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Sweeny Elementary principal outlines five-year plan, progress on academics and attendance

2382978 · February 24, 2025
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Sweeny Elementary Principal Joel Addis presented a building needs assessment focusing on teacher clarity, academic progress measures, special education supports, and a plan to reduce chronic absenteeism; administrators used capital outlay and grant funds to remodel a sensory room.

Joel Addis, principal of Sweeny Elementary, presented the school’s needs assessment and five-year plan to the Derby Board of Education on Feb. 24, highlighting academic goals, implementation of teacher-clarity practices, and improvements in attendance and tiered supports.

Addis said the school set measurable goals including a 6% decrease in the number of kindergarten–fifth grade students scoring in state assessment levels 1 and 2 (reading, math and fifth-grade science) and a 3% reduction…

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