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Middle school principal outlines assessment plan, says district aims for 97% testing coverage
Summary
Dan Adams, principal at the Grand Rapids middle school, briefed the board on the building's approach to equitable education, explaining the district's use of STAR (academic benchmarking), SABERS (social-emotional screening) and statewide MCAs. He reported fall STAR completion at about 94.5% for grades 6'8 and SABERS at about 88% and said the goal
Dan Adams, principal at Grand Rapids Middle School, told the board during the Jan. 6 work session that the building is working to reduce variability between classrooms and to increase assessment coverage so the district can reliably measure student progress.
Adams said the district aims to assess 97% of students in its selected measures so the resulting data are useful for instructional planning. For the fall testing window Adams reported a combined STAR assessment…
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