Montgomery's investment in people may be part of why the district has made academic gains and retained teachers over the past decade.
Researchers have consistently found that students in integrated schools — irrespective of ethnicity, race, or social class — are more likely to make academic gains in mathematics, reading, and often science than they are in segregated ones.
"While the companies publish year-to-year comparisons of standardized test scores to indicate that students in schools they manage are making academic gains, they do not present data on comparable students who are not in their programs," the report said.
In a letter to Ms. Davy on Tuesday, Dr. Glascoe said that even as Paterson had made academic gains, increased graduation rates, and created momentum for improvement under his leadership, "it is clear that you will not give me your complete trust and support in this effort".
Researchers evaluating this program found that participating children made academic gains across several content areas including language, literacy, and mathematics (Weiland and Yoshikawa 2013).
A joint statement we submitted to Congress noted that "assessments that are attached to high-stakes and a punitive label regardless of whether or not a student is actually making academic gains and growth is counterproductive.
Other people could come in and refine and change and say, 'But it doesn't apply here.' " She points out that girls have made significant academic gains in the years since she began to document their plight.
That means those students who do have positive learning behavior tend to make meaningful academic gains. .
Even as the district has made some academic gains, many students and their parents describe a chaotic learning environment.
As a result, many schools are perceived as failures when their students are actually making real academic gains.
Eugene White, vice president of the Board of Education of the North Rockland School District, which encompasses Tomkins Cove, said the district had made consistent academic gains.
