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District 11 outlines new middle‑school accountability system and future academy for students needing intensive support
Summary
District leaders presented a middle-school accountability plan aimed at reducing the number of students earning failing grades through earlier interventions, progress-monitoring, family engagement and a proposed ‘‘middle school academy’’ for students who remain off-track a full year.
District 11 administrators presented an update on a middle-school accountability initiative intended to reduce failing grades in core subjects and accelerate student growth. Area Superintendent Darren Joyner and middle-school principals described a plan that uses mid-quarter and end-of-quarter checkpoints to trigger interventions and family communication.
Key elements - Data-driven checkpoints: Schools will use a metric tool (Education Insights) to identify students with low student growth percentiles (SGP) mid-quarter and at quarter end to trigger responses. -…
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