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Leominster principals and curriculum team cite attendance gains, writing improvements and rising AP enrollment
Summary
Principals from Samoset and Fallbrook highlighted improved attendance, gains in MCAS-related writing and expanded instructional programs; curriculum staff compared course grades to MCAS results and said AP and Algebra I access are increasing across the district.
Leominster school leaders used Monday’s school committee meeting to highlight classroom gains and outline next steps for curriculum and student supports.
Mark Trainer, principal at Samoset, told the committee that the school reopened classrooms after preschool relocated and added instructional spaces, a full-time health teacher classroom and a new ISS academic tutor aimed at reducing lost instructional time. Trainer said a schoolwide writing initiative raised MCAS-related writing performance from 42% to 45% across the school and that eighth grade writing increased…
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