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Curriculum committee reports mixed assessment results, proposes grade-5 schedule changes and textbook purchase
Summary
The board’s curriculum committee reported improved elementary math and reading results, a middle-school reading dip, proposed longer math and ELA minutes for grade 5, a recommended UConn dual-credit textbook purchase, and ongoing Benchmark Advance implementation.
The Newington Board of Education’s curriculum committee reported student-achievement trends and recommended instructional adjustments at its March 12 meeting.
Committee members said elementary-level student achievement improved in both mathematics and reading compared with prior measures, but the committee noted the performance gap between white, Black and Hispanic students did not narrow despite overall gains. At the middle-school level (grades 5–8), committee staff said math achievement improved across all student groups, while the percentage of students at benchmark for reading decreased by 1 percent; the…
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