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Monongalia County math coaches say student performance has rebounded; highlight coaching, state supports and new courses
Summary
On the Motivation and Momentum podcast, Monongalia County Schools math coaches described gains that they said bring many students back to pre‑COVID performance, and outlined district and state supports including coaching, PLCs, the Third Grade Success Act, Unite with Numeracy, and new high school courses and tutoring.
Monongalia County Schools’ math coaches said students’ performance has largely returned to pre‑COVID levels and that classroom coaching, professional learning communities and state programs are helping sustain gains.
On the Motivation and Momentum podcast, Amanda Cosner, elementary math coach for Monongalia County Schools, and Kelly Ann Allen, secondary math coach for Monongalia County Schools, described recent test‑score trends and the supports behind them. “At the secondary level, the high schools are showing that math is pretty much back to where it was pre COVID,” Allen said. Cosner added that several county elementary schools are scoring among the state’s top performers: “I think we had maybe 5 elementary schools score in the top 10 in the state.”
The coaches attributed improvement to students returning to in‑person instruction and changes in classroom practice. “Working more hands on with the students, asking them more to explain the…
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