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Middle schools report literacy gains, plan schedule changes and responsive classroom training
Summary
Middle school leaders described literacy adoption results showing winter-to-winter growth, plans to add instructional minutes for core subjects next year, districtwide responsive classroom training and steps to expand Academic and Career Planning (ACP).
Middleton-Cross Plains middle school leaders updated the board on literacy implementation, schedule changes for 2025–26, professional development and Academic and Career Planning (ACP) improvements.
Principals and district coaches reported that the district's new literacy curriculum has produced measurable gains from fall to winter and that some traditionally underserved subgroups showed notable improvement. Ken Metz and Dom Ricks (middle school principals) credited co-planning teams and instructional coaches (Joanna Cree, Holly Reardon and Amanda Montoya) for supporting teachers during implementation. "We typically look at our data from winter to winter," one…
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