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Reading midyear shows gains; district points to early-literacy work and personalized reading plans
Summary
District officials reported midyear reading gains, including strong third-grade results, and described a set of interventions — personalized reading plans for K-3, StudySync for secondary grades, expanded coaching and common formative assessments — intended to translate midyear growth into end-of-year proficiency.
Oshkosh Area School District leaders told the board Feb. 26 that midyear reading results show measurable growth, with third grade reporting midyear proficiency near levels the district achieved at last spring's end-of-year assessment.
Administrators said third grade midyear proficiency was approximately 55.6% and that other grades showed modest increases year over year. To sustain and expand gains, the district described a multi-pronged literacy strategy: continued implementation and field testing of CKLA for foundational skills, full implementation and pacing support for StudySync at the secondary level, the creation of personalized reading plans (PRPs) for K-3 students, monthly common formative assessments in elementary grades, and targeted tutoring or Litera/eAcademy support for students who need more practice.
District leaders said this school year marked the first full-time secondary literacy coordinator and expanded coaching capacity. They described the PRP rollout as a substantial staff effort; roughly half of students in the K-3 band are currently identified as needing a PRP and staff said early family responses included parents thanking schools for the clearer, actionable plans.
Board members raised disparity concerns: trustees asked for trend information and asked administrators to track racial and subgroup gaps. District leaders acknowledged that while some disaggregated groups show reduced gaps, the achievement gap between Black and White students widened from the prior year and remains a major priority; they said the district will focus targeted strategies to close those gaps.
Administrators asked the board to consider success as both statistically significant growth and movement in the district's star rating; leaders said a key near-term objective is to drive the KPI and star rating upward by the spring assessment window.
