Small L.A. Unified Campus Shows Great Achievements
The Los Angeles Unified School District has produced some of the biggest academic gains in the district this year. The school scored a 638 on the most recent state Academic Performance Index, which measures schools and districts on student test scores in math, English and other subjects, while the State’s target was 800.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the academy, one of four Los Angeles Unified campuses that opened almost two years ago, is partially funded through the New Tech Foundation, a Napa, California-based nonprofit that supports 35 schools throughout the country.
Two of the others, Arleta High School of Science, Math and Related Technologies and the Los Angeles High School for Global Studies, have increased their test scores dramatically. However, at Jordan New Tech High School, the API score was 25 points lower than that on the regular Jordan High campus.
To reshape existing courses and programs as well as to better emphasize personalized learning, the school has been awarded with a grant from the Bill Foundation. According to Bill & Melinda Foundation, this grant will be directed to accelerate the district’s efforts to enhance high school options and to raise student achievement and graduation rates.
LAUSD recently has made advances in improving student achievement in secondary education, and the creation of small schools will build on this success. Small high schools offer increased personalization, provide rigorous coursework, cultivate adult-student relationships, and better prepare students for college and work.
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