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Chief of staff returns to classroom, reports student growth despite RISE challenges at Westlake
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Mitch Nerdutt, chief of staff for Barnet School District, taught a Westlake math class and said most students showed measurable growth though few reached proficiency on the RISE assessment; he emphasized relationships and work with many English language learners.
Mitch Nerdutt, chief of staff for Barnet School District, said he returned to the classroom this school year to teach math at Westlake and saw widespread student improvement even as many students remained below proficiency on RISE assessments.
Nerdutt described the experience during a hallway-minute interview with Superintendent Orsley, saying the class of 32 included roughly 20 English language learners and that “the kids are quite similar” to…
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