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I‑Ready diagnostics show winter gains; John Knight Middle School credits classroom systems and student goals

2125224 · January 16, 2025
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Dixon Unified’s winter I‑Ready diagnostic showed growth across most grades from fall to winter in reading and math, with district staff highlighting the need for added early‑grade literacy supports and John Knight Middle School teachers and students describing schoolwide systems that supported measurable gains.

Dixon Unified’s assistant superintendent for education services, Dr. Lisa Estupin, presented winter I‑Ready diagnostic results to the board, reporting districtwide progress from fall to winter in reading and math while also identifying persistent gaps in early elementary literacy.

Estupin said the data show “more greens than reds overall,” a shorthand trained staff use for students at or near grade level versus those well below. She highlighted first grade reading data that improved from an estimated 5 percent mid‑or‑above grade level in the fall to 15 percent in the winter, and she told trustees that across the district “a higher percentage of students this year are in…

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