There are three urban schools from the region getting aid from federal funds to implement plans to enhance the achievement of the students.
Schools were among the 18 recently selected by the State to receive approximately $ 28 million over three years to carry out the improvements.
Arlington Elementary School in Lawrence receives 1.2 million dollars and Charlotte m. Murkland elementary school in Lowell and e. j. Harrington Elementary School in Lynn 1,5 million dollars apiece, according to figures of the initial assignment.
However, one of the 18 Schools — and three in this area — among the lowest performing schools, 35 States. In accordance with the law of the 2010 education reform gives State is underperforming or level 4, designation of the school with consistently low results in DEATH VALLEY.
"We are obviously delighted to grant subsidies, '' said Jason DiCarlo, Murkland."Finally, will continue to provide us the resources we need to enable schools and to bring about better student. ''
Grants — and an earlier round awarded last August — comes from the federal stimulus money received through a title 1 school design grants. In the first round, Chelsea High School was among the 12 schools sharing 27 million dollars. Another grant round is set for this fall.
Districts compete for grants on behalf of their eligible schools, each of which is to submit a plan of conversion. In all 88 schools were entitled, in the second round, and 27.
William p. Connery Elementary School in Lynn and South East Lawrence elementary school were both rejected for funding.
Beneficiaries of grants must be guided by one of the four Federal models to improve student learning. Most chose to model transformation, '' which features extended learning time and training teachers, improved assessment of teachers and administrators and greater use of community partners.
The State granted schools level 4 other federal funds last spring and again last fall to plan and start to implement the changes required of them in accordance with the law of 2010. The latter were grants "Bridge '' for schools that have not been financed in the first round of grants high school redesign, but who plan to use in the second.
The school serves approximately 500 Murkland pre-K to fourth grade students in Lowell, 88 per cent of them low-income and 60 per cent of limited English proficiency.
The school began already in the implementation of its plan, including teachers, working additional hours 100 year extended time for professional development, a change that requires the negotiation of the Union.
The next year, 40 minutes will be added to the school day, "said DiCarlo, calling for more time for science for students and training for teachers of critical turnaround efforts.
"Teachers need time and resources and expertise of the other to their most effective lessons for children, '' he said.
The school plans to also add a program, summer school, English as a second coach hire language and extend its kindergarten full day.
Harrington school serves 584 pre-kindergarten to fifth grade students at Lynn, 90 percent of them low-income and 51 per cent with limited English proficiency, in accordance with the principal Debra Ruggiero.
She said the school began to carry out its restructuring, including emphasizing a small group of instructions; employing "response to intervention, '' a system of intervention aid Including multitiered to students; and the addition of 45 minutes to the school day.
The grant will be a set of classrooms with computers equipped with software designed to aid other than the English proficiency of students; and further funding for specialist program and speaking Spanish liaison to school parents. Training of teachers developing also key.
"We need to make sure that there is consistency between all grade levels, that ... All are complete and full understanding of what we are trying to do, '' Ruggiero said.
Lynn has been granted approval to grant $ 366,390 its grant Harrington work district shall support the efforts of the school.
Superintendent of schools of Lynn Catherine Latham said circle welcomes grant Harrington "and we're going to efforts at district level to ensure '' school Connery redesign plan moves forward even without Federal money.
Arlington school, which serves 520 students in kindergarten through grade 4 in Lawrence, ma began its rebuilding, but the new grant "definitely help us ... to further our efforts, '' said principal Heidi Price.
Changes undertaken include requiring teachers to ensure the time components of the duty to promote the week students and participate in 50 hours per year of professional development added. The school also started (ATC) and response to intervention program.
Starting next year, the school day will be extended to 45 minutes. The school also plans to hire additional English teacher in the second language and intensive case Manager.
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