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MAP Growth Goal Explorer
2020
By:Michael Dahlin,Karyn Lewis,Dave Moyer,Nate Jensen
Description
The MAP Growth Goal Explorer is designed to support and simplify the goal-setting process by showing a range of possible fall-to-spring growth goals against the backdrop of important academic benchmarks. This tool is intended to help teachers, families, and students work together to establish goals that strikea balance between what is meaningful and what is realistic.
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