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Micro school leaders report sharp declines in suspensions and big gains on exams
Summary
At the board meeting, At Promise micro school staff reported that a 21-student cohort posted large reductions in suspensions and improved course and Regents pass rates after targeted supports and visiting-teacher partnerships.
At a March board meeting, presenters for the district’s At Promise micro school reported notable disciplinary and academic improvements after a year of targeted supports. Program leaders said the micro school enrolled 21 students this year and documented a marked fall in disciplinary incidents: for the current reporting period they described an 85% decrease in out-of-school suspensions (OSS) and a 100% decrease in in-school suspensions (ISS) compared with the prior full year for that cohort.
Administrators described changes in instructional delivery that helped raise course pass rates. They said students in traditional settings were enrolled in 125 quarter‑1 courses and…
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