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Meadows principal outlines reading goals and attendance push ahead of school year
Summary
Meadows Elementary leaders presented a school improvement plan focused on reading growth, co-teaching supports, student engagement and attendance strategies, reporting gains on early literacy and setting attendance targets for 2025–26.
Meadows Elementary leaders presented their school improvement plan to the Ralston Public Schools board, saying the school will focus on raising reading achievement, improving student engagement and reducing chronic absenteeism ahead of the new school year.
Principal Lisa, speaking during the district board meeting, said Meadows aims to “meet [and] exceed state averages” in reading and to raise daily attendance. She described data showing strong growth in kindergarten and notable increases in fifth-grade advanced reading scores: “In fifth grade, 11 advanced to 22 advanced in the winter,” Lisa said, citing winter assessment results.
The principal told the board Meadows will reorganize schedules to prioritize Tier 1 instruction and use co-teaching, special-education and EL staff during core skills time. The school plans to expand diagnostic and intervention tools including a core phonics…
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