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Albert Lea board reviews CAKER draft; staff recommend moving from MCA to FAST assessments
Summary
Tanya presented the draft Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CAKER) report: early-reading fall benchmark fell short of the target (47% vs. a 54% goal), preschool-to-kindergarten attendance hit 89%, and the district intends to emphasize FAST assessments over MCAs for more frequent data to guide interventions.
The Albert Lea Area Schools board received a draft Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness (CAKER) report at its November meeting, with staff proposing new measurement practices and targeted strategies to close racial and economic achievement gaps.
Tanya (presenter) said the fall early-reading benchmark goal was 54 percent but the district measured 47 percent across kindergarten students. She described a recommendation to track some measures for students who attended district-run…
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