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Achievement Gap - Princeton, New Jersey
Scope of the Problem factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future
- Minority Enrollment (% of total) is 14.2%. (This only includes black, Hispanic and American Indian students).
- In a standardized English test given to 11th graders in Princeton High School, 37 percent of black students failed to meet standards in English, and 55 percent of blacks and 40 percent of Hispanics failed in math (as of 2005). However, 98 percent of Princeton High School students exceed the math and English standards required by No Child Left Behind.
- As of 2013-2014, Minority Enrollment (% of total) is 13.6% (This only includes black, Hispanic and American Indian Students).
- As of 2016-2017, Minority Enrollment (% of total) is 16% in Princeton Public Schools (This only includes black, Hispanic and American Indian Students).
Past Policy & Program Milestones key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.
- The high school did not integrate until 1918, nearly 20 years after its founding in 1898. The elementary schools waited until they were compelled by state law in 1947.
Current Policy & Programs summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding
- In 2003, Princeton High School became part of the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN). MSAN gathers high achieving minority students, to address and help fix the growing achievement gap, in their schools.
- Beginning fall 2017, Princeton High School added courses on Racial Literacy and Harmony. These courses were "developed in collaboration with the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN)" and were "created in part as a response to racial issues in the school community as well as events dominating the national media."
- In Princeton Public Schools Strategic Plan 2016-2021, Strategic Planning Goal #3 focuses on closing the achievement gap in Princeton. This goal includes four objectives:
Objective 1: Cultural Responsiveness
Enhance the cultural awareness and responsiveness of staff and students.
Objective 2: Outreach
Increase outreach and support to families and community partners.
Objective 3: Equity and Access
Enhance equity and access for all students.
Objective 4: Early Literacy
Increase the verbal and mathematical literacy of children before they begin kindergarten.
Key Organizations contacts for public and private organizations
- Government
- Executive Branch
- Legislative Branch
- Judicial Branch
- Non-Profit
- Service Providing
- Advocacy/Membership/Network
- Foundation
- Other
move the below organizations into the above categories - Landis
- Government
- Princeton Regional Schools (http://www.prs.k12.nj.us/)
- Superintendent of Schools - Judy A. Wilson 609-806-4220
- Princeton public schools include one high school, one middle school and four elementary schools.
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- Princeton High School Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) -
- The Princeton High School Minority Student Achievement Network is committed closing the achievement gap in our schools and connecting the parents and students of color to teachers and school officials to increase communication and foster better learning environments. Princeton public schools are one of 25 other school districts in the nation that currently are members of this network.
Bibliography web sites, reports, articles, and other reference material
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