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Lake Valley Elementary celebrates first A grade as principal credits targeted growth work
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Lake Valley Elementary earned its first A letter grade after strong growth scores and English learner gains, though academic proficiency remains below target; principal Dr. Gabaldon told the Humboldt Unified board staff will use professional learning communities and targeted instruction to increase proficiency.
Lake Valley Elementary celebrated its first A letter grade on Tuesday as school leaders told the Humboldt Unified School District board that focused growth — particularly among English learners and in math — drove the rating even while overall proficiency remains below the district 's targets.
"We only received 15.35 of 30 points possible for proficiency," Principal Dr. Gabaldon said, explaining the school left "a lot of points on the table" but earned near-maximum growth scores and…
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