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Staff reports fall-to-winter reading gains; board plans more daily reading time
Summary
District staff presented fall-to-winter reading data showing growth and increased proficiency across grade levels; the board discussed raising daily independent reading by five minutes and recognized a $2,000 booster-club purchase of classroom book sets.
District staff presented a fall-to-winter reading data chart showing growth across grade levels and described plans to publish a fall-to-spring comparison after spring results are available.
A staff presenter said the most recent report shows "we have all but 1 of our grade levels in the top right quadrant, which shows both high growth and high achievement for our for our kids." The presenter said the school has more students in the proficient category than a year ago and estimated about a 20% increase in proficiency.
Board members discussed increasing daily independent reading next year from 20 to 25 minutes and using classroom book sets to support shared-reading activities; the booster club donated approximately $2,000 to purchase classroom sets. Staff said the added reading time and classroom sets aim to deepen students' literature discussions rather than just silent reading.
