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West Point board approves Summer Academy for struggling readers, greenlights elementary playground upgrade and routine items
Summary
The West Point School Board approved funding for an eight‑day Summer Academy focused on K–7 students on reading plans, heard details about a full playground replacement at West Point Elementary, and unanimously approved routine consent and action items including the Perkins and special education plans.
The West Point School Board moved through its agenda and approved funding for a new Summer Academy aimed at re‑engaging students who struggle with reading, while also hearing plans to replace the elementary school playground.
The presenter said the Summer Academy will target K–7 students with reading plans, run an eight‑day instructional window, and include differentiated supports for English‑learners and students with disabilities. "Currently, we have 94 students on our reading plan," the presenter said, adding that about 20 staff members will be deployed to the program and Mr. Mallister will serve as the summer academy administrator.
Board members heard that the Summer Academy is designed to combine targeted remediation with engaging, theme‑based activities (the division selected the book The…
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