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Clover district midyear I-Ready data shows gains in reading; state third-grade retention law raises concerns
Summary
District officials reported midyear I-Ready results showing progress in reading and mixed results in math, and discussed how changes to South Carolina’s Read to Succeed law and SC READY cut scores could lead to third-grade retention for some students.
Doctor Quinn, the superintendent, and Dr. Dickey presented the Clover School District’s midyear I-Ready diagnostic results to the board, saying the district has made measurable gains in reading but still faces challenges in mathematics.
At midyear, the district has reached about 80% of the expected typical growth on I-Ready overall, Dr. Dickey told the board. About 42% of students had met their typical (one-year) growth target in reading and about 18% had met the “stretch” growth target. In math, districtwide progress toward typical growth was reported at about 65%, with roughly 31% of students meeting typical growth and about 11% meeting stretch growth at midyear.
“These numbers put reading in a better place than math,” Dr. Dickey said. “If the majority of students meet their typical growth, projections indicate about 70%…
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