Fanwood Life Magazine Edition 4 | Page 15

Jennifer Principal's Labriola-Megee Corner Director of Academics Academic Department 2018-2019 A Year of Partnerships  and Amazing Results! tremendous results that came from our own Performance Highlights students in grades 3 through 12+, who have Gains in Lexiles for students completing 2 activities per shown improvement in their literacy skills, week- 38L gain for all students!  I am genuinely proud to share the and overall growth academically. (A Lexile measure represents a text's complexity  level on the Lexile scale.) 44% of participating students achieved more than 50L A total of 2,918 Achieve3000 NY growth. customized lessons were completed by our students, and those lessons aligned with the Two classes indicated more than 90L class growth. NYS learning standards, State assessments, and Regents examinations. 28% of our students in grades 3 through 12+ exceeded the expected growth in reading. Over 10,000 lessons are available at New York School for the Deaf for independent summer reading. Hence, reading is valued at Fanwood, and students are encouraged to 46% of our students logged in after school, on weekends, or during holidays and break for a total of 439 logins outside of regular school hours. become life-long reading enthusiasts! FANWOOD + ACHIEVE3000 = SUCCESS! Our students participated in the Achieve3000 Career Center and made their own career choices. The top 3 career choices are: Video Game Designer (1300L goal), Actor (1130L goal), and Police Officer (1300L goal). Achieve3000 and New York School for the Deaf partnered to accelerate literacy growth! All students were provided access to grade-appropriate content that was automatically differentiated to their individual Lexile levels. This created a 24/7 learning environment. The results speak for themselves! 14