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Northern Lehigh reports midyear assessment gains; principals point to targeted interventions
Summary
Principals and administrators presented middle‑of‑year DIBELS and IXL snapshots showing measurable midyear gains across elementary, middle and high school benchmarks; staff described targeted interventions and department action plans to close remaining gaps.
Peters Elementary Principal Schneiderite told the Northern Lehigh School District board that kindergarten literacy results improved substantially between the beginning and middle of the year, and teachers are using classroom-level data to plan targeted interventions.
"The percentage of students that were below or far below benchmark went from 74 percent to 38 percent," Principal Schneiderite said, describing the midyear DIBELS snapshot and the classroom work that followed an Act 80 professional day. She also summarized IXL math results for kindergarten through second grade and said the school has seen a shift toward more students at or above benchmark.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Stonkiewicz said the district's midyear presentations were designed to show progress made since October and to guide next…
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