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Danbury primary school reports reading gains, sets 15% proficiency and 8% absenteeism goals
Summary
At a Danbury Board of Education meeting, a primary-school principal described gains in early-grade reading and set targets to boost third-grade proficiency and cut chronic absenteeism, outlining curriculum, intervention and family-engagement strategies.
At a meeting of the Danbury Board of Education, a principal from a Danbury primary school presented data showing gains in early-grade reading and outlined two schoolwide targets for the year: raise reading proficiency at least 15% and reduce chronic absenteeism to 8% or lower.
The principal said the school’s motto is “every student, every day,” and reported a gain in third-grade reading proficiency from 26% to 40% last year, a 14-percentage-point increase. The principal also reported that last year 70% of…
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