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Bridal Middle School launches attendance push and common‑instruction plan as ISBE intensive school

5819458 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Principal Ben Stover presented a school improvement plan for Bridal Middle School (the meeting host) that emphasizes improved tier‑1 instruction, common assessments, and an attendance intervention that requires students who miss school to make up work at lunch; early days showed improved attendance.

Bridal Middle School principal Ben Stover told the board that the school is pursuing a multi‑year school improvement plan after being designated an intensive school by the Illinois State Board of Education. "If we collectively improve our tier 1 classroom environments and tier 1 instruction, then we're going to see growth and achievement for each student," Principal Ben Stover said, summarizing the school's theory of action. Stover said Bridal serves roughly 1,100 students, with more than half…

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