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Murphy Elementary outlines number‑sense initiative, sets SMART goal for 2025–26
Summary
Murphy Elementary staff told the Lapeer Community Schools board that daily 10‑minute number‑sense lessons, professional learning community work and two math curriculum pilots are intended to boost students’ numerical reasoning; staff set a SMART goal tied to NWEA growth for the 2025–26 school year.
Murphy Elementary staff told the Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education on Jan. 10 that the school is focusing this year on developing students’ number sense through daily short lessons, professional learning communities (PLCs) and two curriculum pilots.
Principal Stacy Weber introduced the presentation and said the building used PLC time to analyze assessment data and settle on number sense as the priority area. "We dove into that data, we identified those priority areas, and then we created that SMART goal," Weber said.
Why it matters: Board members were told that improving number sense is intended to produce long‑term gains in later elementary grades, where teachers have reported that students "can't count" or struggle with basic numerical reasoning. The Murphy team said the work is grounded in established instructional practices and a targeted implementation plan so classroom time is minimally disrupted.
Murphy staff described their approach as a…
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