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Cortines cleans house at underperforming Fremont High
- 12-10-2009
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Los Angeles Daily Breeze
Citing low academic achievement, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines ordered an overhaul of management at Fremont High School today, saying every teacher and staffer at the campus will have to reapply for their jobs at the end of the school year. "Something is not working at Fremont High School and we need to fix it," Cortines said. "It is my intention to make fundamental reforms, which will require every staff member, including teachers, counselors, maintenance workers and others, to reapply for their jobs. "We will also see a new governance model for the school with the goal of dramatically and rapidly boosting academic achievement," he said. Cortines noted that the South Los Angeles school has failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress goals for the past 12 years, while its Academic Performance Index score is 524, well below the district's average score of 694. (more...)
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