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Board hears gaps in test data; state mandates new STAR interim assessments next year
Summary
Presenters reported missing reading and math testing data in several grades because of absences and administration issues; the superintendent said a new state-required interim K–12 STAR assessment for reading and math will be used next year to improve coverage.
School presenters told the board that testing results were incomplete in multiple grades because some teachers were absent during testing windows and district staff did not always re-test absentees, which distorted trend data.
"We do not have adequate reading testing data for the 7th grade due to a teacher's absence during the time period of testing," the high school presenter said, describing how missing students skew results and urging better test administration practices. Board members asked that future reports include the percent of students tested as a data point to help correlate scores with testing rates.
The superintendent said the state is requiring an interim K–12 assessment next year and the district will move to STAR reading and STAR math to provide additional data points throughout the year. "Interim assessment next year will be K–12. We'll have a STAR reading score and a STAR math score for all students," the superintendent said, adding that the new assessments should help when absentees are documented.
Board members agreed to request in future reports the percentage tested by grade to provide context for score changes and to track improvements after implementing the new interim assessment.
