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Officials plan to split low-performing Jordan High into 3 campuses
- 01-13-2011
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By Jason Song and Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles school district leaders announced Wednesday that they will split low-performing Jordan High School into three small schools that will be run by outside groups. All current employees will have to reapply for their jobs or work elsewhere. It marks the second time the Los Angeles Unified School District has targeted a campus for such a forced makeover. Fremont High School, located in Florence south of downtown, was also "restructured" last year, a move that drew fierce criticism from the teachers union and resulted in the departure of most teachers. That time, however, outside groups were not involved. In a recent interview, outgoing Supt. Ramon C. Cortines said Jordan was among the worst campuses in the district. Jordan did not qualify for a key state academic rating last year because too few of the students took standardized tests. Cortines said that misstep, in particular, drew his attention to Jordan. Jordan's poor performance — just 2% of the students were considered at grade level in math last year — also put it at risk of losing state funding. (more…)
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