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Greeley School District 6 brings in WestEd to probe why DIBELS growth hasn’t translated to third‑grade CMAS gains
Summary
District leaders told the board that DIBELS mid‑year growth is strong yet third‑grade CMAS English language arts proficiency lags; the district contracted WestEd to audit classrooms, data and special‑education/ELL supports and will publish recommendations in April–May.
Greeley School District No. 6 invited WestEd into classrooms this week to investigate a puzzling gap between strong early‑reading growth and third‑grade state test results.
At a board work session, district leaders said mid‑year DIBELS assessments show the highest growth the district has seen since the COVID years, but CMAS results for third‑grade English language arts remain below state averages — about 24 percent of District 6 students scored at proficient or advanced on the third‑grade CMAS compared with roughly 42 percent statewide. Director of Elementary Instruction Jenny Jensen described DIBELS as a cohort‑based growth measure administered three times a year and said it shows notable progress: “we owe it to all of the students in our district to be readers by the time they leave third grade so that they can achieve all of the things that we've been talking about after third grade in their education.”
Superintendent Dr. Pilch said the district adopted…
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