeks of school and are designed for instructional use, not as end‑of‑year accountability measures.
Holly described districtwide benchmark percentages the presentation displayed: third grade at about 60% on grade‑level measures; fourth grade at…
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