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Radford schools report preliminary accountability gains; principals lay out improvement plans focused on attendance, tutoring and curriculum
Summary
Radford City Schools reported preliminary state accountability results showing the high school met the "distinguished" mark while elementary schools posted strong growth. Board presentations Tuesday focused on attendance reduction targets, tutoring and curriculum interventions tied to new state cut scores.
Radford City Schools officials reported preliminary state accountability scores and presented school improvement plans that pair curriculum changes with stepped-up attendance and tutoring efforts.
Superintendent and district staff said the high school earned a "distinguished" preliminary accountability rating, with a reported score of 95.36, and that several elementary schools are "solidly on track." Doctor McDaniel, who delivered the district update, cautioned the board the numbers are preliminary and have changed as the state updates data: "every time we get an update, it goes up for us, not down," McDaniel said, adding the division has not yet received final public release of the scores.
The state update and principals' presentations framed the district's priorities for the year: reduce chronic absenteeism, increase mastery in reading, math and science, and expand targeted remediation.…
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