LANSING - Forty-five of 92 schools identified by state
law as the Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools received approval of their
redesign plans by the State School Reform/ Redesign Office in the Michigan
Department of Education.
"The submission of these plans represent an important first
step in each school's improvement and redesign process," said MaryAlice
Galloway, Deputy Superintendent and State School Reform Officer. "It is clear
the 45 schools with fully approved redesign plans made an impressive effort to
meet all legal requirements and move their school and students forward."
Twenty-two schools received "conditional approval" and will
receive full approval only upon submission by August 1, 2011 of the necessary
amendment to the building's collective bargaining agreement, signed by both the
school district and collective bargaining leadership.
The required amended collective bargaining agreements demonstrate
that school will fully implement all requirements of the re-design model
selected by the school district. The plans of the 45 approved redesign plans contained
the signed amended collective bargaining agreement.
Five of the 92 schools have been or are slated for closure
by their districts, and the remaining 20 redesign plans either were incomplete
or require changes before they can be approved, Galloway noted. Changes must be
submitted by 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 21, 2011. Schools requiring changes
will be notified by February 21, 2011 if their revised plan has been approved.
Detroit Public Schools had 34 of its 40 identified school
buildings receive approval; two received conditional approval; and four are
being closed by the district.
Schools with approved plans may begin to implement their
redesign plans immediately, but must begin implementing them no later than the
2011-12 school year.
"To
be globally competitive, we need to improve instructional
strategies and outcomes for all students across the state, especially in our
lowest ranked schools," said state Superintendent of Public
Instruction Mike Flanagan.
As
directed by state law, the 92 Persistently Lowest Achieving schools were
identified using the federally-prescribed and federally-approved formula used
for the federal School Improvement Grant. That formula considers student
proficiency levels, academic improvement rates; whether a school made Adequate
Yearly Progress; and whether a secondary school had a graduation rate below 60
percent.
Districts
with schools on the Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools list were required to
submit a redesign plan to the Michigan Department of Education's School Reform
Officer by November 16, using one of four improvement models required by the
U.S. Department of Education.
Schools on this list that have not received a federal School Improvement Grant
will be eligible to apply for the grant early next year. Grants will be awarded
based on the quality and merit of each grant application.
The
four federally-required school improvement models from which the schools must
select, are:
District Name
|
Building Name
|
Approval Status
|
Aisha Shule/WEB Dubois Prep |
Aisha Shule/WEB Dubois Prep
Academy (Tr) |
Approved |
Albion Public Schools |
Albion High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Beecher Community School District |
Beecher High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Benton Harbor Area Schools |
Benton Harbor High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Bloomingdale Public School District |
Bloomingdale High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Buena Vista School District |
Buena Vista High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Camden-Frontier Schools |
Camden-Frontier Middle School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Cassopolis Public Schools |
Ross Beatty High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
City of Harper Woods Schools |
Harper Woods High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Clintondale Community Schools |
Clintondale High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Conner Creek Academy East |
Conner Creek Academy East (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Academy of Arts and Science |
Detroit Academy of Arts and Science High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Beckham, William Academy (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Bethune Academy (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Burns Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Central High School (Tu) |
Changes Required |
Detroit Public Schools |
Cody College Preparatory (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Coffey Elementary/Middle School |
Closing |
Detroit Public Schools |
Cooley High School |
Closing |
Detroit Public Schools |
Crockett High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Detroit Public Schools |
Denby High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Duffield Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Earhart Middle School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Farwell Middle School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Finney High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Fitzgerald Elementary School |
Merged with Bethune |
Detroit Public Schools |
Fleming Elementary School |
Closing |
Detroit Public Schools |
Ford High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Holmes, A.L. Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Hutchinson Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Jemison School of Choice (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Kettering High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
King High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Law Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Lessenger Elementary-Middle
School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Mumford High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Murphy Elementary-Middle School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Nolan Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Northwestern High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Osborn Upper School of Global (Tr)
Communications and Culture |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Parker Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Pershing High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Phoenix Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Schulze Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Scott, Brenda Middle School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Southeastern High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Southwestern High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Stewart Elementary School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Trix Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Vetal Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
Western International High School (Tu) |
Approved |
Detroit Public Schools |
White Elementary School (Tr) |
Approved |
Detroit Community Schools |
Detroit Community Schools-HS (Tr) |
Approved |
Ferndale Public Schools |
University High School (N/A) |
Changes Required |
Fitzgerald Public Schools |
Fitzgerald Senior High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Flint City School District |
Northern High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Flint City School District |
Northwestern High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools |
Lee High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Grand Rapids Public Schools |
Union High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Highland Park City Schools |
Highland Park Community High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Kalamazoo Public School District |
Maple Street Magnet School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Kalamazoo Public School District |
Milwood Middle School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Kent City Community Schools |
Kent City High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Lakeview Community Schools |
Lakeview High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Lansing Public School District |
Eastern High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Lincoln Park Public Schools |
Lincoln Park Middle School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Marion Public Schools |
Marion High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Michigan Health Academy |
Michigan Health Academy |
Closing |
Mt. Clemens Community |
Mount Clemens High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools |
E.A. Johnson Memorial High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Muskegon Heights School District |
Muskegon Heights High School (Tr) |
Conditional Approval |
New Haven Community Schools |
New Haven High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Oak Park City School District |
Oak Park High School (Tu) |
Conditional
Approval |
Pontiac Academy for Excellence |
Pontiac Academy for Excellence - High School (Tr) |
Approved |
Pontiac City School District |
Pontiac High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
River Rouge School District |
River Rouge Middle College High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Roseville Community Schools |
Eastland Middle School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Roseville Community Schools |
Roseville Middle School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Ross Hill Academy |
Ross/Hill Academy-Elementary (Tu) |
Changes Required |
Saginaw City School District |
Ruben Daniels Middle School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Saginaw City School District |
Saginaw High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Saginaw City School District |
Thompson Middle School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
School District of the City of Inkster |
Inkster High School (Tu) |
Approved |
School District of Ypsilanti |
Ypsilanti High School (Tu) |
Conditional
Approval |
Southfield Public School District |
Southfield Regional Academic Campus (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Taylor School District |
Truman High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Van Dyke Public Schools |
Lincoln Middle School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Waldron Area Schools |
Waldron Middle School (Tr) |
Approved |
Waverly Community Schools |
Waverly Middle School (Tr) |
Approved |
Westwood Community Schools |
Robichaud Senior High School (Tr) |
Conditional
Approval |
Westwood Heights Schools |
Hamady Community High School (Tr) |
Changes Required |
Willow Run Community Schools |
Willow Run High School (Tu) |
Changes Required |
