State Education Board Finalizes Low-Performing Schools List
Some Administrators Say Process Of Making List Unfair
California State Board of Education voted Thursday to approve a controversial list of what are called "low-performing" schools.
But first, the board made some last-minute additions and subtractions.
The updated list includes seven schools in Stockton, three in the Sacramento area, two in Lodi, and one each in Modesto, Marysville, and South Lake Tahoe.
At its meeting, the state education board unanimously voted to approve the final list of 188 "low performing" schools, even though many administrators insisted the process for drawing up the list has been unfair.
"There are hundreds of schools that potentially could be on this list and aren't," Biggs School Superintendent Bill Cornelius said. "And there are hundreds of schools that are on the list that should not be."
Among the schools which had been on the original list, but then dropped are Natomas High School in Sacramento, Woodland High School, Fairfield High School and Turlock High School
"You know it's a big sigh of relief for Turlock Unified School District, and certainly for Turlock High School," Turlock Schools Assistant Superintendent Lacrisha Ferriera said.
Schools designated as low-performing will now have to undertake major reforms, such as firing the principal and half the staff, converting to a