Newton County Board of Education Meeting
The Newton County Board of Education met on Oct. 29 for a combined work and regular session, discussing academic updates, assessment practices, and teacher workload concerns.
Tracy Blackburn, chief of leadership and learning, presented an academic update focused on improving the district's instructional core. According to Blackburn, improving student performance requires access to high-quality instructional resources, rigorous Tier 1 instruction, balanced assessments, standards-aligned interventions, and ongoing professional learning.
Assessment data is only as valuable as the action it inspires
This year, the district has heavily focused on the assessment component, which includes universal screeners, interim assessments, summative assessments, and formative assessments.
Author's summary: Education board discusses assessments and teacher workload.
More News
- Mintz Law Firm Sponsors Lakewood's Cider Days and Looks Ahead to 2026 Pond Hockey Tournament
- Could Melatonin Be Silently Harming Your Heart?
- West Bank: Settlers Burn Olive Trees, Destroy Water Lines
- How race-baiting against Zohran Mamdani continues an American political tradition
- Live updates: Early Yukon election results show some tight races, some comfortable leads for Yukon Party incumbent MLAs
- Live updates: Early Yukon election results show some tight races, some comfortable leads for Yukon Party incumbent MLAs
- Live updates: Poll results begin to arrive in 2025 Yukon elections