PS 321 losing its luster?
It scored less than PS 107? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/education/06reportcards.html http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B17D43AA-FD6E-4C11-ADEF-5ACE8E355783/0/Progress_Report_Results_2007.xls
It scored less than PS 107? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/education/06reportcards.html http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B17D43AA-FD6E-4C11-ADEF-5ACE8E355783/0/Progress_Report_Results_2007.xls
it’s fine to be mostly white, except this area is NOT mostly white. that may be your perception, but you’re incorrect.
even the brooklyn heights ps has only 40% white kids.
What’s wrong with a school in a mostly white community being mostly white? Isn’t it ok for a school in a mostly black community to be mostly black?
I think 321 reflects the surrounding community pretty well, unlike 282.
You need to check your facts – PS34 in Greenpoint got an A, has ALWAYS had good test scores and is highly regarded in the local community. It is also way more lily-white than PS321. But then it reflects the majority polish demographics in Greenpoint. It also reflects the emphasis that this mainly working class community places on education. BBurg is another matter.
“Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein have praised the grades as an accurate measure of school quality that will help parents gauge how well schools are serving their children. They, and their supporters, say the new rating system gives credit to unsung schools that work wonders with struggling students while shining a spotlight on weaknesses at celebrated schools.”
8:01….why wouldn’t you use “diversity” numbers for Park Slope only…where ps. 321 is located then…not all of Brooklyn.
In this instance, looks like the school is even MORE diverse than the neighborhood it lies within.
We can all twist things around to fit our own agendas. See how that works?
There’s also another part to this equation. If you go to the school’s website to look at the scores you will see in fine print whether or not the school is in good standing. For example: MS 113 recieved a B from the city today but is in corrective action with the state of NY. The state is not pleased with the work that 113 is doing. Meanwhile, other schools in the district with better test scores who have kids that are level 3’s and 4’s recieved poor scores and are reporttedly in good standing with the state as well.
This leads me to ask one question: What is going to happen to all the schools next year that may not show substantial progress? Sounds like those A’s & B’s will become D’s.
“it’s a really really crowded school and will not get better.”
you are a really really ignorant person and will not get smarter.
wow. this is a fun game!
If you had READ the comments above, you would see that the reason other schools in Williamsburg and Greenpoint may have scored higher was because they had a farther way to improve.
Clearly you read nothing.
The scores were based on improvement in test scores. ps. 321 already HAD high test scores, so it did not improve all that much year over year.
Other crappy schools were given credit (as they should) for improving and thus were awarded higher grades based on this. So while a school in Greenpoint might score and A while PS. 321 scored a B, that tells us nothing really. When you look at the statistics, however it says that the Greenpoint school was REALLY bad before and improved a lot while ps. 321 was good and stayed good.
This is a good system to improve all schools. Everyone deserves a good education. Not just those at ps. 321.
one problem, 8:07.
you live in williamsburg/greenpoint.
so while the schools might be ok, you’re kids will die prematurely from living over a toxic oil spill.
oh and last i checked, bburg was pretty pricey too.
and ugly.