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Alex Marrero released his first strategic plan in 2022, setting academic goals that included increasing the share of students performing at grade level by 10 percentage points by 2026. While student achievement has improved under Marrero and he has met some goals, the district has fallen short of most testing targets.
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Denver’s test scores are up, but not high enough to meet all of the superintendent’s strategic plan goals
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero’s first-ever strategic plan, released a year into his tenure in 2022, called for increasing test scores by 10 percentage points by 2026.
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