State education officials say LEAP scores from the last school year show third through eighth graders improved their overall mastery rate by one percent in English. But Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says math and science scores held steady after consecutive years of improvement.
“We understand that, in a state that’s been long challenged, we have a long way to go. We have made progress over the last few years, and we’re pleased to report that our students have maintained those gains,” Brumley said.
Brumley says in an effort to increase outcomes, the state will make high-dosage tutoring more available.
“There is a growing body of research indicating that if students can get tutoring services, it really helps close the gaps that they may have, and it closes them relatively quickly,” Brumley explained.
Mastery rates declined in math for third and eighth grades. Brumley says falling math scores is an issue across the country. He says some of the methods used to improve English scores, they will now try in the area of math.
“We think that if we mirror our math strategies around our literacy work, in the same way we’ve seen growth in literacy, we will soon begin to see significant growth in math as well,” Brumley said.
Brumley says he is pleased to see the overall mastery rate for students with disabilities improved in third through eighth graders for a third consecutive year.
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