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Legacy Academy principal reports midyear NWEA gains after curriculum, instruction shift
Summary
At a March 24 special meeting, Legacy Academy Principal Tony Verjink and Executive Director Merlin Holmes told the Elizabeth School District board that midyear NWEA (MAP) data show improved growth after the charter shifted away from mostly digital curriculum toward more direct instruction and new reading and math materials.
Legacy Academy Principal Tony Verjink told the Elizabeth School District Board of Education on March 24 that the charter school has seen “substantial growth gains” on midyear NWEA (MAP) testing after changing curriculum and instructional expectations.
Verjink said Legacy moved away from the largely digital curriculum it had used and introduced an instructional framework this school year that emphasizes direct, explicit instruction, new core curriculum choices and regular progress monitoring. “We made our goal: 60th percentile growth for math and reading,” Verjink said of the school’s target, then added, “By the end of the year, we’re at 60th–70th…
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