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Oakside Elementary presents reading and math gains; Principal and board praise staff and honor longtime coach
Summary
Oakside Elementary presented assessment data showing early-grade literacy and math gains, described targeted interventions (additional ENL teacher, small-group instruction, coaching) and the district honored Coach Timothy Murphy after 33 years of service. Board discussion included continued funding for instructional positions after ARPA ended.
Oakside Elementary principal Anna Budds presented the school’s reading and math data at Thursday’s Peekskill City School District board meeting and described several classroom-level interventions the school is using to raise proficiency for scholars who enroll in later grades.
Budds said ARC (American Reading Company) and state-test data for 2023–24 show progress in early grades: roughly 40 percent of scholars who enrolled in pre-K were proficient on the state ELA test and about 41 percent of those who enrolled in kindergarten were proficient;…
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