Youthful Decatur students reach perfection

Decatur Township students join Decatur Central Principal Dr. Matt Prusieck, School Board President Judy Collins and others as they celebrate with their awards after earning perfect 650 scores for the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment, known as IREAD-3.
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In March, Decatur Township district schools completed the spring window for the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment, known as IREAD-3.

This assessment was developed in accordance with state legislation to measure the proficiency of foundational reading skills in Vocabulary, Non-Fiction and Literature by the end of third grade.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Hofer recognized and commended 18 students from across the district, each of whom achieved a perfect score of 650 points, the highest score possible on the assessment.
“What an amazing academic accomplishment!” exclaimed Hofer.

The following students earned perfect scores on IREAD-3:
Blue Academy: Lucas Burgan, Malia Sela Gilbert, Ke’Shawn House and Deenah Shodiende.
Decatur High Ability Academy: Kevin Gomez, Logan Giffin-Pierce, Graham Williams, Eva Leffler, Noah McFarland and Elodie Lenz.

Gold Academy: Addelyn Clark.

Stephen Decatur: Ariya Hale, Tanner Hooker, Carter Hudson and Adalynn Pettit.
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West Newton: Oladipupo Joseph, Kolesyn Mould and Romoluwa Ogunmoyero.