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District staff says kindergarten, first-grade benchmarks rose while third-grade math lags; board requests school-level follow-up
Summary
At the June 19 Eagle Point SD 9 work session, district staff presented iReady benchmark results showing strong kindergarten and first-grade gains but persistent third-grade math weaknesses attributed in part to the COVID cohort; the board asked staff for school-level breakdowns and cohort comparisons in the fall.
District staff presented a year-end review of K–12 benchmark results to the Eagle Point SD 9 Board of Directors at a June 19 work session, reporting notable gains in kindergarten and first grade alongside continuing weaknesses in third grade.
"Overall, we saw growth in K–5," the district data presenter (Speaker 5) told the board, adding that "first grade and kindergarten…really had some tremendous growth over the course of this year." Board members asked staff to produce school-by-school breakdowns and to compare results with previous years when feasible.
Board members and staff discussed several possible causes for the third-grade dip. Speaker 10, describing students who…
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