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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]these reports of UMC white kids bring left to fend for themselves and a nonexistent PTA are purely anecdotal and likely quite dated. My “UMC white” kid attended JH from 2014 to 2018 and was not left to fend for himself. And the PTA was incredibly active. I remain in touch with friends on the PTA and it remains just as active. As for accreditation, that’s based on test scores, which don’t show the full picture of whether learning is occurring. My kid was reading well above grade level and performing above grade level on math when we moved from JH this academic year. It’s difficult to do well on tests when you are living in a hotel with your grandmother and three siblings and don’t know when your next meal will be or you share a one bedroom apartment with your siblings, parents, and a few other adults. As long as the FARM rates remain high at JH - in large part because middle class families flee the school - the test scores will be low and accreditation will be difficult to attain.  So, no JH is not a joke. Try being a part of the solution rather than the problem. Give the new JH a try.[/quote]

Unfortunately, the academics - especially reading issues - aren't overstated.

There is actually a link I posted a while back that has the results of a UVA education group  who audited the reading instruction at J-H and it was pretty bad.  I recall them mentioning that the Reading instructor didn't quite know what she was supposed to be doing or how to support the teachers in the school. That's the sole dedicated resource in the school for reading instruction btw and she doesn't understand her job or how to implement. That's not good. The report also identified pretty big gaps in reading instruction and it was pretty clear why kids were not making much progress.

I do find it interesting though that Hispanic children actually perform slightly better in SOLs at this school then Black children.  It seems that perhaps J-H has managed to improve their instruction to reach ELL students better than other schools have done.[/quote]

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