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PGCPS midyear data: high DIBELS participation, gains on benchmarks but rising expectations complicate interpretation
Summary
Prince George's County Public Schools reported a 98% midyear DIBELS completion rate (35,912 students) and year-over-year gains on Benchmark 2 (RILA +4.7 pp; math +5.4 pp), while presenters cautioned that rising midyear expectations (e.g., kindergarten phoneme cutoffs) can make 'below benchmark' percentages look larger despite student growth.
Jonathan Briggs, chair of the Academic Achievement Committee, opened the April 20 meeting and recognized district academic leaders who presented midyear literacy and benchmark results for Prince George's County Public Schools.
Lori Maslin, who led the data review, said the DIBELS middle-of-year administration (as of Feb. 18) reached 98 percent completion — 35,912 students — with 23 elementary schools at 100 percent completion. "This particular middle of the year data is as of February 18th, and we had an overall completion rate of 98 percent," Maslin said.
The presenters emphasized two linked findings: measured growth at the student and cohort level, and an increase in assessment expectations across the year that can make midyear proportions labeled 'below benchmark' appear higher even when students have made gains. Maslin said many students classified as not yet meeting benchmark are within small margins — roughly "6 composite points" — of reaching the…
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