CASE STUDY Big Gains for Newport News (VA) Using a Systems- Thinking Approach to RTI by Nathan Levenson and Megan Roth Originally published in District Management Journal, v.20, Fall 2016 The results from the first year were significant: all 24 elementary schools improved in reading that year, some with as many as 21% more students reading at grade level. COPYRIGHT © 2016 DISTRICT MANAGEMENT GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. C A SE STUDY 1 THE DISTRIC T MANA GEMENT COUNCIL | dmc ouncil.org Big Gains for Newport News (VA) Using a Systems-Thinking Approach to RTI I n 2011-12, the state of Virginia began phasing in more rigorous state tests and standards that yielded troubling results for Newport News Public Schools (NNPS). The new math Standards of Learning (SOL) state test, rolled

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