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Cedar Springs board hears beginning‑of‑year academic review; district to emphasize early grades
Summary
Continuous improvement coordinator Kristen Elbate told the school board on Oct. 27 that beginning‑of‑year I‑Ready scale‑score averages are largely flat in recent years and that the district will prioritize early‑grade interventions and system alignment to raise trajectories.
KRISTEN ELBATE, the district’s continuous improvement coordinator, told the Cedar Springs Public Schools board on Oct. 27 that the district is reframing how it reports benchmark results to make year‑to‑year comparisons more consistent.
“Eliminate the confusion of proficiency bands and look at scale scores so we have ‘raw and real’ numbers that don’t change by season,” Elbate said, explaining the shift in emphasis from proficiency buckets to I‑Ready scale scores.
The presentation explained that I‑Ready is a criterion‑referenced…
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