District reports midyear academic gains; Atlas Prep shows elementary growth and retention
February 06, 2023 | Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El, School Districts , Colorado
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District academic leaders presented midyear assessment data and school‑level updates at the board meeting in February 2025, reporting signs of improvement across multiple measures but noting ongoing work remains.
Director Andy Bristol said the district’s midyear I‑Ready snapshot shows reading approximately even with last year (about +2% districtwide) while math gains appear across most grade bands; he called middle‑school ELA growth particularly encouraging. Director Scott Weldon discussed DIBELS and Read Act measures for K–3, saying the district is on track to reduce the number of students with significant reading deficiencies and highlighting efforts to move more students to benchmark and above.
Weldon and Bristol noted that cohort and bubble‑chart analyses allow the district to compare peer performance across grade progressions; Weldon said the class of 2024 produced the highest district graduation rate in more than 10 years. Board members asked questions about subgroup calculations and how the district counts students who enter the system midstream or arrive without credits; staff described ongoing practices to credit students and to support multilingual learners and other students with significant needs.
Atlas Preparatory was covered separately by Dr. Mike Claudio (assistant superintendent of support services). Claudio summarized Atlas Prep’s verified gains (RDA‑verified items) and school self‑reported increases from 2023‑24: kindergarten through fourth‑grade reading up ~20% and K–4 math growth up ~9% year‑over‑year in the presenter’s materials. The presenter also pointed to strong teacher retention and a coaching cycle used to support instructional practice. Claudio invited board members to visit Atlas Prep and referenced an award mentioned in the presentation (named in the slides as the "Eliza Peckrell Route Award").
Board members also discussed ongoing work on differentiated diplomas and the district’s graduation‑policy task force; staff said new guidelines and policy language are expected to be finalized in May.
The presentation was informational; no formal policy or school reclassification actions were taken during the meeting.
Director Andy Bristol said the district’s midyear I‑Ready snapshot shows reading approximately even with last year (about +2% districtwide) while math gains appear across most grade bands; he called middle‑school ELA growth particularly encouraging. Director Scott Weldon discussed DIBELS and Read Act measures for K–3, saying the district is on track to reduce the number of students with significant reading deficiencies and highlighting efforts to move more students to benchmark and above.
Weldon and Bristol noted that cohort and bubble‑chart analyses allow the district to compare peer performance across grade progressions; Weldon said the class of 2024 produced the highest district graduation rate in more than 10 years. Board members asked questions about subgroup calculations and how the district counts students who enter the system midstream or arrive without credits; staff described ongoing practices to credit students and to support multilingual learners and other students with significant needs.
Atlas Preparatory was covered separately by Dr. Mike Claudio (assistant superintendent of support services). Claudio summarized Atlas Prep’s verified gains (RDA‑verified items) and school self‑reported increases from 2023‑24: kindergarten through fourth‑grade reading up ~20% and K–4 math growth up ~9% year‑over‑year in the presenter’s materials. The presenter also pointed to strong teacher retention and a coaching cycle used to support instructional practice. Claudio invited board members to visit Atlas Prep and referenced an award mentioned in the presentation (named in the slides as the "Eliza Peckrell Route Award").
Board members also discussed ongoing work on differentiated diplomas and the district’s graduation‑policy task force; staff said new guidelines and policy language are expected to be finalized in May.
The presentation was informational; no formal policy or school reclassification actions were taken during the meeting.
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