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Middle-school learning-support team recommends VMATH adoption after yearlong pilot
Summary
Three learning-support teachers recommended adopting the VMATH special-education math curriculum at the middle school after a yearlong pilot that staff said produced early growth on benchmark assessments; the board will consider the recommendation at its April meeting and the district budget includes about $4,500 for initial materials and licenses.
Three Salisbury Township School District learning-support teachers recommended adopting VMATH as the middle school special-education math curriculum after a yearlong pilot, saying the program better matches students’ instructional levels and provides built-in assessments to track growth.
Carly, a fifth-grade learning-support teacher, Ally (seventh–eighth grade learning support), and Beth Knights (sixth-grade learning support) presented the pilot at the March 11 curriculum and technology meeting and described core features that they said make VMATH well-suited for learners who receive specialized instruction. The presenters highlighted teacher materials with scripted lessons, color-coded student…
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