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Last month, I shared our student performance goals for the 2025–2026 school year, and I am pleased to provide an update on the progress we are making toward those goals. Students recently completed the mid-year i-Ready Reading diagnostic, which measures both grade-level achievement and individual student growth. The results show strong progress across the district, with many students already meeting or exceeding expected gains at this point in the school year.

 

Currently, according to i-Ready, 80% of Jamestown students are reading at or above grade level, already exceeding our end-of-year goal of 77%. This marks a significant improvement from the fall, when 57% of students met this benchmark.

 

Students are also making steady academic growth. So far, 52% of students have already achieved a full year’s typical reading growth, and 24% have reached their stretch growth goal, which represents accelerated progress. While this is a strong mid-year result, our focus for the remainder of the year will be helping more students reach stretch growth to close remaining gaps.

 

Progress among students receiving Special Education services is also encouraging. Seventy-six percent of these students are now at or approaching grade-level expectations, already surpassing our year-end target. Growth varies by school, with Melrose showing especially strong gains and Lawn School making steady improvement, though additional support will be focused there to accelerate progress.

 

Overall, Jamestown students’ performance on the mid-year i-Ready Reading diagnostic shows they are ahead of schedule in reaching grade-level expectations. This strong progress reflects our staff’s daily dedication, the effective instructional practices in place to support every student’s growth, and the continued partnership and engagement of our families in supporting learning at home. During the second half of the year, our focus will be on helping even more students achieve accelerated growth so that all learners continue moving forward toward success.