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Hendry County Schools reports gains on state assessments; ties improvements to professional learning and instructional coaching
Summary
District leaders credited expanded professional learning days, principal training and instructional walkthroughs with recent gains on state assessments and set proficiency targets for English and math.
Hendry County Schools officials told a town-hall audience that the district has made measurable gains on state assessments and outlined the instructional changes they say contributed to the improvement, including monthly professional learning time, strengthened principal training and classroom instructional walks.
Liz Duncan, director of elementary education, and the district’s director of secondary education, Mr. Sanchez, described inputs behind the gains: additional half-day professional learning days on the calendar, targeted principal development, instructional…
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