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Birchview Elementary tells Wayzata board small-group literacy rotations aim to boost inference skills by May 2025
Summary
Birchview Elementary staff described a weeklong literacy routine built around whole-group instruction Monday and small-group rotations Tuesday–Thursday, using PLC data and common assessments to target inference skills measured by a shared grade-level assessment by May 2025.
Birchview Elementary presented a literacy spotlight to the Wayzata Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 13, outlining a professional learning community (PLC) approach and classroom rotations intended to ensure “all students” make measurable growth in inferencing and use of text evidence by May 2025.
Principal Ashley Farrington told the board the building’s PLC work aligns with district strategic directions to ensure a high-quality daily experience for each student and deliver instruction that leads to high academic achievement. The fifth-grade PLC set a SMART goal: “Through intentionally structured small-group instruction, all students in fifth grade will be able to make inferences about the text using evidence as measured by a common grade-level passage assessment in order to grow or support…
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