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[quote=calexander][quote=Anonymous]

But let me be really clear: I don't think the real problem is lack of name-brand programs like PLTW.  I think the problem is that the majority of the students are below grade level.  That's a problem for those students, and it will also make the school struggle to attract high-performing students.  So in not proposing any plan to deal with this problem, they are starting off in a way that does not build confidence (in my opinion at least).  The same goes for Coolidge-- health sciences and journalism are all well and good, but if most of the kids are below grade level, those programs are not going to be attractive to high-performing students, or effective in being the programs that they're supposed to be.  I'm not asking for a plan that is being implemented right this second.  But I am asking for a realistic acknowledgement that the academic performance and the behavior of the students is the real problem, and a plan for dealing with it.  If it's too much for the middle school team to handle right now, how about the elementary schools?  They have just been relieved of three grade levels, so improving the performance of their students should be a project they can tackle.[/quote]

I don't disagree with anything that you wrote here.[/quote]

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