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East Kingston principal highlights gains on SAS and I‑Ready assessments and describes PLC/WIN intervention structure
Summary
The principal reported higher-than-state proficiency percentages on spring SAS assessments and described current I‑Ready diagnostics and PLC/WIN intervention groups intended to reduce red/yellow bands; enrollment is 119 students across K–5.
During the meeting, the principal (S6) presented assessment results and instructional strategies the school has used to raise proficiency and personalize instruction. The principal said spring SAS results show notable gains: third‑grade ELA proficiency around 60–63%, fourth‑grade ELA near 90–91%, and fifth‑grade proficiency around 71% — all above recent statewide averages that staff quoted for comparison.
The principal explained fall benchmarking and I‑Ready diagnostic usage (three times yearly) to form PLCs and WIN groups focused on targeted interventions and extensions. ‘‘We use this information in the fall and in the winter to help form our instruction and to develop groups,’’ the principal said, describing six‑to‑eight‑week WIN cycles and ongoing formative progress monitoring that allows students to graduate out of or move between groups based on progress.
Staff noted participation rates affect published percentages: if participation drops below 95% and parents opt students out, the state counts those non‑participants as zeros, which can pull down reported proficiency. The principal also reported current enrollment by grade (K:20; Grade 1:24; Grade 2:18; Grade 3:18; Grade 4:20; Grade 5:12; total 119) and thanked PTO sponsors for fall festival fundraising.
What’s next: staff said they will continue PLC/WIN cycles this year and bring assessment updates as the year progresses; the board encouraged a digestible summary of this data for community communications.
