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Lincoln Trail team described district data practices, defends scaling back i‑Ready testing
Summary
Lincoln Trail Principal Ben Wallen told the board that North Spencer presented its data-use practices at a Curriculum Associates conference and explained the district’s decision to stop routine i‑Ready diagnostic reports in favor of DOE checkpoints and locally held data because of concerns about over-testing.
Ben Wallen, principal at Lincoln Trail Elementary School, told the North Spencer board the district sent a team of teachers and administrators to present at a Curriculum Associates conference in Indianapolis about how the district uses student data to drive instruction.
Wallen said the district intentionally sent classroom teachers alongside administrators and emphasized that the presentation focused on using data to improve…
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