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It s about empowerment | School hosts curbside checkups to assess learning loss due to COVID-19 As the pandemic and remote learning are causing more students to not perform on grade level, parents are pulling up for a key tool to close the achievement gap. Author: Tanya Mendis Updated: 6:40 PM EST March 4, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. At Windsor Park Elementary in east Charlotte staff and volunteers offered curbside, drive-up check-ups Thursday afternoon that had nothing to do with doctors. The school is partnering with organizations that perform “reading check-ups” on students from Pre-K through 3rd grade. “By the time they get to 3rd grade that reading level is so important,” kindergarten teacher Maria Barnes said. “Those foundational skills from pre-k to 3rd grade are so important to be successful.” ....
The gap heightened significantly during the pandemic. “The gap widened and it deepened,” Hunt said “If we don’t do something now, with intention, our communities are gonna pay for it for years and years to come,” Hunt cautioned. Black and Latinx students make up 2/3 of CMS’s population overall. The future of the district’s success hinges on improving the scores of minority students, Govan-Hunt pointed out. “If you want to do what’s right for Black and Latinx communities if you want these children to succeed, if you want these parents and these children in these school buildings, you’ll find a way to do it,” Govan-Hunt said. ....