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District shows K–5 screening gains and school-level data tools; Truman Elementary highlights targeted 'win' time progress
Summary
District assessment leads reported screening and interim-assessment results showing gains in literacy and math screening bands and described professional learning (LETRS, UFLI). Truman Elementary demonstrated building-level data tools and a 'win' time model that teachers say is producing notable fluency and comprehension gains.
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Chris Gianotti told the Vancouver School District Board that the district is using a two-part approach: screeners (DIBELS/Lectura and MCAS Math) to identify risk and Smarter Balanced interim assessment blocks (IABs and FIABs) to measure standards-aligned rigor.
Gianotti said screeners help staff decide who needs core instruction versus targeted or intensive support and noted that midyear (MOY) benchmarks are intentionally more rigorous to trigger early intervention. She highlighted kindergarten gains — reductions in high-risk students and improvements in letter naming, decoding and word recognition — while cautioning that differences between end-of-year kindergarten measures and beginning-of-year…
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