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Oak Branch principal shows early gains from "Instructional Empowerment" program; monthly PAWS checks aim to boost student ownership
Summary
At a Wyoming County Board meeting held at Rogue Ranch, Oak Branch Principal Miss Lyons presented first-year results from Instructional Empowerment: monthly PAWS assessments, coaching cycles and a color-coded data board that administrators said has shifted students from 'red' to 'yellow' and raised classroom rigor.
The Wyoming County Board of Education heard a school presentation at Rogue Ranch from Miss Lyons, principal of Oak Branch Elementary and Middle School, who outlined a first-year rollout of the Instructional Empowerment program and related strategies to raise classroom rigor.
"We decided that we wanted to grow together, not just in student achievement, but as a family," Miss Lyons said, describing weekly 10-minute teacher check-ins, peer coaching and a coaching board that charts teacher progress. She said the school has conducted 44…
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