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Salina USD 305 outlines KISA action plan, will focus on math standards alignment for grades 3–10
Summary
District leaders told the board they will submit a Kansas School Improvement (KISA) action plan in April that centers on standards alignment in math for grades 3–10, supported by professional collaboration and adoption of new instructional materials for grades 6–10.
Deanna Collins, district leader for school improvement, briefed the Salina USD 305 Board of Education on Feb. 18 about the district’s work under the Kansas School Improvement and Accreditation (KISA) model and the draft KISA action plan the district will submit to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) in April.
Collins said KSDE’s redesigned accreditation model emphasizes four fundamentals — structured literacy, standards alignment, balanced assessments and quality instruction — and that Salina’s district leadership team (DLT) analyzed local math outcomes and determined the primary focus should be standards alignment in math for grades…
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