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NE Queens schools earn high marks
State recognizes 44 public institutions across area for increased rate of student success
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The State Education
Department recognized 44
public schools in northeast
Queens as high achieving
institutions under New York’s
Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA) plan.
These institutions in
Community School Districts
25 and 26 are part of the
92 district schools and
6 charter schools in the
borough with high academic
achievement, student growth
and graduation rate as per
the 2018-19 Recognition
Schools list.
In total, Commissioner
MaryEllen Elia announced
that 562 high achieving and
high progress schools had
made the list this school year.
241 of those schools are located
in New York City, 280 are in
the rests of the state and 41 are
public charter schools.
“We are taking a more
holistic approach to school
and student achievement
under ESSA and I am excited
to recognize these schools for
their accomplishments and
progress,” Commissioner Elia
said in a written statement.
“I commend the teachers,
administrators, staff, parents
and students for the hard work
and dedication they bring each
day—it is truly paying off.”
Under ESSA standards,
Recognition Schools are topperforming
institutions in
several categories. These
include student growth and/
or graduation rate, meeting
or exceeding either the school
or state measures of progress
for English language arts
and math, rate of chronic
absenteeism and college,
career and civic readiness.
Officials also see if schools
meet the required 95 percent
participation rate in the
English language arts and
mathematics assessments.
“The teachers and
administrators at these
Recognition Schools have
taken to heart the critical
mission of educating the
whole child,” said Board of
Regents Chancellor Betty A.
Rosa in a statement. “Our
priority is fostering equity for
our children across New York.
These schools serve as models
of the levels of performance we
seek for all schools to be able
to achieve in the future.”
Chalkbeat reported
that under a different
accountability system, only
82 New York City schools
were labeled top performers
— under a third of the schools
recognized this year.
For a full list of schools,
visit qns.com.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by email at jbagcal@qns.com or
by phone at (718) 224-5863 ext. 214.
CABÁN CLAIMS VICTORY
Public defender Tiffany Cabán is heading to an apparent victory over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in the Democratic
district attorney primary on June 25. Cabán had an 1,100-vote lead on Katz after all voting machines were counted, but Katz
refused to concede, saying that she would wait until all paper ballots are counted. See more about the primary on Page 4.
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