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Lynch Elementary showcases teacher coaching model as kindergarteners hit reading goals
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Lynch Elementary teachers and students demonstrated a coaching‑based professional learning model that the school says led to 80% of one kindergarten class mastering letter and sound identification by the first marking period; board members praised the approach and staff described plans to scale short‑term, measurable goals across grades.
Lynch Elementary teachers presented the school’s professional learning community (PLC) and cognitive coaching approach to the Lapeer Community School Board on Tuesday, showing how weekly coaching, observation and short‑term targets translate to classroom gains. Principal Anita Lawrence introduced kindergarten teachers Lindsay Taylor and Megan Orange, who described a “teach first, plan second” approach in which new teachers observe veteran coaches and then design lessons…
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