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LRSD presents ATLAS interim results, Ignite tutoring update and state value-added findings
Summary
District staff reviewed midyear ATLAS interim assessment results, an Ignite virtual tutoring midyear report showing progress for participating students, and a state value-added student growth model summary; leaders said early-grade gains are promising but students at the lowest performance level need more progress.
At its Feb. 13 agenda meeting, Little Rock School District staff presented three related academic updates: ATLAS interim assessment results, a midyear report on the Ignite 1-to-1 virtual tutoring program, and a summary of the Arkansas value‑added student-growth model.
District presenters described the ATLAS interim as an optional December assessment aligned to end‑of‑year standards and urged trustees to interpret results as a “moment in time.” The district cautioned that some standards included in the interim had not yet been taught to students, so the test shows both what students have learned so far and what they have yet to receive in instruction. Staff said the district’s early grades (third, fourth and eighth in several subjects) are closer to state levels in some areas, but students at “level 1” (limited understanding) lag behind the state…
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