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Wyoming Valley West principals report gains under Title I program; district seeks broader access to data
Summary
District principals presented Title I strategies and school-level results showing modest upward trends: Dana Street reported a 4-point gain in reading and math benchmark rates; State Street and Chester Street reported similar improvements. The board asked staff to post the presentation packet online.
Mr. Singer, the district’s Title I coordinator, opened the presentation with an overview of a schoolwide Title I model that uses staggered benchmark tests and "win groups" to target interventions and avoid overlapping assessments.
“At the middle school we now have two reliable data points — an IXL benchmark and an earlier CDT — so we can better see student growth,” Mr. Singer said, describing the testing cadence the district adopted to reduce assessment burden.
Mister Hailey, presenting State Street’s data, said charts show fewer students in the "urgent intervention"…
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