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Franklin Elementary reports reading and math gains; principal highlights kindergarten turnaround
Summary
Franklin Elementary Principal Britney Martin presented midyear improvements in kindergarten reading (DIBELS) and MAP growth, highlighted MTSS/RTI changes and recognized students of the month.
Franklin Elementary Principal Britney Martin told the Port Angeles School District board Tuesday that midyear reading and math measures show meaningful growth after changes to interventions and classroom instruction.
Martin said Franklin enrolls about 320 students; roughly 60% qualify for free and reduced‑price lunch and more than 20% receive special education services. She described a district focus on multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS) and said Franklin’s kindergarten cohort showed the largest gains: midyear DIBELS screening moved a majority of kindergarten students into the “green/blue” performance bands after adjustments to kindergarten instruction and added paraeducator support.
“We moved kindergarten instruction into the classroom to increase instructional time,” Martin said, adding that kindergarten RTI was increased to 40 minutes and an extra paraeducator support “triple dip” was added in kindergarten and first grade. Her slides showed kindergarten moving from roughly 17–20% at or above benchmark in the fall to about 60% at or above benchmark by midyear (presentation slides provided to the board).
Martin also reviewed MAP growth percentiles for Franklin. She said ELA growth reached the mid‑50s percentile and math growth and achievement improved year over year; she credited targeted interventions and a “learning workshop” model that uses AmeriCorps members and paraeducators for remediation.
The board recognized two students as sixth‑grade “students of the month” during the presentation, and Martin shared examples of student projects, school climate work and a short video of student work tied to social‑emotional learning.
Board members praised the R2 (resource) classroom outcomes and the kindergarten gains and said they would share Franklin’s approach at other schools. Martin said Franklin is beginning a two‑year MTSS coaching partnership with the educational service district to refine schoolwide goals and data use.
No policy or spending changes were proposed during the presentation.
Martin’s presentation and the student recognitions were recorded in the board packet and slide deck distributed to board members.
