The Decatur School Board held a retreat Nov. 28 with new Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. Along with best practices and budgeting, the board discussed student performance data and how to allocate school resources based on that data, including hiring and retaining teachers.
The board heard a presentation on Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) data from Chief of School Performance Karen Newton-Scott.
Newton-Scott said that the data provided answers to previous questions asked by the district about how students perform based on socioeconomic status, disability status, and feeder patterns.
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