These designations will be based on several factors, including student performance, a school's dropout and graduation rates, parent and community involvement. No further action will be required. A plan of help will be developed. Those schools will work with the local community and the state on ideas to improve student performance - night classes, special reading academies, tutoring, summer school, whatever the local school community and parents recommend. Never the intent to point fingers at teachers or anyone else.
Intent is to help students succeed.
There will never be a loss of local control, but the commissioner, working with the local community, will have authority over budgetary and academic issues. Value is what's important. Now I know talk is cheap, but I'd like to add that education isn't - nor should it be. All the rest is negotiable. Which brings me to the second part of our initiative - funding.