ERICA DYNES While Wisconsin Dells School Districtâs i-Ready assessments in math and reading dropped from last year, school officials said it wasnât as bad as predicted with the switch to virtual learning due to COVID-19. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Brian Grove said at the Dec. 14 school board meeting there were some changes in the numbers from fall 2019 to fall 2020 in i-Ready data, but it wasnât as drastic as he predicted with the switch to virtual learning. Dells schools were shut down for 56 days from March through May to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. District Administrator Terry Slack attributed that to staff becoming accustomed to virtual teaching, along with good feedback from principals on how to keep students engaged and provide help to students if needed, especially at the elementary school level.