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Hancock County School District reports midyear gains in reading, outlines accelerated RTI schedule
Summary
District officials presented midyear benchmark results showing reading gains and described an accelerated RTI schedule, targeted interventions for the bottom 25% and special education students, and hires of tutoring staff to support spring growth.
Hancock County School District officials on Monday presented midyear benchmark results that show reading gains districtwide and described changes to the school day to expand targeted academic interventions.
The presenter said the district saw reading growth from term one to term two and that “we are definitely above where we were last year at this point.” The update noted reading proficiency rose from 42% to 44% at the presenting campus and that “our bottom 25 went up 12% just in reading.”
The district framed the gains as a product of an adjusted bell schedule and a new “Accelerate” RTI block. “We ran an Accelerate schedule for nine days,” the presenter said, describing an RTI block placed each morning after first period on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to provide focused…
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