CASE STUDY Billie Martinez Elementary School Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6, CO Priority Improvement school makes reading proficiency a key element of its turnaround plan Challenge As a Priority Improvement school, a critical area of focus for Billie Martinez Elementary School was the improvement of student literacy outcomes. With 98% of its students eligible for free and reduced lunch rates, and 85% of pupils speaking a language other than English while at home, the school needed instructional tools that would support teachers in identifying and addressing the wide- ranging literacy needs of their students. “We never had a true picture of our students’ literacy skill gaps,” comments Alison Ferguson, assistant principal. “Our students come to us with a huge d

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