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Eastern York sees ELA proficiency drop; trustees push targeted interventions and early-childhood expansion
Summary
District ELA proficiency fell from 56% to 48% with the largest drops in grades 4 and 8 and pronounced declines in certain cohorts; administrators proposed evidence-based programs, tiered interventions (READ 180), professional development and consideration of expanded pre-K as long-term strategy.
District curriculum leaders told the board that Eastern York’s statewide assessment results showed an 8-point districtwide decline in English language arts (56% to 48%) that mirrored a statewide drop. Administrators singled out the largest local declines in grades 4 and 8 and identified a specific cohort at Crites Creek/Candadale with concentrated needs: that cohort has higher-than-average rates of economically disadvantaged…
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