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Nelson County reports winter gains; district to expand standardized ELA and Illustrative Math pilots
Summary
District staff told the Nelson County Board of Education on March 4 that winter I‑Ready results show midyear growth in several grades and that the district will expand pilot curricula—EL for ELA and Illustrative Math—while adding instructional-design leads and summer professional development.
Nelson County school officials reported midyear academic gains on March 4 and outlined plans to expand districtwide curriculum pilots and professional development.
Courtney Newton, identified in the meeting as director of 6–12 schools, said winter I‑Ready scores compared with last May’s KSA results show about 6% growth in middle‑school ELA and roughly 16% growth in middle‑school math. Newton said high‑school results are more modest: about 1% projected growth in reading and roughly 2% in math when winter I‑Ready is compared to last year’s spring KSA scores. Newton said those figures represent changes in the percentage of students scoring at the district’s proficiency/distinguished levels, not individual student gains.
Why it matters: staff framed the gains as a check on current priorities — classroom culture, standards alignment and “measuring…
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