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Creswell Middle School principal reports gains in literacy interventions and raises concerns after student health survey
Summary
The Creswell Middle School presenter reported measurable growth in targeted reading and math interventions but highlighted concerning health-survey results: 6% of sixth-graders and 8.3% of eighth-graders said they had considered attempting suicide; bullying and vaping rates also rose with grade level. The school outlined counselors, external partnerships and targeted groups to respond.
Julie, presenting to the Creswell School District 40 board, reviewed state assessment and interim I-Ready results and described steps the middle school is taking to address student learning and well-being.
Julie said the district hired a 0.5 FTE reading intervention teacher to work with small groups of students who score below the 20th percentile on I-Ready; she reported about 25–30 middle-school students receive those targeted reading services. On a sample cohort receiving a new math intervention (Number Worlds combined with supplemental materials), Julie said 10 of 11 students showed benchmark growth and seven made more than a year's worth of growth in half a…
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