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Superintendent outlines literacy gains, staff pay raises and facility upgrades at Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp address
Summary
The superintendent told the Rotary Club that the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp has seen a 10-point rise in iRead scores to 83.6%, negotiated wage increases across employee groups, and is investing in facility upgrades and programs including expanded pre-K and a new virtual academy.
The superintendent of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp told the Rotary Club that the district has made measurable progress on early literacy, invested in staff, and is moving forward on multiple facility and program upgrades.
"Excellence and opportunity live here," the superintendent said, framing the district's work around raising student outcomes while expanding access. She said the district serves about 21,000 students across 40 schools with roughly 3,400 employees and called those data points a responsibility as well as a strength.
Why it matters: the superintendent emphasized literacy as foundational and cited a 10-point increase in iRead results to 83.6% as evidence that the district's emphasis on the science of reading is yielding results. "Third-grade reading proficiency is the single best predictor of high school graduation," she…
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