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William Penn SD posts mixed 2023-24 results, highlights growth and readies students for digital testing
Summary
Supervisor McArthur presented final 2023-24 academic results showing increased Keystone growth, mixed PSSA proficiency across schools, higher attendance (+3 points) and fewer behavior incidents (-47), and previewed baseline 2024-25 data plus the districttransition to fully digital statewide testing.
Mr. McArthur, the district's supervisor of research and evaluation, presented the William Penn School District's final academic results for the 2023-24 school year at the Education Committee meeting on Nov. 12.
He said districtwide measures showed meaningful growth on the Keystone exams and that first-time proficiency rates improved in Algebra I and Biology. McArthur noted that third-through-eighth-grade growth as measured by state growth indicators met or exceeded state targets in most grades and subgroups, including special education and English-language learners in many cases.
District attendance improved (regular attendance rose about three percentage points year over…
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