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District data show broad growth in language arts; math flagged for review
Summary
Dr. Yanki presented AIMSweb benchmark and PSSA comparisons showing cohort growth in language arts and some grade-level variation in math; trustees asked for continued monitoring and slides were to be shared with the board.
Dr. Yanki, the district presenter, told the school board the district's AIMSweb benchmark and Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) results generally align and indicate steady student growth in language arts, while math scores showed uneven results that the data team will investigate.
The presentation compared AIMSweb fall/winter/spring benchmarks with spring PSSA outcomes using both horizontal (same-grade) and vertical (cohort) views. "We're looking at the data both ways," Dr. Yanki said, "and you're going to see it's actually very powerful data, and it's, very positive as well." She…
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