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Virginia Avenue presenter credits targeted supports and All in Virginia funds for strong math gains
Summary
A presenter at Virginia Avenue described using All in Virginia funds to expand small-group instruction, hire family and attendance liaisons, and run after-school recovery time; the presenter cited EVOS growth data and said seventh-grade math ranked first in Virginia.
A presenter at Virginia Avenue said targeted supports funded through "All in Virginia" were used to expand small-group instruction, hire a family liaison and an attendance liaison, and provide after-school recovery time — changes the presenter linked to strong test-score growth.
The presenter told attendees the school began the work before it was required, saying teachers "saw the need" and used that momentum to accelerate system change by investing in staff and practices. "This has really been a year after year system change and that really comes from ... investing in your people," the presenter said.
The presentation emphasized classroom-level supports: students are pulled into small groups during math blocks and the school added an "intervention elective" to provide tier 2 and tier 3 math support. The presenter said those small groups create a "family" atmosphere where "kids start to understand that we're a safe place to do math and make mistakes and learn from our mistakes." According to the presenter, many students have "exited the program this year" because of higher test scores in class and improved confidence.
On staffing and attendance, the presenter said All in Virginia funds were used to hire a family liaison and an attendance liaison for the division; the attendance liaison connects with families when students hit an attendance threshold to promote school participation. The presenter also described after-school recovery sessions — "an hour and a half or two hours, sometimes even on a Saturday" — to help students make up absences, plus monthly perfect-attendance events to incentivize regular attendance. The transcript does not specify dollar amounts or the exact hiring dates for those positions.
The presenter cited assessment results described as "EVOS data," reporting growth measures "two standard deviations above the average for Virginia." The presenter said seventh-grade math was "literally number one in Virginia," and that eighth- and fourth-grade math were in the top 15 of divisions statewide; reading scores were described as mostly "green or blue." These claims come from the presenter’s remarks in the transcript and were not independently verified in the record.
No formal motions or policy votes were recorded in the transcript. The presenter framed the developments as programmatic changes and outcomes tied to targeted supports and available funding; the record does not include implementation timelines, funding amounts, or external approvals.
