District's teaching report: MAP assessments used to track growth and target supports

Rhonda Chrome, presenting the district's teaching and learning report, explained how the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) adaptive assessment is used to track both achievement (a snapshot) and growth (movement across testing windows) and to target instructional supports.

"MAP stands for Measure of Academic Progress," Chrome said, explaining that the adaptive nature of the assessment lets teachers identify specific skill gaps and set growth goals. She described how MAP results feed into tiered supports, individual student goals and family-friendly reports sent home.

Chrome cited a fall-to-winter snapshot for third grade showing growth outcomes: "30''2'% of our students exceeded their growth goal, 24% met, 16% were just about there, and then we have 26% in the red and orange who did not meet their growth goal." She also said achievement figures showed an increase from fall to winter: about 25% excelled in fall, rising to about 29% in winter, and the share meeting achievement benchmarks rose from 28% to 35%.

Chrome emphasized the district uses MAP to identify where students need targeted interventions, such as small-group scaffolding or vocabulary supports, and to evaluate whether curriculum and instruction are producing equitable growth across student groups.

Board members asked for historical trend data, particularly to understand COVID-era dips and recovery; Chrome agreed to provide trend data and to work with her team to pull multi-year results for the board.