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ERIC Number: ED270529
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-May
Pages: 50
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Foundations for Academic Excellence. First Report to the Chancellor from the Chancellor's Commission on Minimum Standards for the New York City Public Schools.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY.
This report concerns the setting of minimum standards for the New York City public schools. The commission recommends that a universal standard be set for all public schools with an improvement target of at least 50% reduction in deficits over a three-year period. Limited English proficient (LEP) students, special education students, and alternative high schools will be subject to the same standards but task forces will be created to help them meet the standards. Four major improvements are called for in the Board's method of assessing school quality and performance: (1) cohort analysis, (2) feeder-school accountability, (3) credit accumulation, and (4) criterion referenced assessment. In the elementary school, minimum standards for reading, mathematics, and attendance (with an average daily attendance rate of at least 90%) are suggested; in the middle school, standards are for the latter three categories with an 85% attendance rate and should include a standard for promotion rate. In the high school, standards are set for reading, mathematics, graduation rate, regnets-endorsed diplomas, dropout rate, and attendance. In order to implement the standards process and ensure that they generate school improvement, the Commission recommends the creation of a Standards Appeals Panel and a Standards Review Panel. (CG)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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