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Lincoln Middle School outlines plan to reduce absenteeism and boost test performance
Summary
Lincoln Middle School principal Quashanda Nicholson presented a 2026 improvement plan after a 2025 'intensive' designation, targeting chronic absenteeism reduction (51.5% to 45%) and raising top-quintile NWEA math and reading results with PBIS, added instructional minutes, and targeted interventions.
Quashanda Nicholson, principal of Lincoln Middle School, told the East St. Louis School District 189 Board on Dec. 16 that the school received a 2025 designation of "intensive" and laid out goals and strategies aimed at returning the school to higher designations.
"This year in 2025, we did receive a designation of intensive," Nicholson said, then outlined three areas of focus for school improvement:…
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