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Jefferson Elementary principal presents reading gains, sets proficiency goals for students in poverty
Summary
Jefferson Elementary Principal Kelsey told the Pullman School Board that literacy benchmarks are improving districtwide, citing first‑grade fluency benchmarks and year‑to‑date proficiency gains among students living in poverty and setting end‑of‑year targets for ELA and math.
Kelsey, principal of Jefferson Elementary, told the Pullman School District board that recent reading and assessment data show notable gains for early‑grade students and for students living in poverty. She said first‑grade fluency is measured against a 39‑words‑per‑minute benchmark and offered classroom examples of students who have moved from nonfluent to increasingly fluent readers.
“We want our first graders to see themselves as readers,” Kelsey said, and she tied the classroom work to…
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