District outlines FAST PM2 math findings, flags third-grade fractions anomaly and explains acceleration changes
Manatee County School District staff presented midyear FAST PM2 math results on Jan. 24, describing how adaptive testing, the district’s math-acceleration policy and a heavy early distribution of fraction questions in third grade affected scores and outlining instructional follow-ups.
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District leaders told the Manatee County School Board on Jan. 24 that midyear FAST math progress-monitoring data (PM2) show mixed results and that a test-item distribution issue heavily weighted toward fractions on the start of the third-grade assessment likely depressed early trajectories for many students.
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