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District principals present school improvement plans with shared focus on attendance, MTSS and literacy
Summary
Principals from Thomas Paine, Urbana Middle School, Leo Elementary and other sites summarized 2024–25 results and laid out 2025–26 goals emphasizing reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening MTSS/behavior supports (CHAMPS/PBIS), boosting literacy and math proficiency, and targeted supports for students with disabilities and Black students.
District and school leaders used the study session to present 2024–25 results and to roll out school improvement (SIP) goals for 2025–26.
Thomas Paine principal Andrea Jackson said the school saw mid‑year growth on MAP benchmarks that fell back by May; she and assistant principal Melanie Furcham cited chronic absenteeism, staff turnover and inconsistent MTSS implementation as root causes and proposed coaching, co‑teaching and targeted interventions to address gaps. "We took a…
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