Report cards are designed to communicate a student’s overall progress and mastery of standards over time, not a single day’s performance. Standardized benchmark tests like i-Ready serve primarily as ...

By explicitly modeling each step of a problem and gradually fading away supports, teachers can give students a clear path to mastering new content.

PATs remain a locally designed, evidence-based assessment option for schools in 2026, and we recommend using them in Term 1 where possible. We are developing alignment between PAT scores and the ...