Secretary Jenner Visits South Central Schools to Celebrate IREAD-3 Results

Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana’s Secretary of Education, recently visited South Central Schools to celebrate outstanding achievement on the state’s third-grade reading test (IREAD-3). Across the state, nearly one in five Hoosier students are not reading proficiently by the end of third grade. But South Central’s students are achieving exceptional results. In 2023, 96.6% of students at South Central Elementary passed IREAD-3!

Since 2021, SkyBound Education has had the privilege to support South Central Schools and five other Indiana districts as they’ve participated in a strategic planning consortium focused on making the most of federal pandemic-relief funds. As part of this process, South Central drafted, revised, and published a strategic plan with several goals, including a commitment to “[preparing] students to access rigorous, authentic high school pathways by ensuring that students in grades K-8 exceed average passing rates on local, state, and national assessments.” Recent results suggest the South Central team is well on their way to achieving their goals!

To learn more about Secretary Jenner’s visit to South Central, please check out this story and short video from abc57.