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Dyer Elementary reports state score of 81.8 and sets targets to lift ELA and math proficiency
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Dyer Elementary staff told the Burlington Area School District board the school earned a state report card score of 81.8 (exceeds expectations), reported enrollment and student-demographic figures, and outlined goals and interventions to raise ELA and math proficiency and strengthen family engagement.
Principal Rebecca Benedict and Dyer Elementary staff presented a school scorecard to the Burlington Area School District board on March 9, reporting strong outcomes and specific improvement goals.
Rebecca Benedict told the board, "Dyer earned a state report card score of 81.8, placing us in the exceeds expectations category," and credited staff collaboration and in-class interventions. The presentation noted an enrollment of 195 students and an attendance rate of 98.3%.
Special education teacher Lori Faber provided demographic context: approximately 39.2% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch and 27.8% receive special education services. Faber said these data points frame the schools focus on layered academic and behavioral supports to ensure student success.
The school outlined measurable goals and action steps: raise ELA proficiency for grades 3 and 4 from 55% to 60% and increase math proficiency from 62.9% to 68%. To reach those targets staff described classroom- and school-level strategies including iReady practice, targeted tier-2 supports during boost time, weekly common planning time for grade-level teams, and use of assessment data (iReady and FastBridge) to monitor progress.
Second-grade teacher Amy Murray and 4K teacher Emily Battisti highlighted student-experience and family-engagement work: Murray said the current student-experience score for "I like going to my school each day" is 3.24 with a goal of 3.44, and Battisti described ongoing family-involvement events and communication via ParentSquare.
The presentation also described extracurricular and experiential learning opportunities — including Gateway Technical College partnerships, a nursing assistant program, arts workshops, competitive academic teams and new student clubs — as part of the schools work to deepen student belonging and career-connected learning.
The board asked no substantive questions and thanked the Dyer staff for their report.
