Posts tagged Extended School Day
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The DCPS middle school plan, pt. 2: getting principals to talk, and standardizing offerings
What’s in store for DCPS’s middle schools? The possibilities include greater communication with feeder elementary schools, equalizing offerings for middle-grade students at all K-8 and stand-alone middle schools, and an application-only middle school in Ward 7. DC has long had a dearth of desirable DCPS middle schools. With a review of boundaries and feeder… Keep reading…
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Can nonprofits help extend the DCPS school day?
DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson has said she’d like to extend the school day, but the teachers’ union contract limits it to 7½ hours. To get around that, schools can partner with community organizations that provide the additional learning time. Washington Teachers Union President Liz Davis has said she’s skeptical about extending the school day… Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: What’s in the future for DCPS and charters?
Top five issues to watch this year: Will charters achieve equitable funding, resist outside regulation, surpass DCPS in popularity, be authorized by Chancellor Henderson, or gain access to closed DCPS school buildings?…Will DCPS get a boundary overhaul, combine its lottery with charters, retain popularity over charters, give closed school buildings to charters, or be affected… Keep reading…
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Morning Bell: Students progress towards proficient
Principal turns around failing DCPS school: Harry Hughes introduced single-sex classes, required teachers to be on time, and brought in volunteer reading tutors at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. (Post) Keep reading…
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Henderson says higher scores show extended day works
Recently released test scores show that extended school day programs work, says Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. Whether she’ll be able to expand them to more schools may depend on the newly elected president of the Washington Teachers Union. Last year 8 DCPS schools experimented with an extended school day, and 7 of them showed gains on the 2013 DC CAS in both reading… Keep reading…