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Southeast Polk rolls out district-wide school improvement plan; attendance cited as major success
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Joella Latham told the board the district will move from learning about best practices to implementing them, highlighting a drop in chronic absenteeism and upcoming building-level presentations.
The Southeast Polk Community School District presented an updated district school improvement plan to the board on Oct. 16, emphasizing implementation of research-based instructional practices and celebrating improved student attendance.
Superintendent Dr. Joella Latham told the board that the district is now moving from a year of study into a year of implementation: task forces of teacher leaders have identified evidence-based practices and this school year will focus on putting those practices into classrooms.
"One of our biggest celebrations as…
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