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1st February 2017, 09:10 PM
the names of these hellholes are f=ing hilarious. see them at bottom of article. can't judge a book by its cover -- in spades {--->){--->){--->)
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/01/20/michigan-schools/96830684/
More than a third of Detroit’s public schools could be shuttered within the next two years, according to state rankings released Friday that mark consistently failing schools for closure.
As many as 24 of 119 city schools could potentially be shuttered as soon as this summer, with another 25 in 2018 if they remain among the state’s lowest performers for another year.
On Friday, state education officials released school rankings that put 38 Michigan schools in jeopardy of closing this summer — including the 24 Detroit schools — while releasing 79 improved schools from being under extra scrutiny.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration has switched its stance on how soon Detroit’s poorest performing schools can be closed. His administration previously said a massive $617 million Detroit Public Schools bailout legislation prevented officials from closing any of the city’s worst schools prior to 2019 because of certain stipulations in the school rescue package.
But state officials said Friday that after a 30-45 day review period, 38 schools in the state — including the 24 in Detroit, the state’s largest school district — could be closed as early as June 30.
The School Reform Office has to go through that review period to make sure a better-performing school is close enough geographically for students to be able to attend.
“We wanted parents to make the decision,” said Natasha Baker, a school reform officer with the School Reform Office, of what schools student would attend.
Detroiter Leyonne Harrell, 29, said he recently moved into a house near Thirkell Elementary-Middle School because the school sits nearby. Now he has to consider the possibility of sending his son Andre, 8, to another school, with Thirkell being among the bottom 5 percent for the past three years.
“It’s bad because this is the local school for my son,” Harrell said. “This is like walking distance. Hopefully, we’ll find another school and hope that one won’t be another one on the list.”
The lowest-achieving 5 percent of the state’s schools are scrutinized as “priority schools” under state law, which are measured with such benchmarks as standardized test scores and graduation rates. Those schools have to work with the School Reform Office to raise their performance level or face potential closure after three years of being at the bottom of the rankings.
Parents of children in the schools that could be slated for closure “have been made aware” of other schools their kids could attend, according to Baker. Those schools could be a charter or traditional public school, depending on what schools happen to be close to their previous school if the review process determines that closing them does not pose an “unreasonable hardship” for students.
“Detroit Public Schools Community District is acutely aware of the academic performance of our progressing schools,” district interim superintendent Alycia Meriweather said. “The district’s administrators, teachers and staff continue to analyze performance data in order to identify and implement tools, metrics and resources that support academic growth.”
Detroit teachers Steven Conn and Nicole Conaway indicated intentions to fight against any closures, asking in a statement that “the people of Detroit to join us in building mass civil rights resistance in order to keep open every one of our precious Detroit public schools by any means necessary.”
The state-run Education Achievement Authority, which will return its city schools to DPSCD in the next school year, has more than half of its schools on the list.
“Quite frankly, it is disconcerting to see eight of our 14 EAA schools on the (School Reform Office’s) list despite the fact that seven out of nine of our K-8 schools achieved growth in reading and eight and out of nine grew in math,” EAA chancellor Veronica Conforme said. “In fact, on average, our schools outpaced the statewide average for growth.”
She also said the School Reform Office’s is making “uninformed decisions without consistent data on growth and achievement.”
According to Baker, Snyder changed positions on whether to close Detroit schools because the understanding of the law was clear after Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion.
Schuette said the state could shut down Detroit schools that meet the state requirements for closure by the end of 2016, contradicting the Snyder administration’s third-party legal analysis.
“I know that the state will be following the law,” Baker said. “So we have clarity on that now and we’re moving forward.”
Michigan law gives the School Reform Office authority to shutter schools that perform in the lowest 5 percent for three consecutive years.
‘Unreasonable hardship’
The first notice of potential school closure was sent to the 38 schools on Friday, the same day the scores were released.
Now, the state will begin the 30- to 45-day review process to determine whether any “unreasonable hardship” is posed by closing the schools. At the end of that review, a “comprehensive report” will be released following conversations with teachers, parents and others showing what was keeping students’ test scores down, Baker said.
Under state law, if “unreasonable hardship” is shown by any of the schools, the state School Reform Office will rescind its closure notice and the school will stay open. That office also has the authority to close schools.
The latest data shows that 136 schools in the state scored in the bottom 5 percent, but only 38 of those have kept those same low scores for three straight years. Another 35 have had the same score for the past two consecutive years and could be subject to closure after another year of the same, according to the new data.
Aside from the 24 Detroit schools that could close, so could three in Benton Harbor, two in Pontiac and two in Kalamazoo, among others.
The report identified a total of 136 schools as “priority schools” that now have four years to work with the district, state and local government to improve test scores or other state exit criteria such as graduation rates. If they meet that criteria, they could be released from the state list early, Baker said.
The case against closures
Some in the education community balk at the idea of school closures.
“First, closing schools without finding out why those schools are struggling isn’t a viable long-term strategy,” said Steven Cook, Michigan Education Association’s president. “Why have these schools been struggling for so long? What’s the cause? For many years, MEA has advocated for rigorous educational audits of struggling schools to get to the bottom of why they aren’t succeeding.
“Simply closing schools and up-ending the lives of students won’t fix any problems if the root causes aren’t adequately addressed.”
The Michigan Department of Education has closed two charter schools under State Superintendent Mike Flanagan’s tenure. The State School Reform Office has not closed any schools before.
The “accountability system” in place for the rankings was used for the last time as the state’s Department of Education develops a ranking system to comply with a new federal law.
Meanwhile on Friday, 79 schools were removed from the list of poorly performing schools list. They were taken from the list once students who scored in the bottom 30 percent in math and English improved their test scores above the average.
“These schools have shown tremendous results in raising the academic achievement and improvement of their most struggling students,” State Superintendent Brian Whiston said in a statement.
Staff writer Candice Williams contributed.
Schools targeted for closure in 2017
The following schools have been in the bottom 5 percent for 2014, 2015 and 2016:
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Dream Academy
International Academy at Hull
STEAM Academy at MLK
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
Bow Elementary-Middle School
J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern
Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody
Durfee Elementary-Middle School
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy
Gompers Elementary-Middle School
Henderson Academy
Marquette Elementary-Middle School
Mason Elementary School
Osborn Academy of Mathematics
Osborn College Preparatory Academy
Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy
Sampson Academy
Thirkell Elementary School
East Detroit Public Schools
Kelly Middle School
Education Achievement Authority
Burns Elementary-Middle School
Denby High School
Ford High School
Law Elementary School
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School
Mumford High School
Pershing High School
Southeastern High School
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Washington Writers’ Academy
Woodward School for Technology and Research
Michigan Technical Academy
Michigan Technical Academy Elementary
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System
Muskegon Heights Academy
Pontiac City School District
Pontiac High School
Whitman Elementary School
City of River Rouge School District
Ann Visger K-5 Preparatory Academy
City of Saginaw School District
Jessie Loomis School
Saginaw High School
Schools in jeopardy of closure in 2018
The following schools have been in the bottom 5 percent for 2015 and 2016:
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Benton Harbor High School
Conner Creek Academy East
Conner Creek Academy East: Michigan Collegiate Middle
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Academy of The Americas
Bagley Elementary School
Blackwell Institute
Brewer Elementary-Middle School
Cody Academy of Public Leadership
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Dixon Elementary School
Dossin Elementary-Middle School
Edison Elementary School
Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art at Beckham Academy
Emerson Elementary-Middle School
Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School
King High School
John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Mann Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Noble Elementary-Middle School
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Pulaski Elementary-Middle School
Schulze Elementary-Middle School
Spain Elementary-Middle School
Education Achievement Authority
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
Central High School
City of Flint School District
Northwestern High School
Potter School
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Burton Middle School
Michigan Technical Academy
Michigan Technical Academy Middle School
City of Oak Park School District
Oak Park Preparatory Academy
Port Huron Area School District
Cleveland Elementary School
City of Saginaw School District
Thompson Middle School
Westwood Heights Schools
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/01/20/michigan-schools/96830684/
More than a third of Detroit’s public schools could be shuttered within the next two years, according to state rankings released Friday that mark consistently failing schools for closure.
As many as 24 of 119 city schools could potentially be shuttered as soon as this summer, with another 25 in 2018 if they remain among the state’s lowest performers for another year.
On Friday, state education officials released school rankings that put 38 Michigan schools in jeopardy of closing this summer — including the 24 Detroit schools — while releasing 79 improved schools from being under extra scrutiny.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration has switched its stance on how soon Detroit’s poorest performing schools can be closed. His administration previously said a massive $617 million Detroit Public Schools bailout legislation prevented officials from closing any of the city’s worst schools prior to 2019 because of certain stipulations in the school rescue package.
But state officials said Friday that after a 30-45 day review period, 38 schools in the state — including the 24 in Detroit, the state’s largest school district — could be closed as early as June 30.
The School Reform Office has to go through that review period to make sure a better-performing school is close enough geographically for students to be able to attend.
“We wanted parents to make the decision,” said Natasha Baker, a school reform officer with the School Reform Office, of what schools student would attend.
Detroiter Leyonne Harrell, 29, said he recently moved into a house near Thirkell Elementary-Middle School because the school sits nearby. Now he has to consider the possibility of sending his son Andre, 8, to another school, with Thirkell being among the bottom 5 percent for the past three years.
“It’s bad because this is the local school for my son,” Harrell said. “This is like walking distance. Hopefully, we’ll find another school and hope that one won’t be another one on the list.”
The lowest-achieving 5 percent of the state’s schools are scrutinized as “priority schools” under state law, which are measured with such benchmarks as standardized test scores and graduation rates. Those schools have to work with the School Reform Office to raise their performance level or face potential closure after three years of being at the bottom of the rankings.
Parents of children in the schools that could be slated for closure “have been made aware” of other schools their kids could attend, according to Baker. Those schools could be a charter or traditional public school, depending on what schools happen to be close to their previous school if the review process determines that closing them does not pose an “unreasonable hardship” for students.
“Detroit Public Schools Community District is acutely aware of the academic performance of our progressing schools,” district interim superintendent Alycia Meriweather said. “The district’s administrators, teachers and staff continue to analyze performance data in order to identify and implement tools, metrics and resources that support academic growth.”
Detroit teachers Steven Conn and Nicole Conaway indicated intentions to fight against any closures, asking in a statement that “the people of Detroit to join us in building mass civil rights resistance in order to keep open every one of our precious Detroit public schools by any means necessary.”
The state-run Education Achievement Authority, which will return its city schools to DPSCD in the next school year, has more than half of its schools on the list.
“Quite frankly, it is disconcerting to see eight of our 14 EAA schools on the (School Reform Office’s) list despite the fact that seven out of nine of our K-8 schools achieved growth in reading and eight and out of nine grew in math,” EAA chancellor Veronica Conforme said. “In fact, on average, our schools outpaced the statewide average for growth.”
She also said the School Reform Office’s is making “uninformed decisions without consistent data on growth and achievement.”
According to Baker, Snyder changed positions on whether to close Detroit schools because the understanding of the law was clear after Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion.
Schuette said the state could shut down Detroit schools that meet the state requirements for closure by the end of 2016, contradicting the Snyder administration’s third-party legal analysis.
“I know that the state will be following the law,” Baker said. “So we have clarity on that now and we’re moving forward.”
Michigan law gives the School Reform Office authority to shutter schools that perform in the lowest 5 percent for three consecutive years.
‘Unreasonable hardship’
The first notice of potential school closure was sent to the 38 schools on Friday, the same day the scores were released.
Now, the state will begin the 30- to 45-day review process to determine whether any “unreasonable hardship” is posed by closing the schools. At the end of that review, a “comprehensive report” will be released following conversations with teachers, parents and others showing what was keeping students’ test scores down, Baker said.
Under state law, if “unreasonable hardship” is shown by any of the schools, the state School Reform Office will rescind its closure notice and the school will stay open. That office also has the authority to close schools.
The latest data shows that 136 schools in the state scored in the bottom 5 percent, but only 38 of those have kept those same low scores for three straight years. Another 35 have had the same score for the past two consecutive years and could be subject to closure after another year of the same, according to the new data.
Aside from the 24 Detroit schools that could close, so could three in Benton Harbor, two in Pontiac and two in Kalamazoo, among others.
The report identified a total of 136 schools as “priority schools” that now have four years to work with the district, state and local government to improve test scores or other state exit criteria such as graduation rates. If they meet that criteria, they could be released from the state list early, Baker said.
The case against closures
Some in the education community balk at the idea of school closures.
“First, closing schools without finding out why those schools are struggling isn’t a viable long-term strategy,” said Steven Cook, Michigan Education Association’s president. “Why have these schools been struggling for so long? What’s the cause? For many years, MEA has advocated for rigorous educational audits of struggling schools to get to the bottom of why they aren’t succeeding.
“Simply closing schools and up-ending the lives of students won’t fix any problems if the root causes aren’t adequately addressed.”
The Michigan Department of Education has closed two charter schools under State Superintendent Mike Flanagan’s tenure. The State School Reform Office has not closed any schools before.
The “accountability system” in place for the rankings was used for the last time as the state’s Department of Education develops a ranking system to comply with a new federal law.
Meanwhile on Friday, 79 schools were removed from the list of poorly performing schools list. They were taken from the list once students who scored in the bottom 30 percent in math and English improved their test scores above the average.
“These schools have shown tremendous results in raising the academic achievement and improvement of their most struggling students,” State Superintendent Brian Whiston said in a statement.
Staff writer Candice Williams contributed.
Schools targeted for closure in 2017
The following schools have been in the bottom 5 percent for 2014, 2015 and 2016:
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Dream Academy
International Academy at Hull
STEAM Academy at MLK
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
Martin G. Atkins Elementary School
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
Bow Elementary-Middle School
J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern
Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody
Durfee Elementary-Middle School
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy
Gompers Elementary-Middle School
Henderson Academy
Marquette Elementary-Middle School
Mason Elementary School
Osborn Academy of Mathematics
Osborn College Preparatory Academy
Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy
Sampson Academy
Thirkell Elementary School
East Detroit Public Schools
Kelly Middle School
Education Achievement Authority
Burns Elementary-Middle School
Denby High School
Ford High School
Law Elementary School
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School
Mumford High School
Pershing High School
Southeastern High School
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Washington Writers’ Academy
Woodward School for Technology and Research
Michigan Technical Academy
Michigan Technical Academy Elementary
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System
Muskegon Heights Academy
Pontiac City School District
Pontiac High School
Whitman Elementary School
City of River Rouge School District
Ann Visger K-5 Preparatory Academy
City of Saginaw School District
Jessie Loomis School
Saginaw High School
Schools in jeopardy of closure in 2018
The following schools have been in the bottom 5 percent for 2015 and 2016:
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Benton Harbor High School
Conner Creek Academy East
Conner Creek Academy East: Michigan Collegiate Middle
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Academy of The Americas
Bagley Elementary School
Blackwell Institute
Brewer Elementary-Middle School
Cody Academy of Public Leadership
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Dixon Elementary School
Dossin Elementary-Middle School
Edison Elementary School
Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art at Beckham Academy
Emerson Elementary-Middle School
Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School
King High School
John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Mann Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Noble Elementary-Middle School
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Pulaski Elementary-Middle School
Schulze Elementary-Middle School
Spain Elementary-Middle School
Education Achievement Authority
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
Central High School
City of Flint School District
Northwestern High School
Potter School
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Burton Middle School
Michigan Technical Academy
Michigan Technical Academy Middle School
City of Oak Park School District
Oak Park Preparatory Academy
Port Huron Area School District
Cleveland Elementary School
City of Saginaw School District
Thompson Middle School
Westwood Heights Schools