Comments on: Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worst http://gothamschools.org/2010/03/09/graduation-rates-show-closing-schools-not-always-the-worst/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: High irving new school washington york - Washington york - Irving school http://gothamschools.org/2010/03/09/graduation-rates-show-closing-schools-not-always-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-308190 High irving new school washington york - Washington york - Irving school Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:15:30 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=34373#comment-308190 [...] Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worst 9 Mar 2010. Washington Irving students said they like the new principal, but with so many. Ellen on 3 reporters, 3 high schools, 3000 students, one school year,. 6: 00 pmNew York Charter Parents Association Monthly Meeting Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worst [...] [...] Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worst 9 Mar 2010. Washington Irving students said they like the new principal, but with so many. Ellen on 3 reporters, 3 high schools, 3000 students, one school year,. 6: 00 pmNew York Charter Parents Association Monthly Meeting Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worst [...]

]]> By: Gregg Lundahl http://gothamschools.org/2010/03/09/graduation-rates-show-closing-schools-not-always-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-258431 Gregg Lundahl Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:04 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=34373#comment-258431 Washington Irving HS was downsized by removing the most successful, preexisting, small learning community in the building and by creating a separate school out of it. Among the students who left were some of the highest attending and highest scoring students in the building. In the last two years, Irving has had major gains in test scores. Irving like many other remaining large schools has received a high percentage of high need students. We continue to assert that large schools offer the expertise to address high need issues. Through our business partnerships, UFT Teacher Center, and dedicated staff we hope to continue to offer a diverse program to what we hope will be an ever increasing heterogeneous population. Washington Irving HS was downsized by removing the most successful, preexisting, small learning community in the building and by creating a separate school out of it. Among the students who left were some of the highest attending and highest scoring students in the building. In the last two years, Irving has had major gains in test scores. Irving like many other remaining large schools has received a high percentage of high need students. We continue to assert that large schools offer the expertise to address high need issues. Through our business partnerships, UFT Teacher Center, and dedicated staff we hope to continue to offer a diverse program to what we hope will be an ever increasing heterogeneous population.

]]> By: Dee Alpert http://gothamschools.org/2010/03/09/graduation-rates-show-closing-schools-not-always-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-258378 Dee Alpert Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:35:06 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=34373#comment-258378 How did the NYCDOE downsize Washington Irving? Did it encourage a lot of students to transfer to vocational/GED programs for over-age, under-credited students? Did it restrict the number who entered 9th grade in the first place? If our public schools only exist to educate students, it's important to find out what happened to students caught up, or locked out, in the support program set up for a school. Really! If one wants to help a poorly performing school do much, much better, one could just eliminate all the students entirely and then just admit a few whose 8th grade scores predicted stellar high school work. How did the NYCDOE downsize Washington Irving? Did it encourage a lot of students to transfer to vocational/GED programs for over-age, under-credited students? Did it restrict the number who entered 9th grade in the first place? If our public schools only exist to educate students, it’s important to find out what happened to students caught up, or locked out, in the support program set up for a school.

Really! If one wants to help a poorly performing school do much, much better, one could just eliminate all the students entirely and then just admit a few whose 8th grade scores predicted stellar high school work.

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