Sunday, February 28, 2016
State Ed: More East Ramapo schools are troubled
Eight public school in East Ramapo have been identified as troubled, up from five last year, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Education.
The status report generated by the state's Office of Accountability looked at schools statewide and assigned a status, with priority being the worst, followed by "focus" and "local assistance plan." The best designation is good standing. The grades are given on the basis of students' performances on state tests as well as graduation rates.
All districts in Rockland were found to be in overall good standing except East Ramapo, which was given a focus designation for the second consecutive year.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School was given the lowest designation — priority. It received the highest designation the year before.
Other East Ramapo schools identified by the state as in need of more accountability include Ramapo High School, which was in good standing last year, and Spring Valley High School, which is a focus school for a second year.
Other schools on the list identified as needing improvement include four elementary schools: Grandview, Margetts, Elmwood and Eldorado and Pomona Middle School.
Lime Kiln Elementary, which was identified last year as a school that failed to make progress, received the highest designation this year. Other East Ramapo schools in good standing this year include Fleetwood, Hempstead, Kakiat and Summit Park elementary schools and the East Ramapo Early Childhood Center.
An East Ramapo district spokesman said the report shows "where the district needs to work harder."
Other schools in Rockland saw improvements. Nyack High School and Nyack Middle School, which had been cited last year, were found in the latest report to be in good standing.
All North Rockland schools were found to be in good standing, including Fieldstone Middle School, which was identified in last year's report as being in need of improvement.
“We are encouraged by the large number of schools and districts whose hard work these past several years has resulted in improvements in their accountability status,” Elia said in a statement. “But there remain far too many schools where far too many students are not achieving state standards."
The troubled East Ramapo schools have captured the attention of the state Education Department, with Elia visiting the district earlier this month for the second time in six months.
Elia repeated her support for a state monitor with veto power to override decisions of the Board of Education – a recommendation made by two monitors who studied the district.
The Board of Education, which is dominated by Hasidic and Orthodox men who send their children to private schools, is opposed to a monitor with veto power, saying it is a violation of the rights of constituents who elected the school board.
Advocates for public school students have long complained that the school board favors the needs of private school students. The school board contends that inadequate funding that does not take into account the number of students attending private school is to blame,
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2016/02/26/east-ramapo-schools-troubled/80998448/
The status report generated by the state's Office of Accountability looked at schools statewide and assigned a status, with priority being the worst, followed by "focus" and "local assistance plan." The best designation is good standing. The grades are given on the basis of students' performances on state tests as well as graduation rates.
All districts in Rockland were found to be in overall good standing except East Ramapo, which was given a focus designation for the second consecutive year.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School was given the lowest designation — priority. It received the highest designation the year before.
Other East Ramapo schools identified by the state as in need of more accountability include Ramapo High School, which was in good standing last year, and Spring Valley High School, which is a focus school for a second year.
Other schools on the list identified as needing improvement include four elementary schools: Grandview, Margetts, Elmwood and Eldorado and Pomona Middle School.
Lime Kiln Elementary, which was identified last year as a school that failed to make progress, received the highest designation this year. Other East Ramapo schools in good standing this year include Fleetwood, Hempstead, Kakiat and Summit Park elementary schools and the East Ramapo Early Childhood Center.
An East Ramapo district spokesman said the report shows "where the district needs to work harder."
Other schools in Rockland saw improvements. Nyack High School and Nyack Middle School, which had been cited last year, were found in the latest report to be in good standing.
All North Rockland schools were found to be in good standing, including Fieldstone Middle School, which was identified in last year's report as being in need of improvement.
“We are encouraged by the large number of schools and districts whose hard work these past several years has resulted in improvements in their accountability status,” Elia said in a statement. “But there remain far too many schools where far too many students are not achieving state standards."
The troubled East Ramapo schools have captured the attention of the state Education Department, with Elia visiting the district earlier this month for the second time in six months.
Elia repeated her support for a state monitor with veto power to override decisions of the Board of Education – a recommendation made by two monitors who studied the district.
The Board of Education, which is dominated by Hasidic and Orthodox men who send their children to private schools, is opposed to a monitor with veto power, saying it is a violation of the rights of constituents who elected the school board.
Advocates for public school students have long complained that the school board favors the needs of private school students. The school board contends that inadequate funding that does not take into account the number of students attending private school is to blame,
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2016/02/26/east-ramapo-schools-troubled/80998448/
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