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Freetown-Lakeville reports mixed early results under Student Opportunity Act plan; absenteeism down, some MCAS measures fell
Summary
District officials reported a first-year Student Opportunity Act implementation update showing decreases in chronic absenteeism overall and for students with disabilities, increases in ninth-grade passing rates, and a decline in sixth-grade MCAS math performance; the district is expanding career-pathway programs and early literacy screening.
The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District presented its first annual update on implementation of the Student Opportunity Act plan, reporting progress on attendance and early-literacy efforts alongside mixed academic results.
Terry Fleming, staff member, summarized the state-required update and said the heat map provided by the state showed a decrease in chronic absenteeism for targeted populations from 21 percent to 20 percent and a larger drop for students with disabilities — from 29.6 percent to…
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