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District cites ROI results to cut one contract and consider midyear expansion of tutoring pilot
Summary
SCCPSS officials reported ROI reviews leading to a proposed reduction of the Studies Weekly contract and early Ignite tutoring results that nearly doubled reading mastery for participating students, prompting consideration of a midyear increase costing $200,000–$1,000,000 depending on scale.
District ROI staff told the finance committee that program evaluation has begun to influence procurement and midyear funding decisions.
As one example, staff said the Studies Weekly literacy contract showed misalignment with Georgia standards for science and inconsistent Lexile levels across grades; after teacher feedback and implementation review they proposed removing the science component and changing the purchasing model to reduce scope. Staff stated the contract will be reduced "from $900,000 to…
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