State board approves MOWR cut score

The State Board of Education approved the Move on when Reading (MOWR) cut score.

The MOWR law will apply to this year’s 2016-2015 third graders. Arizona Revised Statute §15-701 states that if data on the third grade statewide reading assessment is available at the end of the 2015-2016 school year and demonstrates that a student scored "falls far below" or the equivalent level on the new AZMerit assessment the student shall not be promoted to the third grade.

Since AzMerit scores from spring 2015 will be receive this fall, school districts and charters must use the scores to identify fourth grade students who Fall Far Below standards on the third grade statewide reading assessment taken in the spring, 2015. Once identified, schools must provide the identified students with at least one of the 4four intervention/remedial strategies identified by the State Board. Currently, Educational Services is meeting to plan for the required interventions needed for our students. Parents of students that fall far below third grade reading standards will receive written