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Administrators review FastBridge benchmarks and new state cut scores; 11th-grade science test results withheld
Summary
District administrators reviewed FastBridge benchmark data and explained Kansas State Board cut-score changes for 2025; they said the 2025 grade-11 science test "did not work as intended" and that results will not be reported while a revised assessment is developed for spring 2026.
District administrators presented assessment and standards updates, including FastBridge benchmark data and new Kansas State Board of Education cut scores for summative assessments. Administrators said the new cut scores aim to align state assessments with ACT/AP and post-secondary benchmarks and that the district will use the materials to help teachers unpack standards and target instruction.
Officials said the 2025 grade-11 science assessment was invalidated because it failed to provide the range of scores needed to set official cut scores; they told the board the state would revise the test for spring 2026 and that no official 11th-grade science performance levels would be reported for 2025. "The 2025 grade 11 science test did not work as intended," an administrator said; staff described plans to use new state-provided tools to align instruction and improve rigor and said they would monitor longitudinal trends across grade cohorts.
