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Newberry Elementary set three 'lofty' goals to address below‑average rating; tutoring vendor to provide in-school virtual support
Summary
District staff presented a required improvement plan for Newberry Elementary with equity, math and ELA goals aiming to raise growth metrics substantially; a state-funded Varsity Tutors program will provide live virtual small-group instruction during enrichment.
The board reviewed a required school-improvement plan for Newberry Elementary after the school received a below-average rating. A presenter (Speaker 9) said the plan must include three goals: an equity goal to reduce the performance gap between students in poverty and their peers from 13.4 points below to 10 points or fewer by the end of the school year; a math goal and an English-language-arts goal focused on students in the bottom…
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