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Portage middle-school leaders show mixed NWEA results, outline WIN remediation and curriculum tweaks

Portage Township Schools Board · October 29, 2024
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Middle-school instructional leaders told the board that math showed measurable spring-to-fall gains while reading remains challenged after summer learning loss; the district emphasized targeted WIN time, PLCs, curriculum mapping and special-education supports to improve outcomes.

Portage Township Schools instructional leaders presented data on student performance and the district’s instructional response, telling the board that NWEA and local checkpoints are guiding targeted groups and interventions.

"NWEA drives everything we do and now the checkpoints are driving everything we do," one presenter said, explaining that checkpoint data, grouping and targeted resources inform daily instruction. Presenters reported math growth from spring to fall — an 11 percentage-point improvement in one summary of cohort…

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