Superintendent calls for ‘urgent improvement’
Monday, July 31st, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
Principals at schools with low grades told change must come fast
ANN DOSS HELMS
ahelms@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ showing on federal academic ratings is unacceptable, and principals at the lowest-scoring schools must change things quickly, Superintendent Peter Gorman said Wednesday.
Only 63 of 142 schools, or 44 percent, had enough students testing at grade level in reading and math to meet the standards of the No Child Left Behind Act.
"This kind of performance by our schools doesn’t meet the standard we expect and the public demands," said Gorman, who started the top job July 2. "Urgent improvement is necessary, expected and required."
Past superintendents have emphasized successes when presenting test scores. At Wednesday’s news briefing, Gorman said his goal is not to demoralize staff but to push improvement.
"I’m not going to slough it off," he said. (more…)
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