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Spooner Area SD receives midyear AGR report showing gains in tier‑one instruction
Summary
District presenter Erin Burch told the committee the midyear Achievement Gap Reduction report shows gains in tier‑one instruction, steady benchmark attainment across early grades and mixed growth-percentile results; the board received the report and placed it on file.
The Spooner Area School District Committee of the Whole received a midyear Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) report and placed it on file after a presentation by Erin Burch.
Burch said the district chose instructional coaching for teachers as its AGR strategy and outlined early‑literacy and early‑math goals that each grade team monitors. “Our goal is that 70% of students in kindergarten and first grade will meet the end‑of‑year benchmark,” she said, noting fall‑to‑winter shifts in benchmarks and tier placement.
She reported that kindergarten and first grade benchmark percentages were above the 70% goal in fall data but dipped in winter; the district saw reductions in the number of students requiring tier‑2 and tier‑3 intervention and modest growth percentiles overall. For second through fourth grades, FastBridge screeners showed a mix: some grades had modest benchmark gains while growth‑percentile measures indicated roughly half of students were on a typical or aggressive growth trajectory.
Burch described math results similarly: early math screeners showed gains in several grades and a continuing focus on structured math fluency. She tied these results to curriculum adjustments, targeted small‑group instruction, professional development plans (including universal design for instruction and trauma‑informed supports) and continued efforts to strengthen family partnerships and attendance, which she said is “a huge piece of what we do every day.”
Board members asked about specific growth rates for first grade (which showed lower growth percentiles in some measures) and accepted Burch’s explanation that lower growth percentiles can reflect students entering the year already performing at a higher level.
The committee did not take further action beyond receiving the report and placing it on file; the item will appear on the regular board meeting consent docket for formal receipt.
