By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer |
Recovery School District head John White needs to rethink his strategy for helping students get into higher-performing schools, critics of his enrollment plan said Tuesday.
Top education officials and members of the public critiqued White’s new centralized enrollment plan at a rare New Orleans gathering of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Tuesday night.
The plan will have parents fill out just one application for all of the direct-run and charter schools associated with the district. It is intended to bring clarity to what many parents have called a confusing enrollment process. The RSD also has pledged to match parents with their top school choices, which White has said will ensure a more equitable process for all involved – including special needs students and others who have been turned away from their top choices in the past.
Members of the public and school officials prepare for Tuesday night’s meeting in New Orleans of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Photo by Jessica Williams
But some say that the plan doesn’t consider the possibility that parents will want schools with high test scores.
