Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lenoir County schools credit interventionist program with measurable student growth
Summary
School system leaders described a multi-year interventionist framework they say targets pandemic-era learning gaps with small-group instruction, progress monitoring and retired-teacher staffing; board members praised the program and agreed it has been incorporated into the regular budget.
Lenoir County Board of Education members heard a detailed briefing on Jan. 6 about the district's instructional interventionist framework, a program leaders say uses targeted, small-group teaching and frequent progress monitoring to close student skill gaps.
At the meeting, Miss Herring, a district staff member leading the presentation, told the board the framework was developed over the past two years to address "instructional gaps and deficits created by the consequences of the global pandemic." She said the program uses high-quality screeners and assessments to identify specific skill deficits, groups students by need, assigns interventionists to small groups and progress-monitors mastery every two to three weeks.
The program's structure and scope were described in practical detail. Miss Herring said the district administers universal screeners in math (K-10) and reading (grades 4-10), uses DIBELS for early-grade reading diagnostics and leverages common formative assessments and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
