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Bethlehem Area SD reports gains in math and reading on beginning‑of‑year benchmarks
Summary
District presenters told the board the start‑of‑year benchmark data show notable gains across grade levels in math and steady literacy results in K–5; administrators credited curriculum, coaching and classroom instruction for the improvements.
Bethlehem Area School District administrators reported to the school board on Oct. 6 that beginning-of-year benchmark assessments show gains in math across multiple grade levels and steady literacy starts in K–5.
District data presenters — Mrs. Harper (literacy lead) and Mr. Amato (math lead) — presented abbreviated, district-level summaries of the results and said detailed worksheets were provided to board members for review. Mrs. Harper highlighted kindergarten and first-grade literacy improvements at several schools, citing Thomas Jefferson first grade at…
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