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District updates testing calendar and previews changes to school meals
Summary
Justin Hogue, the district director of testing and communications, briefed the Preston County Schools board on spring and summer testing windows and gave a detailed update on student meal participation, reimbursements and summer feeding plans, including potential impacts from pending state nutrition legislation.
Justin Hogue, the district’s director of testing and communications, told the Preston County Schools Board on Feb. 23 that the district’s spring testing calendar includes the Golden Horseshoe essay (online portion on March 17), NAEP visits in March, the ELPA21 window for English-learners to March 20, and a high-school SAT day set for April 14. He said principals and building coordinators will be trained before the March 13 professional-development day so teachers can schedule required writing windows and avoid delays in score reporting.
Hogue also provided a detailed update on school meals and child-nutrition finances. “We get about 60 to 70,000 visits per month, on average, to our Facebook account,” he said while describing…
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