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Kearney R‑I posts MSIP6 score of 86.2, outlines NWEA use and dashboard plans
Summary
District director presented the district’s MSIP 6 results, peer rankings and the adoption of interim NWEA assessments and a public dashboard to give more timely student growth data to teachers and the community.
Kearney R‑I’s director of curriculum and instruction reported that the district’s MSIP 6 composite score for the most recent cycle was 86.2, earning a classification of "accredited," and said the district ranks within the top 10.5 percent among Missouri school districts.
Ally Stewart, director of curriculum and instruction, told the board the composite score and classification come from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s MSIP 6 process and that the district placed third in its peer group for the APR composite behind Smithville and Lee’s Summit. "Kearney School District's MSIP score was 86.2 with a classification of accredited," Stewart said.
Stewart outlined the district’s adoption of the NWEA interim assessment (given three times a year) to provide more immediate, formative data for teachers. She said district leaders are building an internal dashboard that will publish real‑time results and allow teachers and administrators to examine growth and achievement by student, grade, content area and building rather than wait for the state’s annual summative results.
The presentation explained how growth percentiles are displayed: the 41st–60th percentile range is labeled "average growth," 61st–80th percentile "high average" and 81st and above "advanced." Stewart reported districtwide growth and achievement generally in the high average range across grades and subjects and gave specific mentions of strong results in several areas, including eighth‑grade ELA and Algebra I, and high growth percentiles in algebra 2 and some science grades.
Board members asked whether NWEA data would be used for teacher evaluation; Stewart responded the district is not using NWEA scores to evaluate teachers but to inform instruction. "We're not using the NWEA scores to evaluate a teacher," she said. "What we're doing is giving that teacher that lens to see how their students are doing… so they can immediately change instruction based on students' needs."
Stewart and other administrators emphasized the district will continue to use state assessments (MAP/Missouri MAP tests) for APR reporting while using NWEA as a more immediate tool to guide instruction and equity work across buildings.
The board received the report as an informational item; no board vote was required.
