The school district is no longer "in need of improvement," according to the state, after making progress two years in a row. A June 15 letter to Interim Superintendent Eugenia Lawson from the state's Department of Education stated that, based on the final 2008 Adequate Yearly progress results, the public schools no longer fell into a "district in need of improvement," as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. "We commend you, your staff, students and stakeholders for the hard work you have done to improve the academic achievement of your students," said the letter by Suzanne Ochse, director of the DOE's Office of Student Achievement and Accountability. The district was on the state's watch list since 2004. "It shows just how hard the teachers and administrators have been working throughout district to accomplish this task," Assistant Superintendent William Andersen said, noting that the administration no longer has to notify parents that their schools were performing below standard. Andersen acknowledged, however, this was a first step. The challenge now, he said, was to "stay on task and stay off the list." (APP)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Lakewood School District Has Made Improvements
The school district is no longer "in need of improvement," according to the state, after making progress two years in a row. A June 15 letter to Interim Superintendent Eugenia Lawson from the state's Department of Education stated that, based on the final 2008 Adequate Yearly progress results, the public schools no longer fell into a "district in need of improvement," as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. "We commend you, your staff, students and stakeholders for the hard work you have done to improve the academic achievement of your students," said the letter by Suzanne Ochse, director of the DOE's Office of Student Achievement and Accountability. The district was on the state's watch list since 2004. "It shows just how hard the teachers and administrators have been working throughout district to accomplish this task," Assistant Superintendent William Andersen said, noting that the administration no longer has to notify parents that their schools were performing below standard. Andersen acknowledged, however, this was a first step. The challenge now, he said, was to "stay on task and stay off the list." (APP)
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i know for a fact that the reason this happened is the BOE stopped reporting crimes for the past year or so.
That was an unkind, uninformed comment. You should give credit where credit is due. DINI is based on test scores, nothing to do with crime.
The federal law requires states to place districts on a watch list if the number of students doing well on standardized math and English tests fails to increase enough two years in a row.
Lakewood deserves a lot of credit for catching-up, esp when challenged by a large student population where English is not the language spoken at home.
The real question is will this now free-up more Title 1 money for our mosdos? Will they get their fair share? Or does it just mean that more nonpublic funds will now be diverted and embezzled?
Who is watching the store?
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