District proposes replacing NWEA MAP with Renaissance assessment tools

What happened

The August 11 agenda proposes a five-year Renaissance Learning contract that would replace NWEA MAP for reading and mathematics assessment and add individualized online intervention supports.

Why it matters to families

Changing the district assessment platform would alter how students are tested, how reading materials are matched, and which intervention supports they receive.

The evidence

Agenda item B-7 says Big Creek is moving away from NWEA MAP after staff and student review and recommends a five-year Renaissance contract costing about $2,000 annually. The collected archive does not include approved August minutes, so this remains a proposal.

The source