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District reading scores rise but remain below targets, superintendent and staff say
Summary
Dr. Katrina Bailey reported an 8-point district gain in the spring reading benchmark (from 19.8% to 28%), highlighted writing as the factor suppressing composite results, and proposed targeted interventions for campuses with larger gaps.
The district's spring 2026 reading benchmark shows measurable improvement but remains short of the board's end-of-year target. "The district improved from 19.8% to 28%, an 8 point gain compared to the 2025 benchmark," Dr. Katrina Bailey told trustees while presenting GPM monitoring data focused on early literacy and third-grade reading goals.
Bailey said writing performance significantly affects overall campus scores: in some schools removing the writing component would raise their reported percentages by as much as 1020 percentage points in examples Bailey cited. She identified targeted supports: genre-study development, increased checks for understanding, intensive supports for campuses with low scores (Beatty, Creedmoor, Pappam), and stronger onboarding and coaching for new teachers.
