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Stockton Unified presents i-Ready baseline: reading proficiency at 17.4% and targeted supports planned
Summary
District director Melissa Sers told trustees districtwide reading proficiency measured by i-Ready Diagnostic 1 is 17.4% (a 1.5-point increase). The presentation outlined interventions, data dashboards, SIPS early literacy and professional development to support growth.
Stockton Unified's director of curriculum and professional development presented the district's i-Ready Diagnostic 1 results for reading and math, telling the board the districtwide reading proficiency on the first diagnostic registered at 17.4 percent, a 1.5-point increase from the prior year.
Melissa Sers said i-Ready is used as an adaptive online diagnostic and baseline for grades K'11 (math used through grade 8), and the district runs three diagnostics annually. "It is one of our key performance indicators," she said, describing how the data informs reclassification, progress monitoring and instructional adjustments.
Sers described district strategies tied to the results: an I-Ready stretch-growth initiative to push gains beyond a single year, writing toolkits ("writing across the curriculum"), and SIPS, an early-literacy approach. The presentation also highlighted available resources such as the public data dashboard, student history reports, and student-facing success forms to set goals.
Trustees asked how the district supports families using i-Ready at home; Sers said the program is used in classrooms with teacher support and acknowledged parent engagement is important. A trustee recommended offering parent meetings to explain expected time commitments at home.
Sers and trustees framed the diagnostic as a baseline informing targeted interventions and professional learning; no formal board action accompanied the presentation.
