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State data show gains across Amherst County; Central Elementary placed in federal 'comprehensive support'
Summary
Instruction staff told the board that two schools have exited federal identification while Central Elementary was identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), driven primarily by lower growth measures despite some gains in reading. The board discussed targeted supports and next steps.
Amherst County instruction leaders told the school board that new state data showed progress across the division, with Manalisen Middle School and Madison Heights Elementary removed from federal identification while Central Elementary was identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI).
Mister Neighbors, the division instructional lead, said the division’s internal calculations matched state results and singled out reading as the area that “pushed them over the edge” for the schools coming off the list. “Reading in particular…is what got us there,” he said,…
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