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West Chester approves targeted-support plans for Hillsdale and Pierce after presenters cite gains for English learners
Summary
The West Chester Area School District board approved targeted-support and additional targeted-support plans for Hillsdale Elementary and Pierce Middle School after school leaders described literacy and community-engagement strategies and early test-score improvements for English learners.
The West Chester Area School District board approved Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) plans for Hillsdale Elementary and Pierce Middle School at its June 16 meeting, after principals and administrators described instruction and outreach that they said produced early gains for English learners.
The board, meeting as the full West Chester Area School board, voted to approve the plans after a presentation to the Teaching, Learning and Equity Committee earlier that evening and a recommendation from district staff. The committee had also moved the plans forward; the committee vote was recorded as 3–0. The formal board vote carried at the June meeting.
District staff said both schools were identified through review of Pennsylvania System of…
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