Comments on: Five city schools earn ‘Blue Ribbon’ honors for their test scores

By: Larbi-hanin

Larbi-hanin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:12:00 +0000

congratulitions charter school for excellence my son is so happy because he study in this school.

By: Tiredofyou

Tiredofyou — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:15:00 +0000

How many special needs kids are in the program and what happens to kids who can’t keep up?
i want an honest answer and it has nothing to do with children who are black or latino.

By: Yes We Can and We Will

Yes We Can and We Will — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:33:00 +0000

Success Academy Harlem 1 is an EXCELLENT school on par with some of the most prestigious G&T programs (including Anderson), which by the way does select its students. Nothing wrong with that I’m all for choice. The real difference between Anderson and Success Academy is that 49% of our kids are poor (79% of them black, 18% latino), vs. only 5% poor and 59% white at Anderson. So you find impossible to believe that poor black and latino kids can do as well as white affluent white kids when they have access to same educational opportunities and high academic expectations? I find this view pretty offensive. But anyway, you don’t have to believe anything I said, you can check the fact by yourself if you are really interested:

http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores/counties/new-york/districts/new-york-city-district-3/schools/harlem-success-academy-charter-school http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores/counties/new-york/districts/new-york-city-district-3/schools/anderson-school

By: Student

Student — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:02:00 +0000

Go PS 203! Go PS 203! Go PS 203! It is a place I want to be!

By: Stefan Koster

Stefan Koster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:25:00 +0000

So what do I make of this Blue Ribbon Award in comparison
to this:

New York City schools also made up a good portion of the
state’s list for top-performing schools, called “Reward and
Recognition Schools.” Of the 250 schools on this list, 55 were from New
York City. These are schools that have either made the most progress on student
achievement and do not have significant achievement gaps.

Aug.30, 2012 (http://gothamschools.org/2012/08/30/state-names-city-schools-to-improve-or-close-by-15/)

In the world of rankings, what am I, as a parent, to believe? Are we now saying that HSA I, located in D3, is a “better” school than either D3’s PS 199 or Anderson, the city’s top G&T program. Please…

By: Gideon Stein

Gideon Stein — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Leonie, you keep talking about that one Sprowal case (and all communication and evidence supports Success’ position, not Ms. Sprowal’s). It’s more than four years old. Success has hundreds of kids with IEPs, several schools with 12-1-1 classes, CTT classes, etc. Saying Success pushes kids out all the time is irresponsible and patently untrue.

By: Gideon Stein

Gideon Stein — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:38:00 +0000

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:12:00 +0000

”every traditional public school that is housed with a Success charter
has more special-education children as well as students for whom English
is the second language”

New York Times, July 10th 2011

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:12:00 +0000

”every traditional public school that is housed with a Success charter
has more special-education children as well as students for whom English
is the second language”

New York Times, July 10th 2011

By: leonie haimson

leonie haimson — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:01:00 +0000

We know that Success Academy charters push out kids all the time; we hear from parents about this frequently. Here’s one whose story was published and documented in the NYT: Charter School Sends Message – Thrive or Transfer http://goo.gl/Sv5Nx

By: Pogue

Pogue — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:20:00 +0000

Was this an advertisement?

By: Z111m

Z111m — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:35:00 +0000

BS loads of special needs kids are showing with IEP’s up at their local zoned public schools from charter schools who don’t want them….I know because Ihave to welcome them AND TEACH THEM!!!

By: Tarheels9900

Tarheels9900 — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:30:00 +0000

They absolutely do not get to “cream”. They serve a high number of students with special needs, and pull from a completely random lottery. Please do not put quotes around the true success of charter schools.

By: NYC Mom

NYC Mom — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:06:00 +0000

I would like to see the amazing curriculum and teacher development at Success Charter Schools replicated in poor-performing NYC Public Schools. Then every child would have a great education. For that to happen we need to give Principals control of their budgets/hiring/firing and maybe even extend the school day to help kids get ahead. Thoughts?

By: Pogue

Pogue — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:56:00 +0000

“This first time recognition for New York City charter schools is
further evidence of their success at building great teams of leaders,
teachers and staff that deliver outstanding results,” said James
Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, in a
statement.

Do charters get to cream? Do they remove kids who are a bad fit and send them to regular public schools?

I just wonder…EVERYTIME I read about the “success” of a charter school.

By: Pogue

Pogue — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Do charters get to cream? Do they remove kids who are a bad fit and send them to regular public schools?

I just wonder…EVERYTIME I read about the “success” of a charter school.