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Paolo Middle School principal outlines attendance gains, math interventions and new schedule
Summary
Principal Amy Carter highlighted a large drop in absenteeism, modest gains on standardized tests, a new schedule with in-day tutoring in advisory, and plans to scale reading and math interventions to help students meet growth targets.
Paolo Middle School Principal Amy Carter told the Douglas County School Board that the school cut chronic absenteeism sharply and recorded gains on state and local assessments after a year of targeted interventions, and she outlined priorities for the new school year.
Carter said absenteeism fell from roughly 21.4% in 2022–23 to about 7.22% last year and described attendance, relationship-building and schoolwide events as central to that decline. She reported…
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