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Derby Hills principal reports test-score gains, reduced chronic absenteeism and recognizes staff and students
Summary
Principal Brent Wolf presented Derby Hills Elementary’s needs-assessment results showing gains in reading and math and a decrease in chronic absenteeism; he also recognized staff retirees and outstanding students.
Brent Wolf, principal of Derby Hills Elementary, presented the school’s needs-assessment highlights to the board on Feb. 10, reporting increases in reading (DIBELS) and math (I-Ready) tier-1 performance and reductions in tier 2 and 3 counts since the beginning of the year.
Wolf said 44% of Derby Hills students started the year at or above grade level on DIBELS (44% = 64 students) and approximately 38% began in tier 3. He credited teacher-led interventions, weekly administrator walkthroughs, MTSS reading time, two reading specialists, a math paraprofessional and collaborative grade-level planning for the gains. In math, Wolf said staff reduced tier 2 by more than 50 students and tier 3 by nearly 30, and nearly tripled the number of students in tier 1 since the start of the year.
Wolf reported the school reduced chronic absenteeism by about 10 percentage points last year and is working toward reducing this year’s rate from 11.3% to 8.7% by increasing counseling and family-engagement interventions. He also presented years-of-service recognitions and named staff and a student for outstanding contributions: Denise Gash (staff), Lisa Ryan (retiring reading specialist), Janice Hagler (long-term substitute) and Benjamin Bland (outstanding student).
Board members praised Wolf’s results and thanked staff for their work; no board action was required.
