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Mount Vernon Middle School highlights History Day success, 10% targeted intervention and lower chronic absenteeism
Summary
At the May 19 board meeting, Middle School Principal Darren Prince reported that two students advanced to state History Day, described a '10% intervention' initiative aimed at students near passing thresholds and said chronic absenteeism declined by about 1.25 percentage points to roughly 3.5%.
Two Mount Vernon Middle School students who advanced to the state History Day competition and a set of targeted instructional strategies were the focus of the board’s May 19 middle school report.
Darren Prince, who presented the report, praised History Day as a project‑based learning experience that aligns with the district’s instructional vision of being “driven, real, personalized, and engaged.” He introduced teacher Chris Sidwright and two students — Alex White and Declan (Dex) Steinmetz — who presented short overviews of their documentary projects. Alex told the board he researched Tarana Burke and said the project deepened his interest in the subject; the student presentation noted Burke’s founding role in the Me Too…
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