North Carolina has a plan to turn around its struggling schools: the Innovative School District. As of September 7, 2017, there are 47 schools in the district. It is a group of schools which are advised by someone not involved with NC Public Schools. A problem that came up recently with the ISD is with Southside Ashpole Elementary School in Robeson County. They had to make a decision, they could either close the school or turn it over to the ISD. The Robeson School Board decided not to close it for the good of the children. This relates to our community because it has to do with the state of North Carolina, also known as the state we are all in right now. What if one of the schools you were to go to was one of the ISD schools? I am interested in this topic because I believe that no school should be underperforming, that a child’s level of education shouldn’t vary depending on the school. I think that when they say “underperforming” they probably mean in terms of standardized test scores. People in our community (that being the students in the schools of North Carolina) are affected by this issue because they might experience sudden changes if their school ever becomes a part of the Innovative School District, and they might not know if these changes are good or are bad. Others should care about this issue because they might end up to going to one of these schools, or their current school might become one of them. They should care about their peers. Now, here’s what I think we could do. I think that maybe instead of having something else run the school district, perhaps not have the performance of the school be based on standardized test grades. Or, to see if maybe it is just a test problem (since some people just circle and bubble whatever and don’t take it seriously) maybe NC could take away standardized testing for awhile at these schools (or just chunk them up into little, period long tests) so that they aren’t as big. Then they could see whether these schools need to be whipped back up into shape. You can’t really judge a school by their test scores. Another option could be to send the students from these schools to other schools, and send students from high performing schools to ISD schools to see whether it is the student or the teacher. So, I don’t think there is a whole lot we could do about this issue, maybe we could have the School Board take the EOGs and see what grades they get (just kidding). What are your thoughts on this issue? Let me know in the comments and I will reply. Here are some links if you want to read more about the ISD or Southside Ashpole Elementary: List of schools in the Innovative School District About the Innovative School District Older article about Southside Ashpole ES and the ISD (Originally posted Nov. 7 2017, updated Jan. 10 2018) More recent article about Southside Ashpole ES and the ISD (posted Jan. 10)wunc.org/post/robeson-county-schools-votes-turn-over-elementary-innovative-school-district#stream/0 I couldn't get it to link properly for some reason, sorry! https://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/saes Southside Ashpole ES website (again, couldn't get it to link properly)
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rylee
1/14/2018 03:01:26 pm
I agree with your thoughts on this topic and i like that you added a small little joke at the end to lighten the mood!
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Lisey
1/21/2018 02:03:42 pm
I'm glad you agree! What are your thoughts on this issue?
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Madelyn
1/19/2018 07:43:27 am
I really love how you put forth what was actually going on and now I can really see how much of an issue this is!
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Lisey
1/21/2018 02:01:37 pm
I'm glad you enjoyed it, what are your thoughts on this issue?
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1/19/2018 02:34:03 pm
I really like how you put your own opinions into your post this really gave an inside into a public school students mind. I also agree with what you said about the standardized test scores maybe having them in shorter periods of time. I think this was a great issue to research!
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Lisey
1/21/2018 02:05:10 pm
I'm glad you like the opinions. And yeah, I think it would relieve stress if we broke up the time.
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Piper
1/19/2018 08:29:28 pm
Lisey, I completely agree with you! Personally, I think standardized testing doesn't show what all a child can do. When I take tests, I feel pressured and I don't do as well as I know I could've, especially if it's a timed test. I think everyone is smart, but some kids may not represent their academic skills well purely based off of a test-taking environment.
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Lisey
1/21/2018 02:08:00 pm
Exactly! Standardized testing is stressful, scary, and down right boring! Many people feel pressured during quizzes or tests (I do, especially in math). People can be smart in many, many different areas. Intelligence doesn't solely apply to academia.
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