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Tolman Elementary credits staff-led interventions for large test-score gains
Summary
Tolman Elementary staff presented to the Davis County School District board workshop about substantial gains on RISE and Acadience measures, attributing improvements to weekly PLCs, coaching cycles, schedule changes and targeted interventions for multilingual and low-income students.
Megan Fairborn, principal at Tolman Elementary, told the Davis County School District board workshop that Tolman saw “huge gains” on multiple measures after a multi-pronged effort by staff.
Fairborn said the school mission—"the Tolman community ensures all students belong while learning at high levels"—guided the work. She introduced a team of teachers and specialists who described specific strategies they said produced measurable improvements.
The presentation summarized recent assessment outcomes. Administrative intern Adam (last name not specified) said the lowest-performing 25% of students increased by 13.9 percentage points on RISE growth measures from 2023 to 2024, bringing that group to 57.4%. He also reported a 13.1% increase in RISE ELA and a…
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