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Fridley Middle School launches nine-week “achievement season” focused on math and reading; dress rehearsals planned before MCAs
Summary
Ridley/Fridley Middle School leaders described a nine-week effort called Achievement Season aimed at raising MCA proficiency by 10 percentage points in math and reading through building-wide strategies, progress monitoring, daily data conversations and practice dress-rehearsals.
Fridley Middle School leaders told the school board on March 18 about “achievement season,” a nine-week, building-wide initiative to improve math and reading outcomes ahead of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs).
“ We have a goal to improve by 10% in the number of students that are scoring proficient in our math MCAs,” said Dr. Amy Cochran, principal of Ridley/Fridley Middle School, describing the target and the school’s current baseline: about 22% proficiency in math, 35% in reading and roughly 21% in the grades that…
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