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District 21 reports gains in MAP scores, launches math pilot and expands attendance supports
Summary
Administrators reported midyear MAP improvements in reading and math, launched a K–5 math pilot (Amplified Desmos) in 90 classrooms, expanded STEM Project Lead The Way grants at the elementary level, and deployed attendance liaisons after securing a Stronger Connections grant.
Wheeling CCSD 21 administrators told the School Board on Thursday that winter assessment results show measurable gains in both reading and math compared with the prior year, and outlined several instructional and family-engagement initiatives now underway.
Assistant superintendents and curriculum directors described a district literacy alignment effort driven by state guidance and a robust program of learning walks: staff reported being inside nearly 200–300 classrooms this school year to observe instruction. Administrators said reading median-growth percentiles rose year over year, the district saw a 3 percentage-point increase in students classified as approaching/meets/exceeds on winter reading MAP, and that tier-3 (intensive intervention) groups are shrinking in many grades.
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