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Boise trustees hear kindergarten literacy jump to roughly 80% after curriculum changes
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Johnson told the Board of Trustees on Aug. 11 that spring kindergarten proficiency on the district’s IRI moved from about 50% (pre-pandemic) to roughly 80% this year, crediting curriculum adoption, literacy coaches and all-day kindergarten; the board will review disaggregated data at an upcoming workshop.
Deputy Superintendent Johnson told the Boise School District Board of Trustees at its Aug. 11 meeting that the district saw a marked rise in kindergarten literacy proficiency over recent years, saying the spring kindergarten IRI proficiency rate increased from about 50% in earlier years to roughly 80% this year. "So, going from, in 2019 to 50 percent of students achieving proficiency ... from 50 percent to 80 percent, that is huge celebration," Johnson said.
The board’s goal, Johnson said, is to increase the percentage of…
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