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North Marion leaders report K–5 instructional gains, emphasize literacy coaching and collaborative teams
Summary
District leaders told the board they are implementing Danielson-aligned walkthroughs, monthly coaching and high-dosage tutoring tied to an early-literacy grant; staff said testing shows comprehension and vocabulary needs and that a literacy coach from the Oregon Demonstration Network is supporting K–12 alignment.
The superintendent brought principals from the primary and intermediate schools to the board meeting to report progress on K–5 instruction and early-literacy work. The principals said the district is using the Danielson framework with new walkthrough forms and rubrics and is conducting three formal observations per year, one each trimester, focused on specific Danielson domains.
The primary school principal said the building completed a second round of math and reading tests and flagged vocabulary and comprehension as priorities based on that data. "We are prioritizing student language and vocabulary…
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