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[quote=Anonymous]Please get your facts straight. There are two Alexandria schools that do Modified Calendar. The two school have similar demographics (both Title I, both high English as second language students) but there are also significant differences. 
One is Mt. Vernon Community School. It does have poor test scores for a number of subgroups and is currently in "transformation" due to repeated years of scores that do not show "adequate yearly progress". It has also had high turnover of teachers and administration.
Samuel Tucker Elementary is on the West End of Alexandria. It has always had very good test scores, and has made "adequate yearly progress" every year except last year, the same year a huge number of schools also couldn't meet the super-high test score expectations. This includes schools throughout Viriginia--Fairfax included, and is what prompted VA to go for the waiver from No Child Left Behind.
Tucker families are very happy with the academics offered at their school and are also very happy with the Modified School Calendar. It is not a "magic bullet" for success, because if it was, Mt. Vernon would have similar success. It is a tool that can be adopted by a school. Combined with stable, strong administration and teachers, it can be extremely beneficial, and Tucker families feel it has enhanced their children's education.[/quote]

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