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Sparta Area School District presents year‑one Achievement Gap Reduction plan focused on instructional coaching
Summary
At a Committee of the Whole meeting, district staff described Year 1 of a five‑year Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) contract, saying Herman and Southside elementary schools will use instructional coaching to pursue reading and math growth targets.
Miss Manske presented the Sparta Area School District’s Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) report during the Committee of the Whole meeting, saying the AGR program is a five‑year contract and the district is in year one of the new contract. Herman and Southside elementary schools are the two AGR schools this year, and the district selected instructional coaching as its primary strategy rather than 1:1 tutoring or maintaining an 18:1 class ratio.
The district set measurable targets tied to the I‑Ready diagnostic: by the end of the year, 80 percent of students are expected to make typical growth in reading and 70 percent are expected to make typical growth in…
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