District data show mixed progress; staff will provide cohorted reports
District presenters reviewed M‑STEP, PSAT and iReady results and urged trustees to use cohort analyses (same students across years) instead of grade‑to‑grade snapshots; staff will deliver cohorted reports back to the board.
The full story
Andrea, a district presenter, told the board that assessment snapshots and benchmark data tell different stories depending on whether trustees follow individual cohorts or compare same grades year‑to‑year. "If we do look at the same group of students, not not cohorting, but from the same from the beginning of the year till now, almost everyone has risen in their proficiency in tier 1," Andrea said while urging trustees to request cohort visualizations back to 2022.
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