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Centennial presents integrated-programs annual report; kindergarten reading gains noted, sustaining growth a challenge
Summary
Director April Olson reported gains in kindergarten reading after midyear implementation of UFLI supports and educational assistants, but district leaders said sustaining those gains through later grades remains a challenge. The report also reviewed college/career pathway expansion and performance metric targets for the biennium.
April Olson, the district's director of curriculum and student learning, presented Centennial School District's required annual report on its integrated programs plan at the Sept. 10 school board meeting. The report summarized program spending, implementation actions and progress against the district's longitudinal performance growth targets.
Olson said districts are required by statute to review integrated-plan progress each year and to set multi-year growth targets on metrics including third-grade reading proficiency, ninth-grade on-track rates, regular attendance, four-year graduation and five-year completer rates. The presentation covered both programmatic actions and data trends tied to those targets.
The district prioritized early literacy last year by placing trained educational assistants in kindergarten classrooms midyear…
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