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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any of you visited WL? When I went, I saw several teachers of color. In fact, some of them graduated from WL.

Schools are not saviors. Learning begins and is nurtured in the home. If parents can't help their children succeed, then maybe [b]free tutoring should be offered and required for struggling students[/b]. [/quote]

It isn't already available at Latin? [/quote]

What kids get at Latin which they wont get at lots of other HS is very close relationships w faculty. . It's a small school. Mentoring for teenagers isi nvaluable. Curious, when the charter board does this review is is entirely based on this one test or is it more of a school review - what they're doing great at (ahem, college placement which is an actual real world result. Is it not at or near 100%???) Or is this all about the stupid PARCC? I agree, if the achievement gap must be closed latin needs to start with neonatal programming. They should look at neonatal through 4th, before they look at a second site if closing the achievement gap is the only value folks see in the school.[/quote]

Watch the hearing. TLDW: The questions are about PARCC achievement and growth, far out of proportion suspensions between at-risk and students of color compared to the rest of the school, lack of growth toward proficiency for at-risk students (only relevant at MS; not measured for HS), inequitable distribution of stop for the Latin bus, lack of outreach to underserved communities.

No one ever said the achievement gap needed to be completely closed, or that was a reasonable goal. But should anyone be ok with no progress or a widening gap?

Four-year graduation rates are taken into account in STAR ratings as well as the PCSB PMF (Tier reports). College acceptances are not; probably because that's not the only positive outcome (military, an apprenticeship program, the workforce are equally valid). It's also really hard to capture.

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