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Round Rock ISD presents K–2 literacy and early-math screener results; trustees press for midyear benchmarks
Summary
District leaders reported beginning-of-year screener results showing mixed gains: kindergarten BOY literacy around 57% with a district goal to reach 80% by year-end in K–2 grades and a third-grade 'meets' target of 76%; trustees asked for midyear data and cautioned that curriculum rollouts typically show larger gains in later years.
Round Rock Independent School District officials on Monday presented beginning-of-year results for early-literacy and early-numeracy screeners and described interventions intended to move more students to grade-level performance.
Dr. Nichols and the district presentation team said kindergarteners started the year at roughly 57% on the district’s K–2 literacy screener; the district’s kindergarten, first- and second-grade end-of-year goals are set around 80%, and the board’s third-grade 'meets' target remains 76%. For second grade the presentation showed a beginning-of-year rate around 72%, and presenters highlighted cohort growth patterns that indicate compounded gains for students who…
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