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Roundabout Middle School presentation flags low state-test participation, outlines MTSS and new STEAM fair
Summary
Principal Soltis told the Beacon City School District board that Roundabout Middle School is expanding advanced offerings but faces low middle-school participation on state assessments; staff outlined MTSS referral counts, targeted interventions and a first annual STEAM fair on March 19.
Principal Soltis and assistant principals Amanda and Marissa presented to the Beacon City School District Board of Education on Jan. 12 about academic programs, testing participation and student supports at Roundabout Middle School.
Soltis led with enrollment and achievement figures, noting new capacity for advanced art and steady honors participation: "We opened a second section of advanced art this year, so we now have 27 students in that," she said, and reported honor-roll rates of roughly 60% for sixth grade, 49% for seventh and 43% for eighth for students maintaining honors across marking periods. She told the board the district remains below the state average in ELA and math, with particular concern about math achievement.
The presentation stressed participation as a major data problem. "We should…
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