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FastBridge officials tell Committee on Education screening helps spot students early, but funding and alignment questions remain
Summary
Renaissance officials told the Committee on Education that FastBridge screening and progress monitoring have been used statewide for four years to identify academic risk and guide interventions; lawmakers pressed for data alignment with the state test, clarity on parental reporting and how the program will be funded once ESSER dollars end.
Chris Wilson, vice president of government affairs at Renaissance, and T. I. Smith, senior national academic advisor at Renaissance, told the Committee on Education that FastBridge is being used widely in Kansas classrooms to identify students who need early intervention.
"The FastBridge program is in its fourth year here in Kansas," Wilson said, and Smith added that the tool "provides time saving, valid, and reliable assessment system that not only identifies whether a student demonstrates academic risk in reading or math, but also pinpoints the specific skill areas that need attention." The presenters said the system supports universal screening and progress monitoring and can flag dyslexia characteristics with minimal classroom disruption.
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