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Meyer Middle School adopts standards-based content-literacy push; midyear data shows mixed results
Summary
Meyer Middle School outlined a three‑year goal to lift proficiency using a content-literacy strategy and standards-based grading; midyear assessment covered 62 standards with 74% of standards showing ≥60% proficiency but ELA writing standards lagged.
Meyer Middle School staff told the River Falls School Board they have adopted a three‑year, standards-based push aimed at increasing student proficiency and building teacher capacity to teach literacy across content areas.
An instructional team that includes instructional coach Kat Swanson and teachers presented the effort, saying the school’s wildly important goal (WIG) is that 90% of Meyer students will be proficient on 80% of the district’s priority standards on end‑of‑year assessments by the end of the three‑year initiative.
At midyear, staff reported they assessed 62 standards. The…
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