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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 30-November 1, 2019 A-3 The Park Record County Seat COUNTY EDITOR: ALEXANDER CRAMER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Countynews@parkrecord.com North Summit Elementary readers are the best in state S T O P BY O U R S P O O K TAC U L A R H A L L OW E E N PA R T Y O C T O B E R 3 1 ST 3 : 0 0 - 6 : 3 0 P M 890 MAIN STREET - BOTTOM OF MAIN STREET At Engel & Völkers, our mission is to help you enjoy this season and the best of life, always. This Halloween I’d be happy to discuss with you how my real estate expertise can help alleviate any fears. M I C H A E L H AT Z G L O B A L R E A L E S TAT E A D V I S O R +1 4 3 5 9 0 1 - 0 7 2 1 • w w w . M i c h a e l H a t z . R E A LT O R Look for me online at PropertyShopParkCity FaceBook ©2019 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principals of the Fair Housing Act. If your property is currently represented by a real estate broker, this is not an attempt to solicit your listing. COURTESY OF THE NORTH SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT Carrie Ovard teaches North Summit Elementary students reading skills. The school recently achieved the highest reading marks in the state of any public school. Nearly 90% hit benchmark, tops for public schools ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record Students at North Summit Elementary School were recently recognized as being the best in the state at advancing their reading skills. According to a statewide assessment given to all Utah schoolchildren from kindergarten to third grade, North Summit students hit their reading benchmarks at an 87% clip — the highest for any public school and the third-highest overall. That’s up from 62% the year before, a jump of 25 percentage points when a move of even 3% is hard to achieve, said Julie Marsh, the district’s assessment director and instructional coach. “At first, when the data started coming in at the end of the year, I couldn’t believe where it was,” Marsh said. “Adrenaline shoots through your body. Everybody was just — just the feelings that went through (us.) They were excited.” The metric measures how well students achieve the goals that are established for their reading progress after being tested at the beginning of the year. The goals are based on national averages, and the tests themselves are specialized enough to point out specific areas where kids need help. At North Summit, students are divided up into smaller groups to work on the skills they need to learn for an hour a day, four days a week. The sessions are split into two half-hour chunks, with the first half dedicated to phonics and the second to reading comprehension. They’re led by teachers and paraprofessionals. Marsh said the district uses a program called Really Great Reading to hone in on the specific areas each child needs to approve and the small groups are dedicated to those specific skills. She attributes the program’s success to buy-in from teachers and staff, and especially to the work put in by the paraprofessionals who help lead some of the smaller groups. Instagram Marsh described rigorous training sessions that teach paraprofessionals how to administer a test and how to score it, with feedback coming if scoring differentiates from the correct answers. “Teachers and administrators know the hard work that the paraprofessionals provide and make sure regular training is provided to help them understand exactly how and what needs to be taught,” Marsh said. Kids are tested three times a year and the small groups are changed based on their progress. The tests last one or two minutes and are taken on an iPad. Marsh has been the full-time instructional coach and assessment director for two years now, and she said the district’s hiring of the position shows the importance it puts on improving reading scores. She said that focus was evident in the recent results. “We’re actually closing our gaps so kids can read and phonetically understand, which in turn changes their life,” Marsh said. “Maybe a kid who can barely get through high school, who works on these skills ... a kid now might have another choice in life.” PUBLIC NOTICE OF 2019 PARK CITY MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION DROP BOX LOCATIONS ESTATE SALE SILVER SPRINGS ESTATE SALE THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, NOVEMBER 1, 2 9AM-3PM BEAUTIFUL ORIENTAL HUTCH, ROBERT COOK ORIGINAL OIL (RICH HAINES GALLERY), BEN STIELOW METAL TREE SCULPTURE, AREA RUGS, ORIGINAL WATER COLORS, CONTEMPORARY TAN FABRIC SOFA, LAZBOY SUEDE LOVESEAT, ETHAN ALLEN ACCENT FURNITURE, WOOD 1960’S DINING TABLE AND CHAIRS, LEXINGTON BUFFET, FLOOR AND TABLE LAMPS, CHINA, BREAKFAST PEDESTAL TABLE WITH FOUR LADDER BACK CHAIRS, ETHAN ALLEN CLUB CHAIR AND OTTOMAN, PATIO TABLE AND CHAIRS, TWO TWIN BEDS, SEWING CABINET, 1960’S HIGH BACK CHINA CABINET, MAPLE WRITING DESK, VICTORIAN PARLOR ROCKER, DREXEL BEDROOM FURNITURE, WALL MIRRORS, QUEEN UPHOLSTERED HEADBOARD AND MATTRESS, KITCHEN AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS!!! 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