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District reports broad gains in beginning‑of‑year reading and math benchmarks
Summary
Administrators presented abbreviated K–12 beginning‑of‑year benchmark data showing gains across grades, including notable math improvements in early grades and strong middle‑school cohort growth; administrators emphasized instructional coaching and cohort progress as drivers.
Bethlehem Area School District presented districtwide beginning‑of‑year benchmark results for literacy and math at a curriculum meeting Oct. 6, highlighting several year‑over‑year gains and cohort improvements.
Mrs. Harper reviewed K–5 literacy "starting point" data, noting pockets of strong performance: Freemansburg and Thomas Jefferson kindergarten results were substantially higher than in past years, and Thomas Jefferson first grade entered the year at 73% meeting the…
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