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District updates math instruction and construction plans; teachers and students report progress
Summary
Administrators briefed the board on Number Worlds (special-education math), the Reveal k–12 math adoption and coaching, and provided construction timelines for Franklin Field and the Miller project.
Marshalltown Community School District leaders used the Nov. 11 board meeting to report progress on math instruction and two major building projects.
Special-education staff described Number Worlds, a research-based intervention that targets number sense for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students. Lisa Pagler, the preschool–six special-education instructional coach, said Number Worlds includes hands-on games, digital building-blocks supports and diagnostic assessments that teachers use to target gaps. "It's explicitly and systematically taught," Pagler said, adding that the program connects IEP goals to lesson levels and provides diagnostic starting points for…
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