Over the past several months, much has happened behind the scenes in the effort to create cross-district integrated magnet schools in Monroe County. And Great Schools for All is in the midst of making changes to upgrade and improve its communications look and reach a broader audience with more timely information. Look for these changes …
Great Schools for All is looking for media savvy help as we work to build broad support for our goal of integrated interdistrict magnet schools and community understanding of the many ways they can improve the education experience of all children. We have three part-time temporary job openings. If you are interested in any of …
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We answered questions we’re often asked in a new posting under the “About” tab.
More than a dozen Monroe County school superintendents representing the east and west side BOCES, Rochester City School District, and several suburban school districts have met twice with Great Schools for All since the beginning of 2022 to explore issues related to the possible creation of one or more pilot integrated public magnet schools. Such …
A recent Siena College Research Institute poll of Monroe County residents indicates strong support for the establishment of magnet schools with specialized curricula that would draw students from both urban and suburban schools. As indicated in the graphs below, 75 percent of all respondents support the creation of such schools. Support was consistently strong across …
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If you support voluntary diverse interdistrict magnet schools as a way to improve the learning opportunities for all students in our community, consider writing to your district superintendent, encouraging him or her to join other superintendents who will soon begin to discuss the idea. Below is a sample letter you may cut and paste into …
Check out this story by Democrat and Chronicle reporter Justin Murphy: “Report revives vision for integrated, inter-district ‘breakthrough schools’”, November 18, 2021. Please share the link on social media and with friends.
A thoroughly-documented new report shows that diverse magnets are an effective tool in rolling back segregation and improving educational outcomes for all children, regardless of race or socioeconomic status. This summary was written by Mark Hare and Don Pryor. Several Monroe County school superintendents will soon meet to discuss how to proceed in response to …
Great Schools for All (GS4A) has published the analysis of a collaborative survey of students in Monroe County Schools conducted in May and June of 2021. GS4A partnered with students planning the ROC2Change virtual gathering which brought over 300 students together to discuss the current – and historic – racial and economic segregation in Monroe …
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Hello Great School supporters, Although we’ve had a low profile for a while, Great Schools for All has been quietly developing a proposal for interdistrict magnet schools that would be socioeconomically and racially diverse, jointly administered by two or more school districts and open to students from across Monroe County. We have been meeting with …
