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Buffalo schools set modest grade‑3 literacy targets and outline steps to close gaps
Summary
Chief Academic Officer presented targets to raise grade‑3 English proficiency for economically disadvantaged students from 17.1% to 19.3% by Sept. 2025 and interim checks (I‑Ready, DIBELS); district described coaching, Orton‑Gillingham partnership and family supports to reach those goals.
Chief Botticelli, the district’s chief academic officer, told the Board that the Buffalo City School District’s literacy goal for economically disadvantaged third graders is to increase New York State grade‑3 ELA proficiency from 17.1% (Sept. 2024) to 19.3% in September 2025. "So in other words, we're looking for a 2.2 improvement on our grade 3 state assessment in English," Botticelli said, laying out the primary outcome the district is tracking.
To support that target, Botticelli described a set of interim measures and classroom…
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