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Lee County reports most students at or near grade level on fall screeners
Summary
Senior director Katie Pepper told the board on Oct. 20 that fall universal screeners show about 89% of K–3 students and roughly 90% of students in most grades are at or near grade level in reading and math; staff outlined targeted interventions and monitoring plans.
At the Oct. 20 meeting of the Lee County Board of Education, Katie Pepper, the district’s senior director of elementary leadership and learning, presented fall universal screener results and the district’s plan to use the data to target interventions.
Pepper told the board that formative screeners indicate about 89% of kindergarten through third‑grade students are reading at or near grade level on the district’s combined formative measures. She said roughly 82% of students in grades 4–9 were at or near grade level in reading and that math results averaged about 90% at or near grade level across most grades.
Pepper said these screeners give teachers a snapshot to plan targeted supports. She described planned classroom walkthroughs, observations to monitor student engagement and use of high‑impact instructional strategies, and ongoing professional learning tied to new ELA standards.
Why this matters: universal screeners are used three times a year in K–3 and twice a year in middle grades to inform instruction and interventions. District leaders said they will use the fall data to deploy targeted supports where needed and to continue professional learning and monitoring.
Pepper closed by noting teachers and principals have been reviewing the August data and staff will continue to implement interventions for students identified for additional support.
