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Lawndale staff cite modest gains on statewide tests, urge site councils to target gaps
Summary
District officials presented May’s statewide test results showing modest year-over-year gains in English, math and science and highlighted grade- and school-level pockets of double-digit percentage-point growth. Presenters urged site councils to use disaggregated data to set targeted plans for groups that remain behind.
Dr. Kaye, speaking at a Lawndale district parent/community meeting, said the district saw “slight increases in all areas” on last May’s statewide assessments and highlighted several schools with large gains. “Language Arts is back to pre pandemic levels. Math is back to pre pandemic levels,” Dr. Kaye said, adding that science—assessed only in specific grades—had shown strong growth.
District staff showed site-by-site slides that flagged examples of rapid growth in single grades: Mitchell showed two- and three-digit gains in several grades, Green posted notable increases in several elementary grades, and Rogers…
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