Our seven school districts changed from using the DIBELS 6th Edition to the DIBELS Next this school year.  Following each benchmark assessment we were just a little bit nervous (actually, really nervous) as to what our data would look like.  Would any changes we see be a result of the change in the assessment or as a result of a change in instruction?  When comparing our data using the DIBELS Next to our past assessment trends, one of the most striking differences came at the winter benchmark assessment for first grade.  Although we maintained the percentage of students performing at benchmark, we now had many more falling within the intensive range.  Yikes!  After analyzing all the data, our school teams felt that the new requirement