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Assistant Superintendent Turner presents curriculum audit citing low algebra proficiency, calls for immediate professional learning
Summary
At a March 18 workshop, Assistant Superintendent Jessica Turner reviewed a DC BOCES K–12 curriculum audit that found heavy reliance on low-level recall instruction and low algebra proficiency (11%). The district will prioritize professional learning, curricular alignment and pilots this spring and next year.
At a March 18 Poughkeepsie City School District workshop, Assistant Superintendent Jessica Turner presented a K–12 curriculum audit by DC BOCES that examined 15 courses across written, observed and perceived curriculum. The auditors conducted 44 classroom observations, 24 teacher interviews and surveys of teachers and students. Turner said the review found a heavy concentration of classroom actions at low cognitive levels and that just 7 of the 15 reviewed courses included all 10 essential components the auditors used.
"When you look at our algebra, for example, right now we have 11 percent of our students who take that exam who are proficient," Turner said, citing the audit's…
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