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Johnny Appleseed principals outline enrollment, programs and 2025'027 improvement goals
Summary
Principal Bevon Tapley and Assistant Principal Katie Jingrass told the Leominster School Committee that Johnny Appleseed Elementary enrolls about 685 K'5 students and is pursuing a 2025'027 school-improvement plan focused on purposeful student engagement, academic growth via data cycles, social-emotional learning and a 25% rise in family engagement.
At the March 2 Leominster School Committee meeting, Johnny Appleseed Elementary Principal Bevon Tapley and Assistant Principal Katie Jingrass gave a detailed school overview, citing enrollment, programing, recent building work and a set of school-improvement goals for 2025'027.
The presentation said Johnny Appleseed currently enrolls about 685 students across kindergarten through fifth grade, with kindergarten at roughly 95 students and fourth grade near 125. School leaders described a student population that includes about 23% in special education programs, 17% English learners and 5% of students on Section 504 plans. Tapley and Jingrass said the school uses Wonders and Foundations for ELA, Illustrative Math for math and Mystery Science for science instruction.
"We will implement purposeful…
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