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District highlights Visible Learning push as three schools pursue global awards

Spartanburg District 2 School Board · March 11, 2026
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Summary

District officials gave a detailed presentation on Visible Learning research (John Hattie) and said Cooley Springs, Chesney Middle and Chesney High are pursuing Visible Learning Awards after districtwide work on teacher clarity, feedback and collective efficacy.

District instructional leadership presented an overview of the Visible Learning framework and the district’s effort to embed evidence‑based instructional practices across schools.

Dr. Hinton told the board that Visible Learning synthesizes hundreds of meta‑analyses on what affects student learning and cited the 0.4 effect‑size benchmark…

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