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Sauk Trail school reports drop in chronic absenteeism, outlines strategies to reduce achievement gaps
Summary
At the June 23 board meeting, Sauk Trail staff reviewed their year‑end Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) report, highlighting strategies including one‑on‑one tutoring, class‑size reduction, instructional coaching, and new programs such as Wayfinder and Cardinal Pathways to support multilingual learners and students with intensive needs.
Sauk Trail school staff reviewed the year‑end Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) report Monday, telling the Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District board that instructional coaching, one‑on‑one tutoring and reduced class sizes are the three main strategies the school uses to address achievement gaps.
Chris Dalek, who presented the report, said the AGR document includes state‑required items and shows math performance held steady while the district continues to adjust to assessment changes driven by Act 20. He said Sauk Trail’s student population includes about 25% multilingual learners and that more than half of the school participates in a two‑way immersion program.
Why it matters: the AGR report identifies targeted interventions the district will use to address disparities in achievement and attendance — including efforts to lower chronic absenteeism, which Dalek said…
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