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Colonial School District highlights math pilot showing student gains, plans K— rollout
Summary
District leaders presented results from an elementary pilot of Amplify Desmos Math showing mid-year gains at participating schools, described teacher training and fluency practice features, and said the program will be expanded to K— next year after a trial year.
Dr. Langkor, the district's leadership and learning presenter for mathematics, told the Colonial School Board on April 8 that the district piloted Amplify Desmos Math across all eight elementary schools and reported promising mid-year gains in participating classrooms. She said pilot schools saw notable increases from last year's end-of-year benchmarks, citing one school, Newcastle, as roughly 31% higher at mid-year on the measures the district tracks.
The presentation described how Amplify's digital lessons engage students through inquiry-based activities and partner…
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