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Board approves Freshman Academy resolution after edits; members debate scope and naming
Summary
The board voted to adopt a district-wide Freshman Academy resolution to focus resources on ninth-grade success; members amended the resolution during debate to remove a sentence of appreciation for the implementation team and to strike a named reference to Thurgood Marshall High School before voting.
Superintendent Dr. David Lawrence presented a resolution creating a district Freshman Academy intended to improve ninth-grade outcomes and, over time, graduation rates. He said the district is already piloting summer-bridge work and teacher-team training and argued that focusing on ninth grade is a proven approach to improving graduation.
Nut graf: After discussion the board amended the resolution to remove language in section 3 (which, a…
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