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Carpinteria Middle School leaders cite rising D/F rates and outline 'push-in' support model
Summary
CMS administrators told the board that D/F rates rose markedly this year, particularly among sixth graders, and described a 'push-in' model (special-education teachers joining general-education classes) plus tutoring and PLC work as the primary response; board members pressed for disaggregated data and classroom-level follow-up.
Carpinteria Middle School administrators reported a sharp rise in D and F grades this school year and urged focused instructional support and calibration across departments to reverse the trend.
Dr. Persoon, who presented the CMS analysis to the board on March 10, said D/F rates rose from approximately 10% to 17% in sixth grade and to higher rates in other cohorts, and that "some teachers now have as much as 40% of students with D's and F's," a figure Dr. Persoon characterized as evidence of students not engaging with instruction. She said the school's strategy centers on a "push-in" inclusion model in which credentialed special-education teachers…
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