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Board weighs single-site CAST model as district weighs equity, costs and assessments
Summary
District staff recommended analyzing a single-site CAST (accelerated math) model vs. keeping two satellite sites; the board discussed transportation costs (~$40,000/yr), start-up expenses (~$20,000), assessment choices including possible CogAT reinstatement (~$15,000/yr), and equity implications for Title I and other schools.
District staff briefed the Provo Board on options for the CAST accelerated-math pathway on Jan. 27, asking the board to decide whether to pursue a satellite-site model or embed CAST services at neighborhood elementary schools.
Judy Rose, director of elementary teaching and learning, said CAST has evolved into a district accelerated-math pathway and that a reset would not aim to convert it into a gifted-and-talented-only model. She outlined site considerations (classroom availability, the farthest-school distance to potential sites), program…
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