NCLB: Park Ave Elementary falls short

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I wonder what this is going to cost Borough taxpayers? (Other than decreased resale value of our homes, that is.)



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State: Restructuring needed in Asbury, Long Branch middle schools
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 08/22/06

BY BILL BOWMAN
STAFF WRITER

TRENTON — The state Department of Education today released the 2005-2006 No Child Left Behind report detailing the yearly progress of state elementary and high school students.

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools must establish and meet standards of accountability. The accountability system looks at how well students are mastering state standards in subjects such as reading, language arts and math.

Schools that do not meet all standards are assessed according to how many consecutive years they are deficient. Schools not meeting standards in the same content area for four consecutive years are deemed to be in need of corrective action. The actions can include instituting a new curriculum, extending the school day or school year, or replacing staff who are deemed relevant to the school not making adequate progress.

Schools that do not meet the standards of one content area in five consecutive years must plan to restructure. Restructuring can include actions such as re-opening the school as a charter school or replacing all or most of the school's staff.

Asbury Park and Long Branch middle schools must now implement their restructuring plan because they have not met the standards for one content area for six consecutive years.

Shore Area Schools in Need of Corrective Action or Restructuring:

MONMOUTH COUNTY

# Structuring

Asbury Park Middle School, Long Branch Middle School

# Corrective Action

Asbury Park High School, Bradley Elementary School (Asbury Park), Park Avenue Elementary School (Freehold), Long Branch High School, Neptune High School, Neptune Middle School, Gables Elementary School (Neptune), Red Bank Regional High School.

OCEAN COUNTY

# Restructuring

No schools were deemed in need of restructuring

# Corrective Action

Lakewood High School, Lakewood Middle School, Toms River High School North, Toms River Intermediate East School, Toms River Intermediate North.

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I was reading an article today, I think in the Trentonian, which was talking about property tax reform and schools. The Boro might do well to consider trying to get the designation of an Abbot district.

Apparently our wonderful leaders are not looking at the obscene amount of funding this handful of districts receive, instead they are looking at the rich districts.

The gist of the piece I was reading was how NJ is going more and more socialist. I would say our problems are only going to worsen. More money to poor schools is not the answer. That has been pr oven time and time again.