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Midyear presentations: several WFISD campuses report reading gains, math remains a challenge
Summary
Principals from Hershey, Veil and other elementary campuses reported mixed midyear results: modest reading growth in some grades, persistent fourth-grade math weakness, and stepped-up tutoring and small-group interventions ahead of STAAR testing.
Multiple campus principals presented midyear assessment and unit-test data at the Wichita Falls ISD Board work session, describing targeted interventions to lift student performance — particularly in math.
The Hershey principal (name not stated in the public record) told trustees that middle-of-year reading results show 37.2% of students in the tested grades "did not meet," 23.5% "meets" and 11.2% "masters." The principal said math remains a pressing concern and that the campus has placed district curriculum specialists "Ludke, Henderson, Callahan, and Rasmussen" on-site five days a week for…
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