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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 top-performing
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.
Photo: Mark Hallum/QNS
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