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Urbandale board hears quarterly strategic-plan data showing mixed academic and financial indicators
Summary
District leaders presented the regular strategic plan update: gains in early reading and algebra 1 participation, rising chronic absenteeism in winter, and improved solvency forecasts; board asked for continued monitoring.
District administrators presented the board's quarterly strategic plan update, reporting a mixture of academic gains, attendance concerns and improving financial ratios.
The district reported increases in several early measures: kindergarten–grade 1 early reading proficiency rose from 63% to 72% between reporting windows, and early-math proficiency and overall reading proficiency improved from fall to winter in district-wide screenings. District staff said they also saw increased CBMR proficiency and that…
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