Author: Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith is the Lead Writer and Editorial Head of the Readyscores.com Editorial Team. She is a former district-level assessment coordinator and school administrator with 18 years in public education, and a recognized expert in i-Ready Diagnostic scores and NWEA MAP Test scores interpretation. Stephanie has coordinated NWEA MAP Growth, i-Ready Diagnostic, and Star assessments at the school, district, and state levels, and has trained educators across multiple states in score interpretation, growth analysis, and instructional response to student data. Stephanie Smith is the Head Education Writer at ReadyScores. She writes parent-friendly guides about i-Ready Diagnostic scores, NWEA MAP Growth scores, STAR Reading and Math scores, SAT scores, ACT scores, grade-level benchmarks, percentile rankings, and student growth reports. Her articles are reviewed through the ReadyScores Editorial Team process and follow the ReadyScores Editorial Policy, Methodology, About Data, and Corrections Policy.