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We are longtime supporters of the mission of Uplift High School and wish we didn't have to see data like the above. But facts are facts.
It's beyond terrible that we are spending nearly $40,000 per student to get 13% proficiency in reading and 0% proficiency in math.
We know the administration and teachers are trying, but with high levels of absenteeism and very low enrollment, when is enough enough?
Readers have written us before about the overcrowded campuses at McCutcheon and Brenneman. Like our readers say, maybe it's time to move on from Uplift and consolidate those schools here...
The way schooling works in this city it's of a race to the bottom once enrollment dips & performance slips. For a school that is supposed to be a community hub, their 5Essentials results would indicate extremely low parent involvement. This is the most important factor in any kids education. Teachers, administrators and staff work incredibly hard but their influence is limited if parents don't care. Anyone with the wherewithal and who is plugged in would not send their child to this school; there are plenty of alternatives. The cost per pupil is due to enrollment being so low, I don't know that it's particularly informative here other than to show this school is failing. Obviously nothing is simple here but why did Zaccor get put on the school board exactly after she failed to get elected? Isn't this one of the achievements she was citing?
ReplyDeleteIf McCutcheon and Brenneman are overcrowded while Uplift has excess capacity, consolidating students into a newer, larger, updated facility seems like common sense. It would allow CPS to better utilize existing space and avoid spending additional taxpayer dollars on aging buildings that may require further investment.
ReplyDeleteEveryone wants students to succeed. The question is whether maintaining multiple underutilized buildings is the best use of limited resources when there is already a facility available to serve more students.