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Richmond Drive and Rock Hill High principals report test gains and targeted supports in turnaround updates
Summary
Richmond Drive Elementary reported decreases in behavior incidents and growth in MAP and other benchmarks; Rock Hill High reported improvements in A–C grades on Algebra I, English II and Biology and new credit‑recovery efforts during lunch.
Principals from two Rock Hill schools briefed the board on continuous improvement plans on Feb. 11, describing targeted classroom supports, data‑driven instruction and new interventions aimed at raising student achievement.
Richmond Drive Elementary Principal Robert Ham told trustees the school has increased in several MAP categories, with three measures rising by double digits; fourth‑grade math showed the largest MAP percentile increase, a gain of 23 points from the prior period. Ham said classroom visits and clearly defined professional learning community (PLC) expectations have driven instructional changes and that behavior infractions are down about 50% compared with the previous year.
Ham described instructional…
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