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Preschool sees winter gains but remains short of 80% TS Gold target, district says

Ellensburg School District Board of Directors · March 19, 2026
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The district’s early learning presenter reported winter benchmark gains — SEL 57%→72%, literacy 48%→64%, math 22%→44% — toward a SIP goal that 80% of preschool students meet TS Gold expectations by spring, while flagging progress-monitoring and family engagement as ongoing challenges.

Julie, the district’s early learning presenter, told the board the school improvement plan goal is for 80% of early learners to meet or exceed TS Gold widely held expectations in social-emotional learning, literacy and math by spring. “We are still a ways from our end of the year spring goal of 80% of our students meeting those widely held expectations,” she said, but noted “we had some pretty good growth in each of those areas.”

Julie presented fall-to-winter benchmark results the board had requested: social-emotional learning increased from 57% to 72% meeting expectations; literacy…

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