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Blackfoot Charter credits governance overhaul, new facility and intervention model for academic gains
Summary
Blackfoot Charter board member Janelle Hill and Executive Director Craig Girard told the Senate Education Committee that behavioral reforms, a new 52,000-square-foot facility, new curriculum and a daily intervention model produced measurable declines in discipline incidents and gains in achievement scores.
Janelle Hill, a Blackfoot Charter board member, and Craig Girard, the school’s executive director, told the Senate Education Committee that coordinated changes in governance, curriculum, behavior systems and facilities yielded measurable academic and culture improvements.
Hill said the school identified systemic problems about five years ago — including low academic achievement, staff turnover, behavioral issues and facilities in poor condition — and concluded the board needed to play a…
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