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Whitehall-Coplay presents Title I equity plan and rolls out standards-based grading with trimester reporting
Summary
District staff told the education committee the Title I equity review found no disproportionate assignment of inexperienced or out‑of‑field teachers to low‑income or minority students, and outlined a phased standards‑based grading rollout that moves elementary progress reporting from quarters to trimesters for 2025–26.
At the Whitehall-Coplay School District education committee on Feb. 10, district staff presented the Title I equity plan for the 2025–26 school year and provided an update on standards‑based grading including a shift to trimesters at the elementary level.
Mrs. Herr, the district presenter, said the five‑page Title I equity worksheet showed no evidence that low‑income or minority students in the district’s Title I buildings were taught disproportionately by ineffective, out‑of‑field, or inexperienced teachers. “We do not have any students being taught by teachers who are out of the field, nor by any teachers who are ineffective,” Herr said. The district defined “inexperienced” as teachers…
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