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Walled Lake superintendent says district above state average after I-Ready and M-STEP review

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Board of Education · December 19, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Lanz presented I-Ready and M-STEP trends to the board, saying the district is above the state average in aggregate despite a recent cut-score change from the Michigan Department of Education; the board pressed on curriculum choices, digital testing effects and COVID cohort impacts.

Dr. Lanz presented the district's I-Ready and M-STEP results and framed vocabulary and informational-text comprehension as the district's core academic goals. "If anyone were to say to you, Walled Lake is below the state average of proficiency, that would not be accurate in the information I'm presenting today in the aggregate," he said during the Nov. 6 meeting.

Lanz noted that the Michigan Department of Education raised the cut score between the 2023–24 and 2024–25…

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