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Mesa Elementary staff present 90‑day plan focusing on structured literacy, math fluency and attendance
Summary
Mesa Elementary presented a fall 90‑day plan to the school board outlining structured‑literacy implementation, continued math work, STEM/science strategies, pre‑K impacts and targeted attendance interventions; staff said a recently awarded $25,000 structured‑literacy grant will support the work.
Mesa Elementary leaders and teachers presented a fall 90‑day plan at a Central Consolidated School District board meeting, describing steps to tighten classroom instruction, expand family engagement and reduce chronic absenteeism. School staff identified structured literacy and implementation of high‑quality instructional materials as the top priorities for English language arts, and said they will pair that work with math fluency routines, STEM‑based science lessons and multiple attendance interventions.
School leader Gina Jones said Mesa received a structured‑literacy grant of $25,000 and a CREC literacy coach, Patricia Esick, to support teacher training and classroom materials. Jones described a push to have teachers use HQIM (high‑quality instructional materials) by grade level, to run PLCs (professional learning communities) and to hold regular classroom walk‑throughs to monitor lesson plans and small‑group instruction. “We…
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