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East Haven workshop: midyear data shows early‑literacy gains, flags math as area for targeted intervention
Summary
A Feb. 10 East Haven School District workshop reviewed midyear assessment data. Officials reported accelerated growth in early literacy and gains for students far below grade level, while math projections show regressions in some grades and a need for spring interventions.
The East Haven School District held a midyear academic data workshop on Feb. 10 that showed measurable growth in early literacy and mixed projections for math as staff plan targeted spring interventions.
District presenters said a newly available national DIBELS report (midyear national sample ~4,000,000) allows local comparison. The presenter stated the district’s midyear proficiency was about 5 percentage points below the national average but emphasized that East Haven students are showing “accelerated growth,” including a 2 percent advantage in the proportion of students in the top performance band compared with national counterparts. The presenter added that one current second‑grade cohort—47 percent of whom entered kindergarten in 2023 classified as “well below”—has shown roughly 10 percent growth…
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