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Elementary leaders cite writing as SBAC drag, set three‑year writing and math growth targets
Summary
Elementary leadership told the board writing was the weakest component of ELA (40% of SBAC weighting) and set a three‑year target for roughly 30% growth in writing and math fluency; the school is moving from iReady to IXL for diagnostics.
Elementary leadership presented local assessment trends and a multi‑year plan to improve ELA and math outcomes. The presenter said local ELA on/above grade‑level figures showed recent decreases and explained to the board that writing comprises about 40% of the SBAC ELA score and has been the lowest performing component: "writing actually consists of 40% of our SBAC scores," the presenter said.
To address that, the elementary team created a three‑year writing goal aimed at roughly 30% growth and will align K‑6 rubrics and interventions; for math the school plans a three‑year fluency goal and will implement a program called Rocket Math in targeted interventions. The presenter also said the school will switch its middle‑year diagnostics from iReady to IXL and will report midyear diagnostics at the next board meeting.
