tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002170971070950267.post4281142941986014107..comments2024-01-25T16:08:09.760-05:00Comments on Grassroots Education Movement (NYC): PS 123 and Harlem Success: not separate, not equalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002170971070950267.post-58542595245004571892009-07-27T08:42:16.104-04:002009-07-27T08:42:16.104-04:00We at GEM heard this: The DoE made a available to ...We at GEM heard this: The DoE made a available to HSA a list of kids (don't know if it was a list of just 3s and 4s or a full list with all the scores), but the levels 3 and 4 got invitations to apply to this school. <br /><br />We were also told that a child had to take some kind of test at HSA, and that mark, together with school records and recommendations, were part of the evaluation for selection. Another parent also said school record and recommendations were involved in selection.<br /><br />Whoever is claiming this "lottery" thing, please identify yourself so we can request an interview and invite the press to come with us.GEM membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002170971070950267.post-31644439169285149912009-07-21T21:14:47.892-04:002009-07-21T21:14:47.892-04:00Harlem Success does not handpick students as they ...Harlem Success does not handpick students as they use a computerized system that literally randomly picks students names out of the system. That's what a lottery means. It is incredibly unfortunate that thousands of students do not have the opportunity to be in a Harlem success school. Hopefully, there will be more and more of them in the future! <br /><br />HSA is not a 12:1 set up, which means that it, like most public schools (and it IS a public school) is not set up for low-functioning special education students. Most public schools are not. It does, however, have a similar, if not more percentage of special education students to surrounding Harlem public schools.<br /><br />Harlem Success has proved that with the same demographic of kids and families, teaching and learning at a high level is possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002170971070950267.post-83793113612119898562009-07-21T17:47:01.748-04:002009-07-21T17:47:01.748-04:00The students who are selected to attend Harlem Suc...The students who are selected to attend Harlem Success Academy (HSA) are handpicked: The lottery system that HSA uses to select students is a system for handpicking students. Also, HSA students tend to skew very heavily toward those who come from homes were the parents are very invcolved in their child's education.<br /> And in terms of special education students, they are not all created equal. After all, some special education students are high functioning students who achieve graet success in the school environment, which means that HSA probably only accepts the most highly functioning, academically successful, special education students available. (see the July 20th Daily News article on how charter schools push out the students that they don't want)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002170971070950267.post-55517995325819467802009-07-21T09:51:57.717-04:002009-07-21T09:51:57.717-04:00The claim that charter students are handpicked is ...The claim that charter students are handpicked is absolutely incorrect. Harlem Success students are from the exact same demographic as PS 123 students. Approximately 20% of HSA students are receiving some form of Special Education just like PS 123 students. However, at PS 123, less than 40% of 3rd graders are reading on or above level. 95% of HSA's 3rd graders are reading on or above grade level. <br /><br />If the protesters cared at all about educating Harlem children, they would be absolutely thrilled to have Harlem Success. Sadly, it seems the fight is more about the status quo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com