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Blackfoot Charter attributes curriculum, behavior systems and new facility to rising scores
Summary
Board member Janelle Hill and Executive Director Craig Girard told the Senate Education Committee that Blackfoot Charter School turned around performance by aligning governance, adopting multi-tiered behavior supports, updating curricula, and building a new 52,000-square-foot facility; they reported measurable gains in literacy and state tests.
Janelle Hill, a board member at Blackfoot Charter, and Craig Girard, the school's executive director, told the Senate Education Committee the charter school's multi-year turnaround combined governance changes, behavior supports, curriculum selection, and a new facility to produce measurable student gains.
Hill said the board identified system-wide weaknesses about five years ago—stagnant academics, staff turmoil, facility issues, inconsistent behavior and disconnected systems—and engaged…
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