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District outlines testing calendar, MTSS rollout and new curriculum work
Summary
K‑12 director reviewed required assessments (I‑Ready, ILEARN, SAT, WIDA), MTSS meeting structure, tutoring access via Varsity Tutors and plans for districtwide curriculum mapping supported by an AI‑required grant.
District staff presented a testing and MTSS update that outlined which assessments students will take this year and how the district will use data to drive interventions.
K‑12 Director Kershell Rowling told the board the district will administer I‑Ready for K–2 (baseline), IRE3 in third grade to measure foundational reading skills, ILEARN for grades 3–8, SAT in grade 11 and WIDA for English‑language learners. Rowling also described screeners (dyslexia screener) and high‑ability measures (CogAT), noting this year the district will give CogAT in grades 4 and 6 and that a high‑ability identification plan is in development.
Rowling said testing security training for School Testing Coordinators is due Sept. 13, and the district will publish testing windows and checkpoints in the handbook. On outreach, Rowling said the district will use ParentSquare, social media and checkpoint messages to inform families about test content and to advise on readiness. She also said the district provides families access to Varsity Tutors, an online tutoring platform, and that teachers will use assessment data to inform instruction.
On Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Rowling outlined four meeting types—district, school, PLC/grade level and individual student supports—and stressed the district must update its code of conduct and attendance policy to align with state attendance requirements (chronically absent = 10% of school days). She said MTSS will cover academics, behavior, social‑emotional learning and attendance interventions and that staff will monitor progress through data sheets and regular meetings.
Rowling described fall priorities including districtwide curriculum mapping for ELA and math supported by a grant that requires use of AI tools, reading adoption work, purchase and rollout of interventions (Achieve3000 and Read 180) and teacher training. Trustees asked about science textbooks; staff said the state has delayed the science adoption and the district will follow the state’s cycle for selections.
Rowling committed to providing beginning‑of‑year I‑Ready and checkpoint data at upcoming public meetings and to share MTSS timelines with trustees.
