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Belton ISD reports academic gains, bond project progress and hears City of Temple neighborhood plan
Summary
At the March 30 meeting, the board heard an academic progress report showing gains in early numeracy and Algebra I mastery, a bond/capital update with multiple facility and HVAC projects and expected bond savings, and a City of Temple presentation on the Oak Hills neighborhood plan that includes pedestrian and park proposals near district schools.
Assistant Superintendent Gabby Nino reported benchmark assessment results that the district said show targeted growth and areas for continued work. Nino highlighted a 9% reduction in the number of students scoring at the lowest level in ELA, a 12% gain in fifth-grade writing at the highest level, and a 22% gain in Algebra I mastery for selected cohorts. "We saw a 22% gain in Algebra I mastery in both eighth grade and our high school students in Meets and Masters from the fall to spring," Nino said, and she emphasized calibration, spiraled standards and small-group interventions as…
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