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Ridgeview principal credits PLCs, inclusion changes for gains among students with disabilities
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Ridgeview Elementary Principal Christopher Whitehurst told the Yakima School District board that data-driven PLC work and inclusionary practices have improved outcomes; he said the school aims to raise the share of students with disabilities showing substantial growth to 45 percent and described schedules and interventions implemented to reach the goal.
Christopher Whitehurst, principal of Ridgeview Elementary, told the Yakima School District board on March 2 that targeted professional learning-community work and inclusionary classroom practices are driving measurable gains for students with disabilities. "Our work has been firmly grounded in data-driven decision making and aligned with the district's commitment to the PLC framework," Whitehurst said.
Whitehurst said preliminary Washington School Improvement Framework (WISF) data the district has received show improvement across subgroups after the school adopted a more coherent math instructional model and expanded PLC practices. He said…
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