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Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center cites reading gains, AR growth and partnerships with Van Andel Institute
Summary
The STEM Innovation Center reported demographic breakdowns (about 167 students), improvements in middle-school reading (sixth and eighth grades), an increase in Accelerated Reader completions and continued project-based learning partnerships; presenters emphasized tiered intervention and student-led engagement.
A representative for the Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center briefed the board on middle-school outcomes and programming.
The presenter said the center enrolls about 167 students and shared a racial/ethnic breakdown and grade-level counts; they highlighted reading gains in sixth and eighth grade and acknowledged a seventh-grade dip they plan to study. The center reported an increase in Accelerated Reader completions since December (from about 300 to just under 400) and described project-based learning with partners including the Van Andel Institute. Math and ELA interventions include daily tier 2 instruction, PLCs, data conferences and a schedule structure that provides targeted pull-out support and a daily 'house' structure for community-building.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about whether gains were across cohorts or concentrated in specific classrooms; the presenter said the gains reflected targeted interventions and classroom-level differences that staff would continue to monitor.
