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Fort Atkinson District Cites Growth-Focused Strategy for 8-Point Jump on State Report Cards
Summary
A media segment reports the Fort Atkinson School District’s overall state report-card score rose 8 points over five years; the host attributes the gains to a four-part '1 Ford Advantage' plan focused on growth, teacher investment, aligned systems and social-emotional learning.
Unidentified Speaker (host) said the Fort Atkinson School District’s overall score on state report cards rose by eight points over the past five years, a change the segment described as propelling the district to No. 1 in Jefferson County and fourth among 17 similar districts. The host also said four Fort Atkinson schools earned the state’s highest rating, “significantly exceeds expectations.”
The segment framed the district’s improvement around a single guiding principle: “make sure that for every year a student spends in school, they get a full year’s worth of academic growth,” a phrase the host called the district’s “North Star.” The host said the district emphasizes growth…
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