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District presents first preschool-impact baseline showing higher early-grade math proficiency for attendees
Summary
Pasco School District presented first-year baseline data suggesting students who attended preschool generally outperform peers in early-grade math; staff cautioned the results are preliminary and asked for sample-size breakdowns and further trend data before drawing firm conclusions.
At the Pasco School District study session Superintendent Whitney presented baseline comparisons of students who attended preschool versus those who did not and said, "all cohorts, except fifth grade, had a higher proficiency for students that attended preschooler" (as read from the slide narrative).
Whitney and staff characterized this as the first time the district could present linked preschool-attendance data across cohorts because they had implemented data-collection processes that now allow comparisons. They reported…
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