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Windermere principal credits DRI, CHAMPS and new student advisory with early-grade reading gains
Summary
Windermere Boulevard Elementary administrators reported early positive shifts in kindergarten and first-grade reading risk categories after implementing differentiated reading instruction (DRI), rollout of CHAMPS classroom management and student-voice initiatives including an AP advisory and a student newspaper.
Marcy Pascual, building principal at Windermere Boulevard Elementary, told the Amherst Central School District board that the school’s expanded differentiated reading instruction and classroom-management work are starting to show measurable improvements.
Pascual said Windermere introduced a push-in tier 2 model called differentiated reading instruction (DRI) for kindergarten and first grade and used a master-schedule change to concentrate the school’s reading experts where they were needed most. "We started the year off with the story of the coffee bean...with any change comes challenge," she said, describing staff work to reframe practice and support implementation.
Pascual presented FastBridge screening comparisons showing kindergarten students scoring in the high-to-some-risk category fell from 41% to 35% year over year, while the low-to-no-risk group rose from 59% to 65%. For first grade, the high-to-some-risk share…
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