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Glenham principal outlines programs, supports and midyear benchmarks to Beacon board
Summary
Glenham Elementary Principal Cassandra Orser told the Beacon City School District board on Feb. 19 that the school enrolls about 430 students, is expanding curricular supports (HMH, Foundations, Science21, I-Ready), reported early benchmark proficiency figures and described plans for added AIS and tiered supports.
Cassandra Orser, building principal at Glenham Elementary, told the Beacon City School District Board of Education on Feb. 19 that Glenham enrolls about 430 students and is emphasizing both curriculum and social-emotional supports as it moves through midyear benchmarking.
Orser described classroom programs in place — HMH in upper elementary expanded into kindergarten through second grade, Foundations pushed into third grade, Science21, Ready Math and I-Ready — and said the school uses Responsive Classroom practices including morning meetings, a quiet time after lunch and closing circles. "We actually do," Orser said of school culture; "we have so much fun here," she added as she…
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