HISD's State of the Schools: creating a college-bound culture
Dr. Abe Saavedra gave HISD's State of the Schools speech yesterday and, by all (media) accounts, it appears HISD is focusing on getting students prepared for and into college. To that end, Dr. Saavedra wants to start very early, by offering all day Pre-K for lower-income children:
The cornerstone to creating that college-bound culture will be extending full-day pre-kindergarten to all 15,821 low-income 4-year-olds who qualify for the program. Currently, 6,800 of those children are in half-day classes.
Other HISD proposals include:
• Incentive pay for expert math and science teachers who broadcast their lessons to students at other HISD schools
• New programs to help all students and parents prepare for college
• A new multimillion-dollar fundraising program for arts education
• A new science lab school at which elementary teachers will receive intensive training
RELATED: HISD press release, KTRK-13, KUHF 88.7, KHOU-11
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 02/08/06 06:36 PM | Print |
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