Snoqualmie Valley principals report reading, math gains and new preschool model; SEL work continues

Cascade View, Fall City, North Bend and other elementary school leaders told the Snoqualmie Valley School Board on Oct. 23 that targeted interventions, deeper data use and schoolwide social‑emotional work produced measurable student gains this past year. The district’s newly opened Early Learning Center also described a move to full‑day, age‑separated preschool and outlined priorities for literacy, self‑regulation and kindergarten transition.

Cascade View principal Caitlin reported that the school’s median student growth percentile in math rose from 54 to 64, and that fifth‑grade proficiency increased without the typical dip from fourth to fifth grade. Staff used targeted WIN math boost groups to help students on the cusp of proficiency; 13 of 15 students in a named boost group reached proficiency on the Smarter Balanced assessment, Caitlin said. Cascade View also noted inconsistencies between end‑of‑year STAR reading scores and Smarter Balanced proficiency levels, which staff attributed in part to testing fatigue and said they will investigate so the school can rely on consistent data for intervention decisions.

A recurring classroom target across the elementary schools was fluency with the four operations — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — and conceptual understanding that supports automaticity…