HOWLAND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT I S S U E
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Teachers including, Mrs. Jaclyn Wise, left, and Mr. Sam Bellino, right, assisted students in grades 2-8 as they completed their diagnosic testing through Exact Path.
HOWLAND SCHOOLS TAKING THE 'EXACT PATH' TO EDUCATE STUDENTS Howland
Local
Schools
kicked
off
the
2019-2020
school
year
with
H O W L A N D S C H O O L S a
new
N E W S L E T T E R
program that’s aimed at tailoring student learning to each student’s individual academic goals. Exact Path by Edmentum combines diagnostic assessments with individualized learning pathways to promote growth among students in
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math, reading and English language arts.
Letter from the “Our teachers are always looking to improve their instruction and over the past
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few years, we have been using different workbooks to collect data and use for common assessments.
It was actually our English language arts team that
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reached out to Edmentum for additional information,” said Howland Middle School
Principal
overwhelming,
Stephen
and
Kovach.
finding
a
tool
“Data to
collection
help
us
make
in
education
data-driven
regarding our instruction will ultimately help with student growth.”
Cont. page 3.
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decisions Important Dates • P. 6