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A story of small school success
The New York Times has a story today about the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice, a small high school in Brooklyn that has 79 graduates this year from some of the city’s poorest areas.
And the majority of them plan to go to college.
Small high schools is one of the hallmarks of school chancellor Joel Klein’s plans to improve education in the city. The idea is that the small schools would mean that students get more personal attention to help them succeed.
The school had a 93 percent graduation rate this year, compared with an average 50 percent in New York City, according to the Times.
Sound familiar?
This is one of the main tenants of Springfield City Schools’ plan for four small schools within Springfield High School next year.
With a projected enrollment of 2,000 students, Springfield High School will become one of the 25 largest high schools in the state.
With a large number of students, schools are able to offer more: advanced classes, clubs, athletics, etc. But with a school that large, some people say kids get lost in the sea.
That’s where the four small schools come in.
Springfield will still have the enrollment to offer those extras that come with being a big school. But with the four small schools of about 500 students each, the students will get more personalized attention from the teachers and staff assigned to their small school.
The district is hoping the small schools will foster better relationships and in turn more success for the students, as it has with the school in the Times’ story.
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