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Barrow County Board reviews measurable learning goals and seeks approval for assessment and curriculum platforms
Summary
The board heard a report on district measurable goals for 2025–26 that emphasize literacy and math growth and was asked to place a new governance policy (BAB) on the August 5 agenda; the administration also requested contracts for NWEA MAP and Formative by Newsela for assessments and classroom formative tools.
Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brown and superintendent Dr. Thompson presented the district’s short‑term measurable goals and related governance policy for the 2025–26 school year and requested board action on assessment and instructional platforms.
The district proposed five measurable goals, each targeting a 5 percentage‑point increase by June 2026: K–2 MAP reading growth, third–fifth grade reading on Georgia Milestones, sixth–eighth grade reading on Georgia Milestones, ninth–12th grade reading on the Milestones…
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