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District outlines new Read Act assessments and literacy monitoring; families to receive concise results
Summary
District staff described FASTBridge, MCA timing and a new Read Act‑linked captive assessment (described in the meeting as taking about 25–30 minutes) for identified students; staff said results will be shared with families via concise reports and follow‑up conversations.
District literacy staff briefed the board on how the state Read Act requirements are being implemented locally, and how the district will combine FASTBridge screening with a new targeted diagnostic assessment for identified students.
District literacy lead said the district administers FASTBridge three times per year to track K–12 growth and that the new Read Act assessment (referred to in the record as the "captivity basics" test) provides a deeper diagnostic for grades 4–12 for students flagged by screening. According to the district presentation, the diagnostic currently takes about 25 to 30 minutes per student; staff said it is a one‑time diagnostic window and cannot be used for frequent progress monitoring, so the district will continue to use FASTBridge for ongoing monitoring.
Staff told the board the district will provide families with concise, plain‑language summaries of individual assessment results and will invite parents to contact staff for deeper explanation. The literacy lead said the district had a reporting misstep when initial communications went to a broader set of families than intended and described steps to refine communications going forward.
Board members asked about testing time and frequency; district staff said the state may require additional subject areas next year, which would extend testing time per student but that schools plan to chunk testing over multiple days to reduce screen fatigue.
