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Hermiston elementary pilots math MTI process at West Park to target number‑sense gaps
Summary
West Park Elementary is piloting a math multi‑tiered instruction (MTI) process and timed fluency assessments aimed at improving number sense and computation fluency; district leaders said the pilot will be evaluated for districtwide expansion if it yields measurable growth.
West Park Elementary leaders told the Hermiston School District Board of Education on March 10 that a new math multi‑tiered instruction (MTI) pilot is targeting gaps in number sense and computation fluency across elementary grades.
The pilot, presented by West Park principal Ron Juan Rodriguez and instructional staff, uses daily math blocks with a 10‑minute “spiral review,” timed computation fluency checks, and diagnostic assessments to place students in intensive, strategic or on‑level instructional groups. "I think math is almost a little bit bigger deal," Rodriguez said, adding that fluency supports later, more complex math work.
District educators said the pilot was created after noticing pockets of…
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