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Department releases first‑year Foundations of Reading results; statewide pass rate 46% prompts tiered support plan for teacher programs
Summary
The department reported a 46% statewide pass rate on the Foundations of Reading (FORT) exam for the partial Jan–Jul testing window (633 unique candidates) and announced a three‑tiered continuous‑improvement framework requiring data analysis, curriculum reviews, faculty LETRS training, remediation courses and monthly monitoring for low‑performing educator‑prep programs.
The Iowa Department of Education presented first‑year results for the Foundations of Reading (FORT) assessment and a structured continuous‑improvement framework on Jan. 14. The partial testing window (Jan. 2–July 31) included about 633 unique teacher‑candidates and produced a statewide pass rate of 46% at Iowa’s cut score of 240.
Department staff said Iowa’s statute requires certain teacher candidates to take the FORT assessment but does not make passing a condition for licensure; the department framed the test as a diagnostic instrument to improve literacy preparation. Based…
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