Two Alexandria Schools Put on Education Department 'Priority' List
T.C. Williams High School and Jefferson-Houston School must work with state-approved partners on improvement plans. Several schools are now considered focus schools as well as some that must offer improvement plans.
Alexandria’s only public high school as well as Jefferson-Houston School, serving kindergarten through 8th grades, have been designated by the Virginia Department of Education as priority schools. Priority schools such as T.C. Williams High School must utilize state-approved partners to help design and implement school reform models meeting state and federal requirements. An Alexandria City Public Schools spokeswoman said T.C. Williams likely will not be considered a priority school next year if it continues making the progress it has made during the last two years. “The waivers from NCLB mandates granted by the Obama administration to Virginia and other states mark a dramatic shift in federal education policy,” said state Superintendent …
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Andrew Wilson
2:27 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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