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Sch'dy Elementary
Schools Take Huge Strides
NYS Education
Department Recognizes
Performance of 8* Schenectady Elementary Schools
The New York State
Education Department announced on Thursday, May 31 that 8
of Schenectady’s 11 elementary schools have been named “High
Performing/GapClosing” or “Rapidly Improving,” during the
2005-2006 school year under No Child Left Behind.
Howe International
Magnet School, Paige Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary
School were named “High Performing/Gap Closing,” because each of
them met all applicable state standards for English and math and
also made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in English and math
for two consecutive years.
Elmer Avenue
Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Van Corlaer
Elementary School, King Magnet and Yates Magnet School were each
named “Rapidly Improving.”
These are schools
that were below state standards in one or more subjects but
showed improvements and made Adequate Yearly Progress for three
consecutive years, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006.
“The things we
have been doing are resulting in improvement,” said Eric Ely,
superintendent of Schenectady Schools. “We are happy with this
news and want to continue to steadily move upward.”
Ely said that
differentiated instruction, focus on the school environment and
discipline, and the district’s strategic plan, which includes
parents, teachers, students, administrators and the community,
are a few of the things that have made an impact.
“It comes down to
solid teaching and learning,” said Ely. “We are teaching using
modern technology and a variety of styles to get positive
results.”
"Your entire
school community has earned this recognition," wrote the
Commissioner of Education Richard P. Mills, to the members of
Schenectady's "High Performing/Gap Closing" schools. "We
encourage you to celebrate your achievement and to continue
implementing strategies to support high performance and to close
the gap."
NCLB is designed to help close
the achievement gap between disadvantaged and minority students
and their peers. For more information on NCLB, please visit the
U.S. Department of Education Web site at
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
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