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Evesham leaders present assessment results as parents press for structured-literacy changes
Summary
District leaders reviewed spring assessment results and outlined changes to state testing; parents at the meeting urged a shift to structured, phonics-based reading instruction and raised concerns about assessment and professional development alignment with state guidance.
At a meeting of the Evesham Township Board of Education, district officials presented the annual “state of the schools” assessment review and parents urged an immediate shift to structured, systematic phonics instruction for elementary students. Dr. Smith and curriculum staff reviewed spring assessment results, changes to statewide testing, and intervention programs; parents said the district’s current literacy approach is not aligned with the New Jersey Department of Education framework and state law recommendations.
During the presentation, district staff reported that reading-recovery and intervention programs produced mixed outcomes. The presentation stated that 77.2% of a referenced student subgroup made “accelerated progress,” with additional smaller percentages making progress or receiving other services; the district…
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