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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope Rocketship can pull through. It is a tough environment but [b]the model is innovative[/b] and the students are capable. They could hire more experienced staff in ELA and Math for targeted academic interventions. I think they wil  reach their goal of 35%  at Legacy and Rise. The communities need those schools and with more time, I think there will be academic improvements.  [/quote]

I also hope that Rocketship starts to thrive. The PCSB has given them time and kids are there so those wishing for Rocketship's failure are wishing for the failure of kids during critical elementary years. What I don't understand is the model -- is it really innovative today when so many schools now rely on technology to support instruction and have blended software/online programs into their core offerings. Can you say more about the model and how it's innovative?[/quote]

Oh FFS. Nobody is wishing for failure of the kids! The kids will do better if Rocketship is closed and they are sent to any of the many better-performing schools in the area. Yes, Ward 8 has many schools that are better than Rocketship. Enough already. Five years of poorly serving these kids is enough. Accountability means closure happens when performance is low.[/quote]

I don't disagree with "enough already" BUT here's what is being missed -- Rocketship isn't closed. It isn't being closed. It isn't in danger of being closed. The PCSB has already decided that they are getting more time so the kids in Rocketship now need it to improve. In fact, the PCSB has given Rocketship at least three years for continued failure. Or to thrive. I'm hoping for thriving because a PK-5 student losing three years of a quality education is rarely repairable. [/quote]

What you're missing is that schools sometimes close "voluntarily" (or are closed by their organization) when they realize they can't survive. Hope Tolson went that way. It avoids a humiliating public closure that makes the organization look bad. If the Rocketship org ever gets out of its denial, that may happen. Or they may "consolidate" with nearby Rocketship Rise and pretend it isn't a failure of Legacy. But it is.[/quote]

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