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Board approves Newberry Middle School turnaround plan with targets for growth and multilingual learners
Summary
The board approved Newberry Middle School—s turnaround plan, which sets numeric goals for student progress and achievement and expands supports for multilingual learners, including a 52-student ML Academy and a timeline for state submission.
Newberry Middle School—s turnaround plan received board approval on Dec. 16 after a presentation by school leadership and district staff. The plan centers on three measurement buckets used in the state school report card: student progress (target raised from 13.13 to 14.74), academic achievement (aim to increase the share meeting/exceeding on SC Ready math from 14% to 30%) and multilingual-learner progress (target from 2.11 to 3.16).
School leaders described interventions such as extended after-school programming integrated with the ML Academy (currently enrolling 52 students), common planning for teachers, use of the Elevation platform, and targeted work by math departments to align in-school and after-school instruction.
Administrators outlined a timeline that included board submission on Dec. 16, state submission by Jan. 30, and progress updates at 30-, 60- and 90-day windows after state approval.
The board moved to accept the plan and approved it by voice vote. Administrators will return with periodic progress reports and data on the specific targets identified in the plan.
