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Principals present midyear I Ready results showing gains in reading and math
Summary
Principals and district staff presented midyear diagnostic results from I Ready showing decreased percentages of students in the lowest performance tier and gains in 'green' (on-grade) categories across several grades; the board pressed for cohort tracking and asked about absenteeism effects on results.
District principals presented the district’s midyear I Ready diagnostic findings, describing the data model (typical and stretch growth) and showing movement from higher-risk categories into improved tiers across grades.
Presenters (Brianne Taylor, principal at Mary J Tanner; Trish Tine, principal at DES; and Justin Naziver, dean of students) explained the PBIS incentive plan that rewarded students meeting growth targets and noted specific improvements: in one building ELA red declined from 10% to 4% and green rose from 17% to 38%; math red decreased from 17% to 5% and green increased from 6% to 25% (presenters provided similar summaries for other grade bands). Board members asked whether cohorts are tracked over time and how chronic absenteeism affects scores; presenters said the district reviews cohorts and runs attendance teams and that some absences are coded unexcused when contact with families is not possible.
Members praised teachers and staff for measurable gains but asked for continued attention to cohort tracking and to absenteeism, which presenters said remains a focus for intervention.
