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Doctor Miller presents district academic review, cites growth in reading and curriculum changes
Summary
Doctor Miller delivered a year-four academic review highlighting curriculum restructuring, wider use of STAR/STAAR data and a reported rise in reading proficiency to 64.6% districtwide; he credited reading success plans and teacher collaboration for cohort gains.
Doctor Miller gave the Excelsior Springs School Board an update on academic work across the district, saying the district has shifted to a written, aligned curriculum and deeper formative practices that he said are producing measurable student growth. "My main goal is preserving the learning environment," Doctor Miller told the board, describing changes intended to give principals more classroom time and teachers clearer instructional strategies.
Miller said the district is using STAR…
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