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It is a great pity, to say no more, that Knightsen did not have an additional year - our cluster analysis
work strongly suggests a cut-off at around an API of 850 - schools in that category are predicted to
rebound in about six years (varies between 4 and 8) depending on several factors. There would seem to be
no precedent for Knightsen opting out of the State of California and becoming associated with Oregon.
We have nothing against charter schools, but it is not obvious how discarding some sections of the
Education Code will have any influence on test scores. Were Knightsen in Oakland Unified, Old River
could re-open as a charter and skim the A and B students. Old River would be, per No Child Left Behind,
rated a success, while students with disciplinary problems, special language needs or disabilities would
be warehoused in the existing school whose scores would plummet. Generally, panicked parents of the
remaining C students at Knightsen Elementary would try to transfer their children to the charter which
declines to admit them for fear of lowering its API.
work strongly suggests a cut-off at around an API of 850 - schools in that category are predicted to
rebound in about six years (varies between 4 and 8) depending on several factors. There would seem to be
no precedent for Knightsen opting out of the State of California and becoming associated with Oregon.
We have nothing against charter schools, but it is not obvious how discarding some sections of the
Education Code will have any influence on test scores. Were Knightsen in Oakland Unified, Old River
could re-open as a charter and skim the A and B students. Old River would be, per No Child Left Behind,
rated a success, while students with disciplinary problems, special language needs or disabilities would
be warehoused in the existing school whose scores would plummet. Generally, panicked parents of the
remaining C students at Knightsen Elementary would try to transfer their children to the charter which
declines to admit them for fear of lowering its API.