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USBE highlights gains in teacher-prep reading scores and warns metric change will raise reported rates
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USBE staff told the Standards & Assessment Committee that university pass rates on the Utah Foundations of Reading Assessment have risen to about 90%, but a statutory change in SB241 that redefines reading-on-grade-level will raise statewide reported rates and requires careful messaging and guidance updates for LEAs.
Utah State Board of Education staff on Wednesday told committee members that university pass rates for the Utah Foundations of Reading Assessment (UFRA) have climbed substantially and that the agency is preparing LEAs for a metric change under SB241 that will affect how the state reports reading-on-grade-level.
Julie Clark, P–12 English language arts coordinator, said the average UFRA passing rate for teacher candidates reached about 90% in the most recent year, with an average score increase from roughly 242 to 257 on the assessment; the UFRA passing…
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