Crosby Elementary principal outlines reading and math gains, intervention plans
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Crosby Elementary Principal Miss Sickles reported enrollment and demographic figures, described curriculum and intervention efforts (CKLA fidelity, phonics, keyboarding), and cited cohort growth on New York State assessments (ELA proficiency rose from 34% in Grade 3 to 47.1% in Grade 4).
Miss Sickles, principal of Crosby Elementary School, told the Kingston City School District Board of Education that Crosby enrolls about 317 students and is a Title I school with roughly 53% of students classified as economically disadvantaged. She listed student supports and instructional priorities, saying the school is emphasizing fidelity to the CKLA literacy curriculum, daily basic-fact fluency practice in math, and keyboarding proficiency by third grade so students can access state computer-based assessments.
Sickles described targeted interventions using i-Ready diagnostics to place students in Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 supports and noted professional development including CKLA trainers, demo lessons, and planning sessions. She said staff formed task teams for math, reading, PBIS, SEL and attendance; the attendance effort is led by social worker Leanne Demias.
On state assessments, Sickles presented a cohort example: students who were third-graders in 2023–24 showed ELA proficiency of 34% and the same cohort later posted 47.1% proficiency on the fourth-grade exam, a reported 13.1 percentage-point cohort gain. For math the cohort’s proficiency was reported at about 53.19% in one year and 56.9% the next (a reported 3.71 percentage-point gain). Sickles said these gains reflect instructional work and help the school remain in good standing.
She closed by outlining family engagement plans (MAP/“family fun night,” a multilingual potluck, a May literacy celebration) and thanked staff and the Crosby PTO for a library donation of books.