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Midyear dashboard shows modest MAP and DIBELS gains; new statewide test coming next year
Summary
District staff presented a midyear data dashboard showing gains in MAP and DIBELS assessments in several grades, discussed kindergarten-readiness results and chronic absenteeism measures, and noted that Maryland will roll out a new statewide test next school year that will affect comparability.
Talbot County Public Schools presented a midyear data dashboard at the Feb. 9 work session showing student progress on interim assessments and systemwide indicators.
Staff walked trustees through MAP (an adaptive interim assessment that can predict MCAP performance), DIBELS for K–3 literacy, and a kindergarten readiness assessment with breakdowns by school and demographic group. Presenter Speaker 12 said the district has seen net growth in several grades, with grade 3 showing notable improvement on early-literacy measures. "You could see that there has been growth from beginning of the year to the middle of the year," the presenter said.
Staff cautioned trustees that the state is introducing a new MCAP testing instrument next school year and that year-to-year comparisons will be less direct while districts transition to the statewide interim testing system. Attendance and chronic-absence metrics were also presented; staff explained chronic absenteeism counts any student absent a threshold share of days and that the state's goal is to reduce chronic absenteeism by 50 percent. A board member suggested exploring full-time virtual programming as an option to reengage chronically absent students; staff said the SMEC regional group has considered similar models.
Trustees asked for additional breakdowns by school and for clarity on sample sizes where midyear counts appeared smaller; staff committed to providing per-school counts and demographic detail for the board's review.
