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District assessment coordinator highlights gains, flags a fourth-grade dip
Summary
The district assessment coordinator presented state and local assessment results showing cohort gains in early grades, strong MAP fall norms, and a concerning dip in one fourth-grade cohort; the presentation included a note that a state-projected-proficiency report will no longer be available.
Kevin Anderson, the district assessment coordinator, presented a multi-part review of the Dieringer School District's assessments, comparing local cohort results to state and neighboring districts and outlining next steps for school action plans.
Anderson ran through which tests the district administers (SBA, WA-AIM, DIBELS and MAP Growth) and explained how the district uses cohort comparisons to track progress. "This is my timeline slide just to hold on to when did COVID happen and what did we do as a result of it with regard to the testing process," he said, framing shifts in scores across multiple years.
On early-reading measures Anderson noted clear year-to-year improvement in DIBELS data: "We went from having 50 students or 39% in red down to 8% in red," he said, describing that kindergarten-through-third-grade growth as evidence instruction changes are working. He also identified a concerning dip in one fourth-grade cohort (to about 60 percent on a cited scale) and said the district is digging into possible causes.
Anderson reviewed MAP Growth fall results, which he said place most grade bands above the national 50th percentile and are expected to show growth through the school year. He also said the state's projected-proficiency report will not be available going forward, a change he flagged as a loss of a data tool the district has used for local projections.
Why it matters: Anderson said school-level teams will use the assessment data to craft action plans that target students and small groups, including those identified by dyslexia-screening tools. He told the board those action plans will be shared in November from the building perspective.
What's next: The board and staff agreed to dig into grade-level and subgroup reports to identify who needs targeted intervention and to bring school-level action plans back to the board for review.
Sources: Presentation and Q&A with Kevin Anderson, district assessment coordinator.
