We had an inspiring visit to @SeafordBluejays, a district whose remarkable outcomes with @BookwormsRW have become a noted case study in rapid literacy improvement: https://www.cresp.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/R19-001.3-Bookworms-Seaford-Case-Study-Report.pdf

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We’ll share our #KnowledgeMatters School Tour stories in this thread!

. @CarvajalHageman shares the @SeafordBluejays story in brief:

They were the bottom district in Delaware for literacy outcomes, close to state takeover.

Today, a number of grades/cohort LEAD the state in student outcomes, including their English learners!

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. @CarvajalHageman continues with José’s story here.

These rapid acceleration stories for English learners have become common in @SeafordBluejays, a district with close to 20% English learners, since adopting high-quality curriculum.

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. @SeafordBluejays Superintendent Corey Miklus adds additional context:

Students arrive in K with worrisome early reading screening data, but by grade 3, they top the state.

Districtwide, Seaford has ~46% low-income students.

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Here’s the NCES info for Seaford Central, the school we visited.

TY to @PrincipalNeubs for hosting us with such a warm welcome!

We’re excited to share your fantastic work.

(Keep watching this thread for more stories later today!)

https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Sussex&State=10&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=100153000155