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Math performance flat districtwide; instructional coaches credited with localized gains
Summary
MCPS officials told the board MAP results for fall 2024 were largely flat districtwide, with kindergarten entrants showing lower starting scores; instructional math coaches and school‑level curriculum study were cited as the main drivers of improvements at selected schools.
Montgomery County Public Schools officials told the board on Jan. 9 that fall 2024 MAP mathematics data showed little overall movement districtwide and that kindergarten entrants scored lower on average than in prior years. At the same time, district leaders highlighted promising, localized gains in schools that had sustained, job‑embedded math coaching.
Carla Britt, a district math supervisor, and several instructional coaches described a model in which centrally assigned math coaches work side‑by‑side with grade‑level teams to improve planning, classroom routines, and immediate feedback loops between formative exit tickets and the next day’s instruction. Kylene Toomey, an elementary instructional math coach who described a multi‑year partnership with Strawberry…
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