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The Long Branch Public Schools have done a magnificent job of raising student performance as a result of Whole School Reform. Long Branch is one of 30 at-risk 'Abbott' districts in the state of New Jersey. The success story in Long Branch begins at the elementary level as documented by student achievement in the state assessments. Facts, not opinion: In the spring of 1999, prior to the implementation of the Whole School Reform model Success for All, 33.9% of Long Branch general ed. (not incl. Sp. Ed. & LEP) 4th graders passed the ESPA Language Arts Literacy subtest. In just three years, by the 2002 ESPA administration, 71.2% of the 4th graders passed this test, an increase of 38.3%. Long Branch narrowed the gap to the state average by 13.7% in that time. The math passing rate increased from 35.9% to 55.5% in those years. See Department of Education website.
In my opinion: Like all public grade schools in this District, Lenna Conrow uses a compulsory remedial-level curriculum called 'Success for All,' which is designed 'for students at risk of academic failure.' While this approach may benefit a few students who cannot learn in a normal environment, it hampers students who are capable of average or above-average academic achievement. The performance gap between Long Branch public school students grows as they continue in the remedial-level program in this District. Our family has experienced this problem. Parents should scrutinize the curriculum, statewide test results, and comparisons with schools in Eatontown, Rumson, Fair Haven and nearby communities before enrolling their children in this or any public school in Long Branch.
This school is an amazing school. The academic program that they have installed here is amazing and the curriculum is easy as well as challenging for the kids.
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