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MDUSD may not chase 'carrots' dangled by state
- 04-09-2010
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By Theresa Harrington/Contra Costa Times
The Mt. Diablo school board plans to hold a community workshop about its lowest-achieving schools in mid-May. Schools on the list are: Bel Air, Meadow Homes, Rio Vista and Shore Acres elementary schools, and Glenbrook and Oak Grove middle schools. Trustee Gary Eberhart and teachers' union president Mike Noce both expressed concerns March 23 about the state's selection of these schools. The district has not yet decided whether to apply for federal School Improvement Grants, ranging from $50,000 to $2 million a year for three years, to implement one of four interventions: close the school, replace the principal and at least half the staff, replace the principal and make other changes such as increasing instructional time, or reopen the school under new management, such as a charter. (more...)
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