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FastBridge data show reading growth; district targets fluency with MTSS interventions
Summary
Presenters showed FastBridge assessment trends from 2022 through spring and described targeted fluency interventions (CBM one‑minute fluency, partner reading, class‑wide strategies) to move students between MTSS tiers and improve reading benchmarks.
District presenters reviewed FastBridge assessment data showing gains in early grades and outlined interventions aimed at raising oral‑reading fluency. A presenter (Speaker 4) said the district saw "considerable growth in kindergarten 1st and 2nd," pointing to curriculum changes and MTSS supports that helped move students from tier 3 to tier 2 and tier 1. The presenters noted that the CBM one‑minute fluency measure has benchmarks that increase across the year (example targets discussed included about 115 words per minute at the start and roughly 145 by year end for a given grade level).
To address low fluency, the district plans partner‑reading, class‑wide interventions, fluency partners grouped by CBM scores, and targeted high‑school intervention groups based on comprehension or phonics needs. Presenters said 9th‑grade FastBridge participation can be discontinued for students who meet the percentile threshold; the district will also use benchmarking to create targeted intervention groups and to monitor cohort progress over time.
Board members asked for longitudinal cohort reporting and staff said some templates exist but additional reporting would need to be built to track the same students across years. The district plans continued monitoring and to present state assessment results when finalized after state board approval.
