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Board approves Payne Elementary 2025–26 school plan after principals outline literacy and attendance strategies
Summary
The board approved Payne Elementary School’s 2025–26 School Plan for Student Achievement after school leaders described a return-to-basics literacy program, consistent guided-reading practices, a UFLI phonics rollout, structured homework, attendance initiatives, and family learning nights.
Payne Elementary school leaders presented a revised 2025–26 School Plan for Student Achievement at the Moreland School District Board of Trustees meeting and the board approved the plan in open session.
Presenters said Payne experienced a decline in recent SBAC proficiency and that the site’s goal is to return to and then exceed pre-pandemic performance. To do that, Payne leaders described a coordinated literacy approach that emphasizes consistent, sitewide practices across grade levels: UFLI (systematic phonics) in K–2; Literacy Footprints guided reading lessons;…
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