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District midyear i-Ready data shows reading gains; board warned of higher third-grade stakes under Read to Succeed
Summary
District presentation showed midyear i-Ready results with reading progress outpacing math; board members discussed the state Read to Succeed law change that ties third-grade retention to SC READY cut scores.
The Clover School District reported midyear results from the i-Ready diagnostic, showing districtwide progress toward annual typical growth in reading and lagging performance in mathematics.
Dr. Dickey, speaking to the board, said the district is at “about 80%” of the typical-growth target at midyear and that about 42% of students have met typical (one-year) growth; roughly 18% had met the platform’s stretch-growth targets. She said reading showed an 18-percentage-point improvement in the share of students in Tier 1 since the fall; math lagged, with about 65% of progress toward typical growth and 31% of students having met typical-growth Tier 1 at midyear.
Dickey told the board i-Ready provides a midyear projection of SC READY proficiency. If most students meet typical growth, the platform projects about 70% proficiency in reading; if students meet stretch targets, the projection rises to about 77%. For math the comparable projections were roughly 64% (typical) and 72% (stretch), she said.
Board members questioned how i-Ready results intersect with the state’s Read to Succeed law and SC READY. A board member asked whether i-Ready affects retention. Dr. Dickey and Dr. Quinn explained the law: third-grade retention is governed by the Read to Succeed statute and the SC READY cut score. Dr. Quinn said the cut score changed this year and “corresponds with does not meet on SC READY,” meaning students who “does not meet” and who do not qualify for a good-cause exemption could be retained unless they meet the required scale score after summer school.
Dr. Dickey said the district administers i-Ready three times a year (fall, midyear, spring) and recommends students spend about 30–45 minutes per week per subject in the platform to meet targets. The district also plans follow-up interventions and summer-school measures for students not on track.
Board members urged early parental communication; Dr. Quinn said principals had begun front-loading conversations and notifications so parents were not surprised if a child’s score put that student at risk under the new state standard.
No board vote or policy change was recorded; the presentation was informational and included questions from board members about summer school, potential expansion of interventions to earlier grades and how projections relate to SC READY.
