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Bloomfield Hills Schools previews district assessment plan using I‑Ready projected growth
Summary
Superintendent and curriculum staff updated the board on Goal 3: a district assessment plan due March 2026 that would use I‑Ready diagnostics and projected growth matrices to set grade‑level expectations, track AP participation, and monitor math acceleration.
Bloomfield Hills Schools officials on Monday presented a progress update on Superintendent Goal 3, outlining a district assessment plan the board expects to finalize by March 2026.
Superintendent West and Mr. Bidlak told trustees the plan will be grade‑level and content‑specific, describe when and why assessments are given, and define how growth is measured. Mr. Bidlak said the district will provide “at least 2 formal progress updates to the board of education during this school year,” with the current briefing counted as the first and a follow‑up planned in March.
The presentation emphasized three high‑level data sets trustees can use as a quick pulse of academic health: state assessments combined into composites, I‑Ready projected growth matrices, and AP participation and score trends. Mr. Bidlak described the I‑Ready output as a new tool for the district that models three scenarios — no growth, a typical year’s growth and a stretch year — to estimate spring outcomes and help prioritize interventions. He said these projections are “probably 1 of the best tools that we’re going to have to look at growth from the fall to the spring.”
Officials also highlighted Advanced Placement participation and performance, noting a district target to keep student AP exam participation above about 90 percent and tracking five‑year trends. On acceleration, the presentation reported that “currently, over 60% of our eighth grade students are in Algebra I or a higher high‑school math course,” a metric trustees were told should be monitored to avoid regressions.
Superintendent West and staff said linked documents supporting the presentation — including an assessment calendar and professional development plan tied to the district’s move from FastBridge to I‑Ready — are available to trustees for deeper review. They suggested the board could host live dashboards on the district website once measures and thresholds are finalized.
The board accepted the update as a curriculum & instruction committee report and encouraged staff to continue refining the plan ahead of the March deadline. The presentation did not propose any immediate policy changes; staff framed the update as informational and preparatory for subsequent metrics and goals.
