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Mehlville R‑IX reports MAP/EOC results and outlines targeted interventions after mixed gains

October 17, 2025 | Mehlville R-IX, School Districts, Missouri


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Mehlville R‑IX reports MAP/EOC results and outlines targeted interventions after mixed gains
District academic leaders presented the 2025 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) and end‑of‑course (EOC) results to the Mehlville R‑IX Board on Oct. 16 and described steps to sustain gains and address areas of decline.

Dr. Whitney Moss, executive director of teaching, learning and professional development, introduced the report and said the data are used to shape curriculum, instruction and professional development. “The purpose of those MAP test is to measure and reflect our students' mastery towards those post secondary readinesses,” Moss said.

Dr. Ryan (last name not specified in transcript) told the board that 14 of 18 assessed areas showed year‑over‑year growth; the remaining declines were small in three areas and larger in one. “Last year at this time we were able to say we had grown previously in 17 of the 18 areas. This year not quite as good but it's still 14 of the 18 areas,” he said.

Content directors gave building‑level detail. Sarah Herman, the district ELA director, said Mehlville outperformed Missouri in ELA at most tested grades but noted a 7.9% decline on the English II EOC. She described district steps including year‑two curriculum writing at the high‑school level, the adoption of i‑Ready diagnostics for K–10 reading benchmarks, and new tier‑2 and tier‑3 ELA classes at the secondary level to target students who need more support.

Michelle Neese, mathematics director, reported substantial math growth across grade levels and said the district is at a 10‑year high in multiple grades; she highlighted a 15.2% district gain on Algebra I EOC performance. Neese attributed gains to professional development, a four‑year instructional model for math and a math vertical committee working on scope and sequence alignment.

Science director Greg Ruzicka said fifth‑ and eighth‑grade science scores rose (the district was above state averages) while biology EOC scores fell about 4% and are slightly below the state average; he described a district biology team and common assessments to address the decline. Social studies director Katie Hardrick said the district remained above the state average in social‑studies EOC performance; she described a new social‑studies instructional model emphasizing source analysis, vocabulary and Claim‑Evidence‑Reasoning (CER) writing.

District strategies to support improvement include: monthly professional learning communities (PLCs), shared common formative and summative assessments at both high schools, instructional coaches at the elementary level, and use of item specifications and domain data from i‑Ready to target interventions. For biology specifically, administrators said they are running common assessments and using a platform (ParaSess) for item‑level analysis to inform instruction.

Board members asked about implementation timelines. District leaders said many models are in their first year of classroom use (science, social studies; math had been in place for multiple years) and that curriculum work will continue with pilot implementations next spring and broader rollouts the following year. The district will continue monitoring I‑Ready benchmark cycles and MAP results to adjust supports.

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