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District presents I‑Ready gains and flags 6th grade as focus for intervention
Summary
Assessment staff said district I‑Ready data show increases in Tier 1 proficiency and reductions in Tier 3 counts across elementary grades; presenters singled out the 6th‑grade cohort as a group requiring targeted work before middle school and projected most grades to reach higher Tier 1 levels by year end if trends hold.
District assessment staff reviewed I‑Ready trends, reporting that across kindergarten through sixth grade Tier 1 (on or above grade level) is increasing while Tier 3 (more than one grade level below) is decreasing in most grades. Staff highlighted specific reductions — for example, 3rd grade students in the worst‑performing band decreased from 53 to 20 — and noted that math gains in sixth grade align with this year's new math implementation.
Andrea, the assessment presenter, explained that separating 'young fives' from kindergarten in reporting gives clearer readiness information and that the district plans to tag preschool attendance in future reports. She said the 6th grade remains a targeted cohort because some subgroups show slower progress; staff projected that, if I‑Ready patterns hold and students perform similarly on M‑STEP, most grades will show 30–40% or higher Tier 1 rates at year end. "Tier 1 being the combination of those kids that are on grade level or above," the presenter said when summarizing the metric.
