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Abington School District presents Future Ready PA Index: district above state averages but ELA dip and subgroup gaps draw attention
Summary
District leaders told the board Dec. 9 that Abington exceeded state averages in several measures but saw a roughly 4% decline in ELA this year and persistent gaps for Black students, students with IEPs and English learners; administrators outlined targeted interventions and family supports.
Stephanie Viola, the district’s Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning, and Laura Nama, Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, presented the Abington School District’s results on the Future Ready PA Index and described both strengths and areas that need attention.
Viola said the index is a “comprehensive and public facing dashboard” used to track proficiency and growth and noted that while “all schools exceeded the state average,” several did not meet interim targets and the district recorded “about a 4% decline” in English language arts compared with the prior year. Nama added that in math “all nine schools in Abington School…
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