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School Board of Clay County
July 29, 2025 - School Board Special Meeting (Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Tentative Budget)
Title
Approval for the Purchase of I-Ready Mathematics K-5 and Ellevation Platform for the 2025-2026 School Year
Description

I-Ready Mathematics is an online program that provides students of all ages with differentiated instruction and supports them in their 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 student's 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. 

Ellevation is a comprehensive ESOL program management platform that organizes English Language Learners' data, supports critical reclassification meetings, generates federally mandated plans, enables accurate reporting, and supports instructional planning for multilingual students. 

Gap Analysis

i-Ready Mathematics is an effective program for addressing the achievement gaps among students with significant math deficiencies.  Using a gap analysis approach, it identifies the specific skill gaps of each student and provides them with a prescriptive pathway designed to fill those gaps.  This approach helps ensure that students are not left behind because of past learning difficulties and receive the necessary support to achieve grade level proficiency.  The Beginning-of-Year(BOY), Middle-of-Year (MOY), and End-of-Year (EOY) progress monitoring data generated by i-Ready Diagnostic for math (K-5) also provide valuable insights into student progress over time, which can be used to adjust instruction and ensure that it meets all students' needs.  By leveraging this data, educators can make data-driven decisions that lead to better student outcomes and ultimately narrow the achievement gaps among students with significant math deficiencies.  i-Ready Mathematics is a powerful tool for addressing the achievement gaps in math, ensuring that all students have access to high-quality instruction that prepares for future academic success. 

Previous Outcomes

i-Ready Mathematics:  Based on beginning of year (BOY) i-Ready Mathematics student performance data compared to the EOY student performance data, students working on grade level increased from 18% to 61%; students working one grade level below decreased from 61% to 32%, and students working two or more grade levels below decreased from 22% to 7% during the 2024 - 2025 school year. 

Elevation aggregates students' historical data from federally mandated ELL Screeners and the annual WIDA ACCESS for ELLs, Data from the WIDA  ACCESS for ELLs is used to generate annual ELL Plans, which include language proficiency goals and Can-Do descriptors to inform instruction. 

Expected Outcomes

The expected outcome of implementing i-Ready Mathematics in grades K-5 is to significantly improve math proficiency among all students, including those with substantial math deficiencies, by enriching their skill development and reinforcing grade-level standards mastery.  This approach will enhance Tier 1 core instruction by embedding critical foundational skills development, leading to better student achievement outcomes.  Additionally, this program is expected to help narrow the achievement gaps among students with significant math deficiencies, ultimately ensuring that all students have access to supplemental high-quality math instruction that prepares them for future academic success. 

Ellevation will be used to continue to write federally mandated ELL plans annually and track ELL's quarterly progress toward their language goals. 

Strategic Plan Goal

Goal 1. Engage all students to attain the necessary skills and knowledge to be future-ready graduates. 

Recommendation

The Clay County School Board approves the purchase of an i-Ready Mathematics site and student licenses, teacher toolbox, and professional development for grades K-5 and the Ellevation Platform Subscription for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Contact
Heather Teto, Chief of Elementary Education, 904-336-6909 heather.teto@myoneclay.net
Financial Impact
For 2025-2026 the fiscal impact of the i-Ready student and teacher materials grades K- 5 will not exceed $75,421.10 and will be funded through the math intervention grant and SAI allocation.

The fiscal impact of the Ellevation Platform subscription is $60,795.00 and will also be funded through the SAI allocation.
Review Comments
Attachments
250167 Curriculum Associates.pdf