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Spruce Elementary students and principal present school improvement plan focused on English-language arts and belonging
Summary
Students and Spruce Elementary Principal Rana Nakore presented the school’s priorities, student programs and a three‑year School Improvement Plan (SIP) aimed at raising ELA proficiency, expanding multilingual supports and increasing student belonging.
Spruce Elementary Principal Rana Nakore and student leaders presented the school’s demographics, student programs and a three‑year School Improvement Plan to the Edmonds School District Board on the meeting’s student-presentation agenda.
Nakore told the board that Spruce is a Title I dual‑language school serving about 651 students, with more than 300 multilingual learners, approximately 304 students receiving Title services and 97 students qualifying for special education supports. She said the school has 90 staff members.
The SIP presented to the board set a three‑year ELA target: by the end of the 2026–27 school year, third‑ through sixth‑grade students will increase the percentage meeting grade‑level standards in English language arts by at least 10 percentage points (from 37% to 47% based on SBA scores).…
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