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Committee divided over PLC pilot: DESE cites culture and retention gains while BLR finds mixed test‑score evidence
Summary
BLR and an outside evaluator presented mixed results for the Solution Tree PLC pilot: qualitative reports of improved collaboration and reduced special-education referrals contrast with BLR’s ACT Aspire comparisons, which found no consistent achievement trends; lawmakers questioned program scale and the $100 million contract.
The committee’s discussion of professional development focused on the Solution Tree professional learning community (PLC) pilot and separate analyses of the program’s effectiveness.
BLR summarized three evaluations: a 2019 BLR qualitative study of early cohort schools, an Education Northwest program evaluation (conducted for DESE/Solution Tree), and a BLR quantitative analysis of ACT Aspire results for cohort schools through 2021. BLR reported that the aggregate ACT Aspire comparisons…
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