District reports gains on state assessments and outlines shift for juniors to ACT District assessment director reported sizable gains in science proficiency and steady growth in third-grade math; the state will switch the junior-year summative assessment to the ACT beginning with the class of 2027 and will roster and pay for the ACT, with testing split over two days to reduce fatigue.

South Dakota schools are celebrating impressive gains in science proficiency and gearing up for a major shift as juniors prepare to take the ACT instead of the state assessment starting in 2027!

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West Oso ISD reports early assessment gains across grades but flags junior-high writing and reading for targeted intervention District staff presented assessment gains from the beginning of year to first nine-week results while highlighting high counts of zero scores on constructed responses (writing) at junior high. Staff and trustees discussed targeted interventions including professional learning, Renaissance incentives, and the foundation-funded reading specialist.

West Oso ISD is celebrating incredible assessment gains across grades, but junior high writing scores are raising urgent flags for targeted interventions!

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