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07/03/13

Rhode Island Education Chief Gist Asks Parents to Challenge Schools

Providence Journal (07/03/13) Borg, Linda

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) issued another round of school classifications on July 2. The new system, in its second year, considers whether students are making progress, whether specific student groups show improvement, whether schools are nearing their 2017 academic targets, and whether high schools are meeting their graduation goals -- not the number of students achieving proficiency on standardized tests. The schools are then ranked as "commended," "leading," "typical," "warning," "focus," or "priority." "This isn't about labeling or being negative," says State Education Commissioner Deborah Gist. "Classifying a school as a priority school means that that school is a priority for RIDE." Of the state's 279 schools, 7 percent are labeled priority or focus, and 8 percent are classified as commended. Gist says parents should look past the rankings and ask principals what is being done to bolster student performance.
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