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Elementary principals detail school-improvement plans, highlight data-driven classroom changes
Summary
K–4 principals told the Educational Affairs Committee about school-level continuous improvement plans focused on consistent curriculum maps, small-group instruction, SEL routines and targeted interventions; one principal said morning meetings rose from under 30% to near 100% adoption in six weeks.
Cheltenham School District principals on Oct. 15 presented school-by-school continuous improvement plans aimed at improving K–4 outcomes through data-driven instruction, consistent curriculum maps and social-emotional learning supports.
Dr. Riley (district data lead) set the accountability context, noting Pennsylvania interim targets (example figures given: ELA 71.5%, math 57.6%, science 74.2) and changes in science assessment windows tied to new state standards. "For this current school year, the interim targets, from the state across the state for ELA, 71 and a half percent is the pass rate," he said, and cautioned that science-assessment alignment is…
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