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District reports spring assessment gains and plans transition from I-Ready to EXL assessments
Summary
District staff presented spring assessment data showing strong K-3 DIBBELS performance, movement of many K-8 students from intervention tiers into grade-level benchmarks, and high-school gains; the district will transition K-8 from I-Ready to EXL and expand digital benchmarking.
District staff presented spring local-assessment results showing gains across multiple measures and outlined plans to move K-12 assessment to the EXL platform.
Mr. Rutz reported that all K-3 grade levels scored above national benchmarks on DIBBELS and that I-Ready diagnostics showed substantial movement: 29% of K-8 students moved from tiers two and three into tier one in reading, and 35% moved into tier one in math between fall and spring diagnostics. He said these shifts represented roughly 1,000'1,200 students depending on the subject and grade band. On average, students achieved more than 100% of their projected annual typical growth (reading: 133% of expected growth; math: 108%).
At the high school level, EXL results in reading and math showed increases across categories, and the district said it would roll EXL out K-12 next year, add social studies and science content, and move DIBBELS to a digital platform to reduce staff scoring time. The district also asked to exclude eighth-grade students taking Algebra I from some local end-of-year reporting to reduce test burden when those students would otherwise face three assessments in a short window.
Board members applauded the sustained five-year growth trend but noted achievement targets remain a work in progress. Administration said the data demonstrate that investments in curriculum, MTSS and instructional supports are translating into student growth.
