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CASD middle‑level director outlines unified schedule, content specialists and plans for 4–6 / 7–8 reconfiguration
Summary
Melissa Cashdollar, director of middle level education, described steps to unify instruction across CAMS North and South, expand content specialists as instructional coaches, roll out a professional development calendar, and plan schedules for future 4–6 and 7–8 intermediate/middle schools opening in 2029.
Melissa Cashdollar, director of middle‑level education for the Chambersburg Area School District, told the board on Oct. 13 that her priorities are middle‑level collaboration, a unified professional‑development calendar and planning for the district’s reconfiguration to new 4–6 and 7–8 buildings.
Cashdollar said the district has already begun coordinated walkthroughs and common observation protocols across Chambersburg Area Middle School (CAMS) North and South to focus feedback on student engagement. "One of the focus areas for the middle level this year was…
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