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Hiawatha elementary showcases gains and honors teachers as district sets calendar
Summary
Hiawatha principal Jody Meyer presented assessment gains and school goals, highlighted ELA and math target increases and FastBridge growth in K–1, and the board recognized three teachers and several students for extracurricular-led successes. The board also reviewed a proposed 176-day elementary calendar.
Principal Jody Meyer presented the Hiawatha spotlight, describing the school's 2025–26 theme "just keep glowing," test-score improvements, and instructional strategies the school will pursue this year.
Meyer said the school achieved gains in ELA growth and ELL progress, reporting 19 students exited ACCESS last school year. She noted the school’s ELA proficiency goal is 48% for the coming assessment window, up from 43% in 2025, and said the math goal is 40% with a prior reported result around…
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