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District adds 9th grade to required benchmark assessments, switches to iReady for grades 6–8
Summary
Kate Mclaughlin told the board the district added 9th grade to required benchmarks in January 2025 and began using iReady for grades 6–8, with fall data collected on FastBridge and winter on iReady.
Kate Mclaughlin presented teaching and learning updates, reporting encouraging movement in kindergarten reading data and significant assessment changes. Beginning in January 2025 the district added 9th grade to required benchmark assessments for reading and math, she said, and the district began using iReady for grades 6–8 (fall data were collected with FastBridge and winter data with iReady).
Mclaughlin said the addition of 9th grade and the assessment tool change will affect comparability of fall-to-winter results for some grades and that staff will continue monitoring progress and reporting results to the board.
