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Board hears concerns about state diagnostic rollout and assessment burden
Summary
Board members and staff discussed FastBridge midyear screening and the state-mandated diagnostic (referred to in the transcript as CAPT/READ). Staff described partial deferrals of some screeners, parent opt-outs at high school, training gaps for secondary teachers and ongoing efforts to interpret results and communicate to families.
District leaders told the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board that winter FastBridge screening and a new state diagnostic required by the state are stressing local assessment capacity and family communication systems.
The presenter said FastBridge remains the district's primary screener for many grades but the district removed the kindergarten/first-grade math midyear requirement this year to reduce testing burden. For ninth-grade FastBridge the district pulled winter administration to prioritize other state requirements and to preserve fidelity where resources were limited.
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