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Lake Dallas ISD highlights midyear assessments and intervention use ahead of STAAR
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Kelly O'Sullivan told the board midyear assessments (January–February) give teachers diagnostic data—TPRI, TELPAS, STAR interim and ASVAB—to guide instruction and interventions before state testing.
Dr. Kelly O'Sullivan, Lake Dallas ISD deputy superintendent, presented a midyear assessment update to the board, emphasizing that January–February assessments provide progress monitoring that informs classroom instruction and intervention plans before STAAR testing.
O'Sullivan described assessment use across grade spans: pre‑K3 and pre‑K4 use developmental milestone checklists and the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) to assess early language, counting and social‑emotional skills; kindergarten through grade 2 use CLI and TPRI (Texas Primary Reading Inventory) to monitor literacy and guide small‑group instruction; grades 3–8 participate in STAR interim assessments for diagnostic information that helps teachers adjust instruction prior to STAAR; high‑school students completed STAR interim assessments in Algebra I, English I/II, Biology and U.S. History.
O'Sullivan also noted that students took the ASVAB in February for career/military readiness data and that ASVAB participation does not itself earn CCMR credit until a student enlists, though it supports college, career and military readiness metrics.
The board had no questions after the presentation and thanked O'Sullivan for the update.
