A third-grade student writes a paper in narrative form about an important memory. By successfully completing this example assignment, the student meets several writing and reading standards and hits a target. Setting high academic standards and helping schools reach those standards is the goal of America's Choice School Design, a national standards reform model. We're going to work real hard with them to make sure that happens. Hawaii education officials involved in bringing the program here told the school board that America's Choice will better prepare these schools to implement Hawaii's own set of standards.
Officials say the standards are clear for parents, teachers and students.
The bulk of the funds for the first year of the three-year program will go to training. About 40 schools across the nation are signed up for America's Choice, but hundreds have used components previously, Garcia said. The woman said her son had red marks on his neck as a result of Aug. 28 incident. She said her son, a special education student who is autistic, bit another boy on Aug. 24. Four days later, her son became involved in another altercation with another child which led to the principal choking the boy, the mother said.