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Kelly Elementary tells Grand Forks school board: new sensory room, PBIS and data-driven supports are driving gains
Summary
Kelly Elementary staff told the Grand Forks school board they have added two special‑education classrooms and a PTO‑funded sensory room, shifted interventions after ESSER funding ended, and set multi‑year goals in ELA and math while reporting measurable subgroup gains on STAR assessments.
At a Grand Forks Public Schools board meeting, presenters from Kelly Elementary described recent facility and program changes they say are supporting student growth, including two new special‑education classrooms located centrally in the building and a sensory room funded by the parent‑teacher organization.
Presenter (Kelly Elementary) told the board the school enrolls 472 students and outlined its demographics: "83% white students, 3% Asian, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Native American," and that 12% of students are on IEPs. The presenter said the school used ESSER dollars plus district funds to reconfigure space and add two autism classrooms (a K–2 setting and a 3–5 setting) so those services are now a hub in the center of the building.
School staff described instructional priorities and targets. The school has set an English‑language-arts goal to increase proficiency from 63% in 2022–23 to 72% by Sept. 2028 using NDSA measures, and a math goal with the same 72% target. "We are starting off with a high percentage of students who are…
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