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Lake Central reports checkpoint gains; district highlights new ELA and math implementations
Summary
District leaders told the board that year‑to‑year iLearn checkpoint data show growth, with 5th-grade district proficiency cited at 72% (compared with a cited state 42%) and middle schools scoring in the 'seventies'; administrators credited new curricular materials and targeted reading supports.
Director of Secondary Education presented year‑to‑year iLearn checkpoint data and curriculum implementation updates, saying the district saw gains in ELA and math and that middle‑school cohorts are performing strongly.
The presenter said the district’s fifth‑grade percent proficiency stood at 72% compared with a cited state figure of 42%, and that all three middle schools recorded checkpoint results "in the seventies." The presentation noted that last year’s checkpoint pilot was not adaptive and that this year’s is adaptive, and administrators highlighted implementation of state‑approved 'science of reading' materials in middle school, reading specialists at all three middle schools, and the district’s fourth year of implementing the Reveal math curriculum for a conceptual approach.
Officials said the combination of curricular materials and routine screening has led to earlier identification of students who need intervention; reading specialists work with identified students about twice weekly for 30 minutes. Board members asked how high school programs will support students who remain behind grade level; the presenter said high school supports exist but are not as intensive as middle and elementary reading interventions.
Ending: The report closed with board praise for staff and a commitment to continue monitoring growth metrics and implementation fidelity.
