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JFK principal says CKLA pilot boosted reading gains; school highlights attendance and family supports
Summary
JFK Elementary principal summarized a CKLA English language arts pilot that the school says produced rising iReady scores and reduced students multiple-grade deficits; the presentation also covered expanded walking school bus, attendance protocols and afterschool TOPS programming.
Principal Jamieson told the Kingston City School District Board of Education that JFK Elementary's pilot of the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) curriculum has produced measurable gains and that the school is expanding attendance and family-support efforts.
Jamieson told the board the school piloted CKLA in six classrooms across grade levels, including classes with English learners and students with individualized education programs, and reported increases on iReady diagnostics. "We started the year with 18% of our students on or above grade level; by the winter diagnostic we're up to 30%," Jamieson said. She also reported a drop in the share of students two or more grade levels below in ELA from 42% in the fall to 28% in the winter diagnostic. In math, Jamieson said pilot classrooms saw an increase from about 5% on or above grade level to about 15% by…
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