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North Star Elementary principal reports reading gains, sensory supports and cohort strategy
Summary
Principal Dan Schmidt told the board North Star, a neighborhood school of just under 500 students, is using multi‑age studios, sensory rooms and targeted interventions; an early cohort showed reading meeting‑standards rising from about 38% to 70%.
Dan Schmidt, principal of North Star Elementary, updated the School Board of Independent School District 624 on the school’s design, supports and early assessment results. "We are truly a neighborhood school," Schmidt said, describing the multi‑studio design, breakout rooms and embedded sensory spaces that staff use to support students’ learning and regulation.
Schmidt reported the school serves just under 500 students, with 26% students of color, about 24% of students on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and roughly 11%…
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