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District 11 leaders propose middle‑school accountability plan to identify struggling students earlier
Summary
Area superintendents and principals presented a proposed middle‑school accountability system that would screen students quarterly using multiple measures (grades, STAR growth and proficiency) and route qualifying students into tiered interventions — from counselor check‑ins to mandatory extended learning and summer programs.
Colorado Springs School District 11 administrators on April 23 laid out a proposed middle‑school accountability system intended to detect students who are falling behind earlier and target them with tiered supports before they reach high school.
Area Superintendent Darren Joyner and middle‑school principals told the board the plan would use existing measures — quarterly grades, STAR reading/math growth and proficiency — to screen students. Administrators described a rule of thumb for intervention: students who meet two of three criteria (an F in a core class; STAR growth below the 35th percentile; STAR proficiency below approaching/proficient) would trigger more intensive, scheduled supports.
Why the district wants change Administrators said gaps emerge when students receive passing grades but show low standardized‑test proficiency; that mismatch often…
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