Westport K–5 Elementary School—Missouri Driving Personalized Math Instruction in a Title I Focus School SUCCESS STORY | TITLE I CHALLENGE Overcome economic disadvantages to close achievement gaps and change outcomes. Westport Elementary is identified as a “Focus” school, which means it’s ranked among the lowest performing 6–15 percent of Title I schools in the state, as determined by the Missouri state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. Furthermore, Westport Elementary is considered a high poverty school due to having close to 90 percent of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). SOLUTION In 2015, the Springfield District made DreamBox part of their personalized learning initiative, and teachers at Westport Elementary embraced the

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