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Agenda Plus
School Board of Clay County
August 4, 2022 - Regular School Board Meeting
Title
C7 - Approval for the Purchase of i-Ready Mathematics K-8 for the 2022-2023 School Year
Description

i-Ready Mathematics is an online program that provides students of all ages with differentiated instruction and supports them in their individual paths to success. Students gain experience through concrete examples and engaging lessons. Its responsive instruction provides consistent insight into student understanding and performance on standards, enabling teachers to monitor their students’ progress and help them prepare for standards-based assessments and beyond. The data from the i-Ready Assessment empowers teachers with a deeper knowledge of their students’ needs. Based on research into assessment design and backed by extensive validity evidence, sophisticated data is transformed into meaningful, actionable insights that make differentiating instruction a reality for teachers. A suite of intuitive reports provides a common language through which teachers and administrators can work toward the shared goal of student achievement.

Gap Analysis

i-Ready Mathematics offers a diagnostic tool that will place a student at their current level of proficiency. Each student is assigned a prescriptive pathway based on the diagnostic results to fill in the skill gaps from previous years to move the students towards grade-level proficiency. i-Ready Diagnostic for math (K-5) and provides teachers and administrators with the beginning of the year (BOY), mid-year (MY), and end of year (EOY) progress monitoring data required for data decision making.

Previous Outcomes

i-Ready Mathematics: Based on beginning of year (BOY) i-Ready Mathematics student performance data compared to EOY student performance data, student working on grade-level increased from 23% to 64%, students working one-grade level below decreased from 55% to 27%, and students working two or more grade levels below decreased from 22% to 10% during the 2021-2022 school year.

Expected Outcomes

i-Ready Mathematics: Implementing i-Ready Mathematics as an intervention in grades K-5 will assist with closing achievement gaps with students identified as having substantial deficiencies in mathematics measured by individual student growth rates on i-Ready Diagnostic for Math.

Strategic Plan Goal

 

Goal 1: Develop a High Quality & Aligned Instructional System 

 

Strategy 1.1 Provide teachers and students with the tools and resources necessary to meet the demands of the Florida Standards and students' individual needs.

Recommendation

That the Clay County School Board approves the purchase of i-Ready Mathematics site and student licenses, teacher toolbox, and professional development for grades K-8 for the 2022-2023 school year.

Contact
Roger Dailey, Chief Academic Officer, 904-336-6904, roger.dailey@myoneclay.net
Financial Impact
For 2022-2023, the fiscal impact of the i-Ready site and student licenses, teacher toolbox, and professional development will not exceed $458,777.50 from the 2022-2023 SAI allocation and Title II funds.
Review Comments
Attachments
220159 i-Ready Contract for Board Agenda.pdf