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Tangipahoa Parish reports modest K–3 gains in midyear DIBELS screener
Summary
District officials told the school board that midyear DIBELS results show 50% K–3 proficiency (up from 42% at the start of the year), with kindergarten making the largest gain; board members pressed for strategies to raise first‑ and second‑grade outcomes.
Doctor Fussell presented the Tangipahoa Parish midyear DIBELS literacy results and framed them as early, encouraging signs of progress. He said the district’s K–3 cohort moved from 42% proficiency at the beginning of the year to 50% at midyear, a 3 percentage‑point improvement compared with the same point last year. ‘‘We have 50 percent of them scoring proficient or on grade level,’’ Doctor Fussell said.
Fussell highlighted kindergarten as the largest area of growth:…
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