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Creighton staff propose renormed cut scores and interim measures to better match state assessment
Summary
District leaders told the board they worked with Renaissance to renorm interim benchmark cut scores so early-year checks better correlate with the AASA state test (target correlation ≥0.6); staff said the change should give teachers and families more-accurate early signals of student progress and will be carried into proposed interim measures the board will vote on next meeting.
Creighton Elementary District staff told the school board on Aug. 16 that they have renormed interim benchmark cut scores using a local Renaissance DNA study of district students to improve alignment with the state AASA assessment.
Presenting staff said the change responds to a recurring problem: under the district’s old 40/60/80 cut scores, early-year benchmarks had only about a 0.5 correlation with AASA outcomes, a level staff called too low to be reliable for progress monitoring. “We worked with our leadership team over the summer to come up with the measures and then also looked at our DNA cut scores,” Presenter (Speaker 1) said, adding the district now seeks at least a 0.6 correlation.
Why it matters: Staff argued a higher correlation will make…
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