By: Kala Lindley
On January 21, 2011, Sparta High School students took part in a press conference with Dr. Jon Jones, a Direct School Improvement Specialist.
Jones was hired by President Barack Obama in December of 2010. He is with the US Department of Education and is looking to improve a number of things. “Sparta High is going under a transformation beginning February 1, 2011. They have been stagnant for the last couple of years and just below the state average,” said Jones.
With a focus mainly on subjects of math, reading, and science; Jones is aiming to increase ACT and WKCE scores. “This is all a push that first began on January 8, 2002 when Bush established No Child Left Behind,” stated Jones.
Cost will not be factor in this unilateral change. “We are not looking to impose any extra tax dollars on our taxpayers. The extra cost will be absorbed by the government,” said Jones.
Effective February 1, 2011, there will be many changes seen at Sparta High School. “Administration, faculty, as well as teaching assistants will all be replaced by a US Department of Education team,” added Jones. Pay will continue through the employees current contracts, but as of June 30, 2011, they will no longer be employed under the Sparta Area School District.
As for the students, a lot of pressure will be absorbed by them. “School days will run from 7:45 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. Co-curricular activities will be suspended as well as work permits. This is an effort to increase our student achievement,” said Jones. In addition to these changes, students will have to go to school until July 1. If progress made by both special and regular educated students improves by 25%, school will resume September 1. However, if no progress is made, school will be back in session on July 11.
In addition to all these changes, five police liaison officers will make their rounds at Sparta High School. “They will not be local Sparta police officers, and will have no ties to our local community,” said Jones. Officers will mainly target students and parents that do not comply with this change.
Poor attendance will no longer be acceptable. “There will be no open campus. If students leave during their lunch period, they may not come back,” states Jones. Even if your child is sick, you will be instructed to bring them to school. “We have an infirmary set up, that will take care of your child and allow them to continue with their academic studies,” said Jones.
This effort to increase student achievement has been seen in other countries and states as well as Wisconsin. “Sparta is the only school in Wisconsin to adopt this change, but five other states including California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina and Florida, as well as China, Japan, and South Korea have done this,” adds Jones.
Jones is hoping these changes will improve academic performance at Sparta High School. “This is a big change that is necessary,” said Jones. Students are our future, which should be one of our top priorities.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Fictional Final
By: Danny Huber
At a ground breaking press conference at Sparta High School January 21, 2011 Dr. Jon Jones, in association with the U.S. Department of Education, announced a radical new educational policy effective February 1, 2011.
“ACT scores at Sparta High School have been stagnant for the past three years,” said Jones. In response to low test scores relative to the rest of the nation, the U.S.D.E. has targeted schools with low test scores in six states across the nation.
“Effective February 1 all administration and faculty currently employed at Sparta High School will be suspended with pay until their contracts are up. At that time their contracts will not be renewed with Sparta High School,” said Jones. The faculty is to be replaced by certified teachers that the U.S.D.E. will assign to Sparta.
A new school day and year length will be implemented at the high school as well. “School days will last from 7:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The school year will be extended to July 1 and could potentially begin July 11 next year,” said Jones.
To ensure that students are complying with the change in the amount of time spent at school, five liaison officers will be employed by the government with the sole purpose of making sure kids are at school. “We do not intend to impart any tax increases to local tax payers to fund this change in policy. The faculty, administration and officers will be funded by the U.S. government,” said Jones.
The length of the school year will be determined by the increase in academics, particularly targeting math, reading and science. “Math, reading and science subjects are all going to be expanded and students may be forced to drop other elective classes to make room for these subjects,” said Jones.
All students are required to take a unit exam in math, reading and science, similar to final exams now. However, each grade will take a different level of test. Students may elect to take other classes, but will be responsible for the information on the unit exam. “The unit exams are not to replace finals but will measure the amount of progress in the target subjects per grade level,” said Jones.
All co-curricular activities and work permits have been suspended until test scores increase. Test scores are hoped to be increased by at least 25 percent by all students in every grade level. “Co-curricular activities may be reinstated upon increases in academics and review of the new administration,” said Jones.
These changes may be deemed radical by many, but the U.S.D.E. maintains that our children and their education is our future. We should do everything in our power to ensure that it is the best education we can provide for them.
At a ground breaking press conference at Sparta High School January 21, 2011 Dr. Jon Jones, in association with the U.S. Department of Education, announced a radical new educational policy effective February 1, 2011.
“ACT scores at Sparta High School have been stagnant for the past three years,” said Jones. In response to low test scores relative to the rest of the nation, the U.S.D.E. has targeted schools with low test scores in six states across the nation.
“Effective February 1 all administration and faculty currently employed at Sparta High School will be suspended with pay until their contracts are up. At that time their contracts will not be renewed with Sparta High School,” said Jones. The faculty is to be replaced by certified teachers that the U.S.D.E. will assign to Sparta.
A new school day and year length will be implemented at the high school as well. “School days will last from 7:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The school year will be extended to July 1 and could potentially begin July 11 next year,” said Jones.
To ensure that students are complying with the change in the amount of time spent at school, five liaison officers will be employed by the government with the sole purpose of making sure kids are at school. “We do not intend to impart any tax increases to local tax payers to fund this change in policy. The faculty, administration and officers will be funded by the U.S. government,” said Jones.
The length of the school year will be determined by the increase in academics, particularly targeting math, reading and science. “Math, reading and science subjects are all going to be expanded and students may be forced to drop other elective classes to make room for these subjects,” said Jones.
All students are required to take a unit exam in math, reading and science, similar to final exams now. However, each grade will take a different level of test. Students may elect to take other classes, but will be responsible for the information on the unit exam. “The unit exams are not to replace finals but will measure the amount of progress in the target subjects per grade level,” said Jones.
All co-curricular activities and work permits have been suspended until test scores increase. Test scores are hoped to be increased by at least 25 percent by all students in every grade level. “Co-curricular activities may be reinstated upon increases in academics and review of the new administration,” said Jones.
These changes may be deemed radical by many, but the U.S.D.E. maintains that our children and their education is our future. We should do everything in our power to ensure that it is the best education we can provide for them.
Sparta High School Experiences Unilateral Changes (Fiction)
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) movement was put in progress on January 8 2002. The No Child Left Behind was created to help increase students ACT scores and State Assessment scores. This is being practiced in five other states, California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida. Sparta will be the only city in Wisconsin to be doing this. The WKCT has been increasing the past few years but it is on enough. When this goes into effect, Sparta High School faculty will lose their jobs and new certified teachers will be brought in to teach the students.
Dr. Jon Jones said, "after February 1, 2010 faculty will no longer go to Sparta High School." By June 30, 2011, they will no longer be employed.
The school day will begin at normal time, 7:45 AM, and end at 5:00 PM. This is only going to be happening in the Sparta High School, so busing won't be a problem. The busses will do their normal routes, then return to get the High School students.
In doing this Jones believes that it is going to increase studies throughout the whole school. In return, this is going to cut out all co-curricular activities, and suspend work permits. The school year could last as long as July 11, 2011. If by July 1, 2011, everyone's scores are increased by 25%, then that will be the end of the school year. If scores are not increased by everyone, then everyone gets a ten day break, and return back to school. If school ends on July 1, 2011, then classes will begin again on September 1, 2011, as usual.
Attendance is going to be mandatory, you are expected to be at school, ill or not. There are going to be five additional police assigned to Sparta High School, but they are not the Sparta Police. This will be for the students or parents who don't agree with the new policy, also to employers who fail to follow procedures. Open campus will no longer be an option, "the school has a great lunch program," says Jones. Lunches will be separated into classes so not everyone has lunch at the same time.
The main courses that Sparta High School is going to focus on will be Math, Reading, and Science, Jones believes that History is irrelevant. At the end of June, all juniors and seniors are going to be required to take the ACT test and the scores need to be increased. "If there is no increase, then there will be new teachers assigned," said Jones.
Once everyone's scores have increased, then co-curricular activities could be reinstated." This change should not affect athletic scholarships, there are academic scholarships," said Jones. There will be no study halls, students will have ten minutes at the end of every class to work on their assignment. Since there are only going to be Math, Science, and Reading, students may have the same subject more than once a day. Sparta is going back to old school academics, with no technology.
"The present is now. We have a hard time waiting, because when we wait, we will only be that far behind. We can't wait anymore," said Jones.
Sparta High has Gone Insane (FICTION)
The Sparta High Administration will be implemented as of February 1, 2011, but there pay will continue for their contracted year as June 30. A team from the United States Department of education will replace all the faculty. A few other states are going to undertake this approach as well such as; California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida. Only Sparta High is the only school in the state of Wisconsin to adopted this.
Sparta High School is undertaking this new teaching style. "School will start as usual at 7:45AM until 5:00PM and this scheduling only effects the High School. Buses will run their normal times and take younger kids home and then will have transportation ready for them at 5 PM" said Dr. Jones.
Jones said "That we have not seen enough improvement in test results and in the three major studies. Math, Science, and Reading so we are making wholesale changes."
" There will be no athletics, music, and extra curricular activities, also all work permits will be suspended. Any workplace having a student employed with them will have huge fines to pay" said Jones. Our after school programs have not been increasing our student achievement so all extra curricular have been suspended until further notice.
"Only the High School will extend their school year until July 1. We believe that we can increase student achieve at Sparta High School. Jones said. If it is has not improved by some there will be a ten day vacation from July 1 to July 10 and then school will resume on July 11.
"We cannot let our students achieve at a low level. As our students are our future and we need to take this very seriously. Jones explained.
"This will be all paid for the Government. This has no charge for the tax payers of Sparta" Jones said.
"Your child must attend school everyday, if sick will have an infirmary to treat your child and have they can learn" Jones said.
"All Juniors and Seniors will have to take the ACT at the end of June all test scores need to improve by 25 percent." Jones said.
Fiction
By: Nick Loeffelholz
Starting over from scratch is the best way to put what is happening at Sparta High School. This is what Jon Jones calls “A unilateral change for the best.” Along with Sparta High School, schools from 5 other states are also undergoing this tremendous transition.
The reason for this transformation is because Mr. Jon Jones claims “Sparta High School’s students’ ACT scores are much lower than average.” His goal for next year is to increase the school’s average ACT scores drastically by 25%. If these goals are not met, he claims to take even more extreme measures to get the students more serious for their education. He also believes the reason for this is the lack of higher scoring and less time management produced by both students and teachers.
To his beliefs, he thinks that getting rid of all the teachers and all other faculty will solve part of the problem. These teachers will be replaced by hand picked individuals by the government to ensure total professionalism. These “new” teachers will only be focusing on the main classes that are tested on the ACT. These classes include Math, Science, and English/Reading. Upon the arrival of the new faculty, five extra police officer/liaisons will be coming to the school to ensure student enrollment is kept in place all throughout the year. They will be after both students and parents on punctuality.
Also he believes that extending the school day to 7:45am to 5:00pm will give students more time to study and academically improve. On top of this, the school year will also be extended from May to July 1st. This is also believed to give students more time during the year to get there studies done and to benefit from these studies to get a higher score on their ACT.
Jones also says that that work permits, athletics, and off campus lunch will all no longer be options for students in fear that students would only just take advantage of these privileges and wouldn’t take academics as serious. Though the teachers will be at school longer thanks to the longer schedule, there will not be any extra costs to the taxpayers or the students. The government will be paying for everything from ACTs to snacks to the faculty that will lead the school.
Jones main idea on the transition is to make sure that students can keep a steady, yet positive GPA along will an average to high ACT score to bump up the total school’s average for scores. Hopefully the scores will go up right away so that maybe he will give back the privileges to the students who somewhat need them.
Starting over from scratch is the best way to put what is happening at Sparta High School. This is what Jon Jones calls “A unilateral change for the best.” Along with Sparta High School, schools from 5 other states are also undergoing this tremendous transition.
The reason for this transformation is because Mr. Jon Jones claims “Sparta High School’s students’ ACT scores are much lower than average.” His goal for next year is to increase the school’s average ACT scores drastically by 25%. If these goals are not met, he claims to take even more extreme measures to get the students more serious for their education. He also believes the reason for this is the lack of higher scoring and less time management produced by both students and teachers.
To his beliefs, he thinks that getting rid of all the teachers and all other faculty will solve part of the problem. These teachers will be replaced by hand picked individuals by the government to ensure total professionalism. These “new” teachers will only be focusing on the main classes that are tested on the ACT. These classes include Math, Science, and English/Reading. Upon the arrival of the new faculty, five extra police officer/liaisons will be coming to the school to ensure student enrollment is kept in place all throughout the year. They will be after both students and parents on punctuality.
Also he believes that extending the school day to 7:45am to 5:00pm will give students more time to study and academically improve. On top of this, the school year will also be extended from May to July 1st. This is also believed to give students more time during the year to get there studies done and to benefit from these studies to get a higher score on their ACT.
Jones also says that that work permits, athletics, and off campus lunch will all no longer be options for students in fear that students would only just take advantage of these privileges and wouldn’t take academics as serious. Though the teachers will be at school longer thanks to the longer schedule, there will not be any extra costs to the taxpayers or the students. The government will be paying for everything from ACTs to snacks to the faculty that will lead the school.
Jones main idea on the transition is to make sure that students can keep a steady, yet positive GPA along will an average to high ACT score to bump up the total school’s average for scores. Hopefully the scores will go up right away so that maybe he will give back the privileges to the students who somewhat need them.
Sparta High is Undergoing Unilateral Changes [fiction]
By: Brianna Brinckman
Effective February 1, 2011, the Sparta High School will be undergoing unilateral changes in effort to increase the academic scores of students school wide.
On January 8, 2002 President Bush signed the "No Child Left Behind" law in effort to increase the testing scores of high school students nation wide. When Obama became president in 2008, he moved this law to one of his top priorities. In the past three years the ACT scores at Sparta High have been stagnant, but just below the average. In addition, the WKCT (required for all tenth graders) scores have been increasing but they are still not high enough.
Starting February 1, the entire faculty will no longer reply to the Sparta High School Administration. They will still be paid until June 1st, but all the faculty at Sparta high will be replaced by certified teachers all over the nation that have been hired by the US Government. "The Students are our future and we need to take this seriously," said Jon Jones from the US Department of Education.
Sparta High is not the only school where these changes are being made. This unilateral change is also occurring in California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida. Jones wanted to ensure that these changes are not going to bring an increase to the tax payer dollars. "These actions are all funded by the government," Said Jones.
He goes on to explain that this change is in need of effect now and we can not wait any longer. "The present is now. We have a hard time waiting because when we wait, we will only be that far behind. We can't wait anymore," said Jones.
There are many changes that are going to be made to the typical school day in order to help raise the testing scores. "The school day will start at 7:45 as always, but we will end our day at 5:00," said Jones. This day will include more classes in Mathematics, Science, and Reading (the classes in which we are currently struggling.) In addition to the lengthened school day, the school year will also be lengthened. "Our school year will officially end on June 1st, but if no progress is made by then, we will receive a ten day leave and resume school on June 11," said Jones.
Jones, as well as the US Government, is aware that students are not going to like these changes and are going to be tempted to skip school. "The government is bringing in an additional five police offers from around the nation to come in and enforce the law," said Jones. Jones goes on to explain that these new officers will be tracking down students who skip, parents who are uncooperative, and employers of parents with secondary students.
The school will also be adding an infirmary in the school for students who are sick. Jones explains that all students must be in school wether they are sick or not.
The changes in effort to increase scores will not only effect the hours of the school day, but they will also effect the elective classes and co-curricular activities. "Effective February 1, we will no longer be issuing work permits, and all extra curricular activities such as sports and music will be terminated," said Jones. There is a chance that these co-curricular activities will be brought back into the school but only if the scoring needs are met.
"We understand these changes are drastic, but we believe the outcome will be nothing but positive,"said Jones.
On January 8, 2002 President Bush signed the "No Child Left Behind" law in effort to increase the testing scores of high school students nation wide. When Obama became president in 2008, he moved this law to one of his top priorities. In the past three years the ACT scores at Sparta High have been stagnant, but just below the average. In addition, the WKCT (required for all tenth graders) scores have been increasing but they are still not high enough.
Starting February 1, the entire faculty will no longer reply to the Sparta High School Administration. They will still be paid until June 1st, but all the faculty at Sparta high will be replaced by certified teachers all over the nation that have been hired by the US Government. "The Students are our future and we need to take this seriously," said Jon Jones from the US Department of Education.
Sparta High is not the only school where these changes are being made. This unilateral change is also occurring in California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida. Jones wanted to ensure that these changes are not going to bring an increase to the tax payer dollars. "These actions are all funded by the government," Said Jones.
He goes on to explain that this change is in need of effect now and we can not wait any longer. "The present is now. We have a hard time waiting because when we wait, we will only be that far behind. We can't wait anymore," said Jones.
There are many changes that are going to be made to the typical school day in order to help raise the testing scores. "The school day will start at 7:45 as always, but we will end our day at 5:00," said Jones. This day will include more classes in Mathematics, Science, and Reading (the classes in which we are currently struggling.) In addition to the lengthened school day, the school year will also be lengthened. "Our school year will officially end on June 1st, but if no progress is made by then, we will receive a ten day leave and resume school on June 11," said Jones.
Jones, as well as the US Government, is aware that students are not going to like these changes and are going to be tempted to skip school. "The government is bringing in an additional five police offers from around the nation to come in and enforce the law," said Jones. Jones goes on to explain that these new officers will be tracking down students who skip, parents who are uncooperative, and employers of parents with secondary students.
The school will also be adding an infirmary in the school for students who are sick. Jones explains that all students must be in school wether they are sick or not.
The changes in effort to increase scores will not only effect the hours of the school day, but they will also effect the elective classes and co-curricular activities. "Effective February 1, we will no longer be issuing work permits, and all extra curricular activities such as sports and music will be terminated," said Jones. There is a chance that these co-curricular activities will be brought back into the school but only if the scoring needs are met.
"We understand these changes are drastic, but we believe the outcome will be nothing but positive,"said Jones.
Major Changes at Sparta High School (FICTION)
January 21, 2011 Dr. Jon Jones, from the United States Department of Education announced that there would be a unilateral change at Sparta High School.The change will take effect February 1, 2011. Sparta High School will not be the only school district effected by the change, schools in the following states will also make the changes; California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida.
Even with the improved graduation rates and ACT scores Sparta High School Students score below average on tests. Barack Obama would like to see a change in this, that is why he hired Dr. Jon Jones.
Jones said, "A team hired by the Department of Education will replace the teachers and administration of Sparta High School. There pay will continue until June 30, but they will no longer have a job at Sparta High School."
Sparta High Schools employees will be without a job as of June 30. Jones said, " Sparta High School has an excellent staff, they are being sacrificed for the achievement of the students at Sparta High School."
The Sparta High School day will be altered. School will start at the usual time of 7:45am and end at 5pm. Jones said, " School will be extended until July 1. If progress is shown in test scores the school year will resume September 1, If no progress is shown there will be a ten day vacation period then school will begin again July 11."
All students extra curricular activities and co-curricular activities will be suspended until further notice. Jones said, " All work permits will no longer be valid, there will also be no more open campus."
There will be 5 more officers hired on to enforce every new change. Jones said, " All of the new officers will be outside officers, without knowledge of anyone from the Sparta area."
Students will have to attend school everyday no matter what, even if they are sick. Jones said, " We will have an infirmary set-up for the ill students where they will be able to learn."
Classes will be made longer and there will be more class periods throughout the day. Jones said, " There will no longer be any study halls, there will be no decrease in foreign languages. We are also looking at increasing our AP classes."
There will be final unit exams at the end of the unit or when a teacher decides it is an appropriate time. Jones said, " President Barack Obama would like to see an increase in test scores of at least 25 percent in every student."
They would like everything to be taken seriously and know that this is an extreme change. Jones said, " These changes will not effect the tax payers. The government is funding everything."
Students and parents should be ready for this change that will be happening as of February 1, 2011.
Even with the improved graduation rates and ACT scores Sparta High School Students score below average on tests. Barack Obama would like to see a change in this, that is why he hired Dr. Jon Jones.
Jones said, "A team hired by the Department of Education will replace the teachers and administration of Sparta High School. There pay will continue until June 30, but they will no longer have a job at Sparta High School."
Sparta High Schools employees will be without a job as of June 30. Jones said, " Sparta High School has an excellent staff, they are being sacrificed for the achievement of the students at Sparta High School."
The Sparta High School day will be altered. School will start at the usual time of 7:45am and end at 5pm. Jones said, " School will be extended until July 1. If progress is shown in test scores the school year will resume September 1, If no progress is shown there will be a ten day vacation period then school will begin again July 11."
All students extra curricular activities and co-curricular activities will be suspended until further notice. Jones said, " All work permits will no longer be valid, there will also be no more open campus."
There will be 5 more officers hired on to enforce every new change. Jones said, " All of the new officers will be outside officers, without knowledge of anyone from the Sparta area."
Students will have to attend school everyday no matter what, even if they are sick. Jones said, " We will have an infirmary set-up for the ill students where they will be able to learn."
Classes will be made longer and there will be more class periods throughout the day. Jones said, " There will no longer be any study halls, there will be no decrease in foreign languages. We are also looking at increasing our AP classes."
There will be final unit exams at the end of the unit or when a teacher decides it is an appropriate time. Jones said, " President Barack Obama would like to see an increase in test scores of at least 25 percent in every student."
They would like everything to be taken seriously and know that this is an extreme change. Jones said, " These changes will not effect the tax payers. The government is funding everything."
Students and parents should be ready for this change that will be happening as of February 1, 2011.
Fiction
In 2002 President George Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Act. This act was set to improve graduation rates, increase ACT scores, and to increase scores of the WKCE test. Dr. Jon Jones, a member of the US Department of Education stated, “Because Sparta High School has not been meeting the No Child Left Behind Act, the all of the administration and faculty at Sparta High School is being replaced on February 1st, 2011.”
The replacements are selected throughout the country by the US Board of Education to improve the education at Sparta High. Dr. Jones continues, “The administration being replaced will not work but will still get paid until June 30th, 2011, which is the end of their contracts.”
July 1st, 2011 is the set date for the end of the school year. Dr. Jon Jones continues, “If the students do not show at least a 25% increase on scores, we will still end on July 1st, 2011 but instead of starting school back up on September 1st, 2011 they will get ten days of summer vacation and start back up on July 11th, 2011. The only exception is that seniors are for sure set to graduate on September 1st, 2011.”
School days will start at 7:45am and go until 5:00pm. Dr. Jones explains, “The US Board of Education thought that it was necessary to take out study halls, but add 15 minutes on the end of class periods to do homework for each class.”
To also help improve the education at the high school, all co-curricular activities are being suspended along with work permits. If an employer gets caught employing students, their consequence will be a large fine. There is a possibility that the extra curricular activities and work permits will be re-instated, but that is only if the test scores increase drastically 25% for each student.
The main focus for school will be to improve in math, science, and reading. To achieve this goal, the board will re-organize schedules and classes, while possibly cutting elective classes. Dr. Jones said, “We want to go back to old school academics, which gets rid of computers and technology to focus on textbooks.”
More changes include no open campus and 5 new school officers that are not local. Dr. Jones said, “We expect these changes to not only improve the education of Sparta High School but hopefully improve the country.”
The replacements are selected throughout the country by the US Board of Education to improve the education at Sparta High. Dr. Jones continues, “The administration being replaced will not work but will still get paid until June 30th, 2011, which is the end of their contracts.”
July 1st, 2011 is the set date for the end of the school year. Dr. Jon Jones continues, “If the students do not show at least a 25% increase on scores, we will still end on July 1st, 2011 but instead of starting school back up on September 1st, 2011 they will get ten days of summer vacation and start back up on July 11th, 2011. The only exception is that seniors are for sure set to graduate on September 1st, 2011.”
School days will start at 7:45am and go until 5:00pm. Dr. Jones explains, “The US Board of Education thought that it was necessary to take out study halls, but add 15 minutes on the end of class periods to do homework for each class.”
To also help improve the education at the high school, all co-curricular activities are being suspended along with work permits. If an employer gets caught employing students, their consequence will be a large fine. There is a possibility that the extra curricular activities and work permits will be re-instated, but that is only if the test scores increase drastically 25% for each student.
The main focus for school will be to improve in math, science, and reading. To achieve this goal, the board will re-organize schedules and classes, while possibly cutting elective classes. Dr. Jones said, “We want to go back to old school academics, which gets rid of computers and technology to focus on textbooks.”
More changes include no open campus and 5 new school officers that are not local. Dr. Jones said, “We expect these changes to not only improve the education of Sparta High School but hopefully improve the country.”
School Improvements at Sparta High (FICTIONAL)
Sparta High School is now in effect to start a unilateral change under the No Child Left Behind program presented by the Untied States president, Barack Obama on January 8, 2002. Dr. Jon Jones was hired to direct school improvement. "We believe we can increase education at Sparta High School," says Jones. Many changes will be made to increase ACT and WKCE scores required for all students at the High School.
"We need to see improvement by 25 percent for the ACT scores," says Jones. "These scores have been lowering for the past three years. These changes can wait no longer." To make sure this will happen all teachers currently employed by Sparta High School will be replaced by certified teachers from all over the nation that will be assigned by the United States Department of Education and paid for by the government. The current staff will be paid throughout the rest of their contract year. However, as of June 30 they will no longer be employed by Sparta High School.
The government will also be paying for any other additional expenses needed to make these changes. "Cost is not a factor." says Jones. Not only will the teachers be replaced, so will any co-curricular activities.
On February 1 all after school activities, including sports, will be suspended. In addition, work permits will not be provided. School will begin its usual time at 7:45 am but will continue until approximately 5 pm with no open campus for students. "We will be focusing on math, reading, and science, for these are the subjects the students mainly lack in," says Jones. The school periods will be longer and focusing more on the main subjects.
To insure the students enrollment in school with these new improvements, five additional police officers will be placed in the school. They will make sure parents are bringing their kids to school and that employers are not allowing students to be working when school is still going on into the late evening. "Any employers giving the students hours will be fined heavily," says Jones. In addition to the longer school days, the year will be longer as well.
"The High School will end their school year on July 1. If there is progress school will redeem on September 1 as usual. If there isn't any improvement in our student's learning, school will resume ten days later on July 11," says Jones. All these changes are to insure the best possible education for our Sparta High School students.
"Students are our future," says Jones. "We want the best education for them. This is a big change for this area and state. However, it is necessary."
"We need to see improvement by 25 percent for the ACT scores," says Jones. "These scores have been lowering for the past three years. These changes can wait no longer." To make sure this will happen all teachers currently employed by Sparta High School will be replaced by certified teachers from all over the nation that will be assigned by the United States Department of Education and paid for by the government. The current staff will be paid throughout the rest of their contract year. However, as of June 30 they will no longer be employed by Sparta High School.
The government will also be paying for any other additional expenses needed to make these changes. "Cost is not a factor." says Jones. Not only will the teachers be replaced, so will any co-curricular activities.
On February 1 all after school activities, including sports, will be suspended. In addition, work permits will not be provided. School will begin its usual time at 7:45 am but will continue until approximately 5 pm with no open campus for students. "We will be focusing on math, reading, and science, for these are the subjects the students mainly lack in," says Jones. The school periods will be longer and focusing more on the main subjects.
To insure the students enrollment in school with these new improvements, five additional police officers will be placed in the school. They will make sure parents are bringing their kids to school and that employers are not allowing students to be working when school is still going on into the late evening. "Any employers giving the students hours will be fined heavily," says Jones. In addition to the longer school days, the year will be longer as well.
"The High School will end their school year on July 1. If there is progress school will redeem on September 1 as usual. If there isn't any improvement in our student's learning, school will resume ten days later on July 11," says Jones. All these changes are to insure the best possible education for our Sparta High School students.
"Students are our future," says Jones. "We want the best education for them. This is a big change for this area and state. However, it is necessary."
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Dr. Jon Jones made an appearance on January 21, at Sparta High School
"This is all about academics," stated Jones who is a part of theU.S.
Along withSparta other schools in different states like California , Michigan , Rhode Island , North Carolina and Florida China , Japan and South Korea
Students will no longer be allowed work permits, no extra cucurricular activities, open campus, and will be at school from 7:45A.M. to 5:00P.M. In addition there will be five extra police officers to enforce attendance. "They will be targeting student, teachers and parents who are non compliant to the attendance change," said Jones. Coccurricular activities will be reinstated if proven that test scores have improved. School will end on July 1, if it's shown that scores improved students don't have to come back till September 1, if not they will come back on July 11, and start school over.
"We can't wait any longer, our grades need to improve, after all our students are our future," stressed Jones.
"This is all about academics," stated Jones who is a part of the
Along with
Students will no longer be allowed work permits, no extra cucurricular activities, open campus, and will be at school from 7:45A.M. to 5:00P.M. In addition there will be five extra police officers to enforce attendance. "They will be targeting student, teachers and parents who are non compliant to the attendance change," said Jones. Coccurricular activities will be reinstated if proven that test scores have improved. School will end on July 1, if it's shown that scores improved students don't have to come back till September 1, if not they will come back on July 11, and start school over.
"We can't wait any longer, our grades need to improve, after all our students are our future," stressed Jones.
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Many changes will be happening at the Sparta High School on February 1. “Sparta High Schools ACT scores have been going down,” says Doctor Jones of the US education board. All faculty will be replaced with approved teachers.
Teachers will be payed through the end of their contracts. “ They will not be recommended to be rehired at the end of their contracts,” stated Jones. This new idea is taking away our co-curricular activities.
The idea behind this is to improve ACT and WKCE test scores. “The school day will start at 7:45 like we do now but we will end at 5:00 and the school year Will be extended tell July 1,” says Jones. If progress doesn't show between February 1 and July 1 then the students will be given a ten day break and will resume classes on July 11.
There are other states and counties going along with this. California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Florida, and China are all doing the something. “The government will absorb all the costs in an effort to improve the test scores,” according to Jones.
There will be five more school resource officers assigned to the school and they will target truancy, businesses that employ students, and parents that do not comply. “This is all about academics,” according to Jones. the school will be getting rid of the technology.
The whole goal is to improve test scores. “ We need to see drastic improvements in test scores, at least by 25% or better,” stated Jones. If this is met or surpassed then co-curricular activities may be reinstated.
The Classes that need the most work are English, Math, and Science. “There will be an increase in the number of Math, English, and Science classes,” reasoned Jones. The reason behind this increase is because those are the subjects on the ACT and WKCE tests.
This will help this school excel in their future and the future of this country.
Teachers will be payed through the end of their contracts. “ They will not be recommended to be rehired at the end of their contracts,” stated Jones. This new idea is taking away our co-curricular activities.
The idea behind this is to improve ACT and WKCE test scores. “The school day will start at 7:45 like we do now but we will end at 5:00 and the school year Will be extended tell July 1,” says Jones. If progress doesn't show between February 1 and July 1 then the students will be given a ten day break and will resume classes on July 11.
There are other states and counties going along with this. California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Florida, and China are all doing the something. “The government will absorb all the costs in an effort to improve the test scores,” according to Jones.
There will be five more school resource officers assigned to the school and they will target truancy, businesses that employ students, and parents that do not comply. “This is all about academics,” according to Jones. the school will be getting rid of the technology.
The whole goal is to improve test scores. “ We need to see drastic improvements in test scores, at least by 25% or better,” stated Jones. If this is met or surpassed then co-curricular activities may be reinstated.
The Classes that need the most work are English, Math, and Science. “There will be an increase in the number of Math, English, and Science classes,” reasoned Jones. The reason behind this increase is because those are the subjects on the ACT and WKCE tests.
This will help this school excel in their future and the future of this country.
Sparta high schools changes.... fiction
This change will begin the first of February next year. On January 30th all the teachers at Sparta High will be let go and new teachers will be brought in. So many teachers should start looking for new jobs at a normal high school. Also student absences will no longer be tolerated, if you are sick you still must come to school. At school if you are sick you will be put in a infermory to recover while working on your homework or any activities you have to do for the following day.
If a student is found skipping or just absent from school the will be found and ticketed. The student will be ticketed by one of the five new school police. These police are not Sparta cops they are police of the school to keep everything in line. Parents who do not follow the school rules will also receive a hefty fine for insubordination, the objective is to keep kids in school so they can learn more and so the test scores improve.
If the test scores improve school with start september first, if it does not school will resume June 11th. This would give students only a ten day summer break. Lots of changes for the students at Sparta High to look forward to.
Sparta School On Education Lockdown! (FICTION)
Dr. Jon Jones was hired in December 2010 by Barack Obama as the head of U.S. Department of Education. On January 28th 2002 George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act.
Sparta High School will be the only school in Wisconsin to enforce this act. Although schools in California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida will also be enforcing this.
The actions of this are going to be brought to Sparta High School starting February 1st 2011 to improve ACT and WKCE test scores and lessen our fail rate. Reading, Science, and Mathematics will be the main focus. All teachers contracts will end June 30th and will be replaced with U.S. government certified teachers.
School will also be extended to July 1st. If progress is scene in the students there will be summer break and return on September 1st. However if there is not progress there will be a ten day break and school will resume July 11th. School hours will run from 7:45 am to 5:00pm. Another shocking discovery was that there will be an infirmary set up in the school so sick students can still come and get their work done. There will be no tardies and no absents. Obviously with a longer school day there will be longer classes and potentially more classes.
Everything for the students will be paid for by the government. That includes lunch and the two snacks of the day, in the morning and evening. There will be no open campus, everyone will be required to eat at the school and will be dismissed to lunch by class.
After school activities will also be suspended starting February 1st. This includes the music and theater department, athletics and work permits. No student will be aloud to work. If the employer is caught hiring a student they will be heavily fined by the five school police officers hired by the government. (They have no relations to Sparta.) This goes for parents too, if they don't cooperate with the attendance rules of the school they will also be fined. If improvements are made After school activities will be considered but with strict guidelines.
Grad Groups will be continued, there will be no study hall, and Advanced Placement classes will be increased. There will be unit exams as the head of the department pleases to give out. There will also no longer be computers. The school is converting back to old school teaching and technology is out. At the end of June all Juniors and Seniors will be required to take the ACT test. By enforcing all of this we are hoping to improve scores for ALL students by 25%.
Sparta High School will be the only school in Wisconsin to enforce this act. Although schools in California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida will also be enforcing this.
The actions of this are going to be brought to Sparta High School starting February 1st 2011 to improve ACT and WKCE test scores and lessen our fail rate. Reading, Science, and Mathematics will be the main focus. All teachers contracts will end June 30th and will be replaced with U.S. government certified teachers.
School will also be extended to July 1st. If progress is scene in the students there will be summer break and return on September 1st. However if there is not progress there will be a ten day break and school will resume July 11th. School hours will run from 7:45 am to 5:00pm. Another shocking discovery was that there will be an infirmary set up in the school so sick students can still come and get their work done. There will be no tardies and no absents. Obviously with a longer school day there will be longer classes and potentially more classes.
Everything for the students will be paid for by the government. That includes lunch and the two snacks of the day, in the morning and evening. There will be no open campus, everyone will be required to eat at the school and will be dismissed to lunch by class.
After school activities will also be suspended starting February 1st. This includes the music and theater department, athletics and work permits. No student will be aloud to work. If the employer is caught hiring a student they will be heavily fined by the five school police officers hired by the government. (They have no relations to Sparta.) This goes for parents too, if they don't cooperate with the attendance rules of the school they will also be fined. If improvements are made After school activities will be considered but with strict guidelines.
Grad Groups will be continued, there will be no study hall, and Advanced Placement classes will be increased. There will be unit exams as the head of the department pleases to give out. There will also no longer be computers. The school is converting back to old school teaching and technology is out. At the end of June all Juniors and Seniors will be required to take the ACT test. By enforcing all of this we are hoping to improve scores for ALL students by 25%.
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By: Desiree Harr
Dr. Jon Jones gives speech about the better education for the young adults in Sparta High School.
"The US department of education is starting to use a better academic system." said Dr. Jon Jones. Jones has been recently hired in December 2010 for the occupation of direct improvement specialist.
In the press conference held January 21, 2010 at Sparta High School Jones talked all about the new education that will be used very soon to help all young adults with getting a higher education. The US government is supporting the school with all the new books and they are learning the "old school" way. They are not replacing any of their technology that they have right now because they don't feel the need for it. They think that you will learn just as much and just as well with books as you would computers. They are starting with the "no child left behind" in Sparta High School to improve on the grade rates, ACT, and WKCE scores. Many of the faculty is being replaced with new people appointed by the US department of education. They will be replaced on February 1 but they will get their pay and contracts will last until June 30.
"All students must increase their scores by 25 percent no matter what education they have." Jones stated. School will be in session from 7:45 am to 5:00 pm and there will be no excuses to be absent from school. Also no work permits will be allowed at the school anymore.
"If you are sick and not feeling well, we will have an infirmary in school for you." Jones continued. School will start on September 1 and go until July 1, unless the results of the students education does not increase. If the education does not increase they will have an 11 day break and start back up July 11 and follow through the normal calender. Classes with be extended and there will be more than one math, science, and reading class. No study halls will be provided for any of the students, there will be 10 minutes towards the end of the class to work on the work they received. There will be no open campus with five non local policemen. Grad groups and AP classes will still be allowed for the students and the ACT is required for juniors and seniors.
"There will be no more athletics, music, and after school activities provided to the students." Jones stated. If the scores increase they will consider reinstating the extra circulars.
"It's all about the education of the young adults, they are the future." Jones stated.
"The US department of education is starting to use a better academic system." said Dr. Jon Jones. Jones has been recently hired in December 2010 for the occupation of direct improvement specialist.
In the press conference held January 21, 2010 at Sparta High School Jones talked all about the new education that will be used very soon to help all young adults with getting a higher education. The US government is supporting the school with all the new books and they are learning the "old school" way. They are not replacing any of their technology that they have right now because they don't feel the need for it. They think that you will learn just as much and just as well with books as you would computers. They are starting with the "no child left behind" in Sparta High School to improve on the grade rates, ACT, and WKCE scores. Many of the faculty is being replaced with new people appointed by the US department of education. They will be replaced on February 1 but they will get their pay and contracts will last until June 30.
"All students must increase their scores by 25 percent no matter what education they have." Jones stated. School will be in session from 7:45 am to 5:00 pm and there will be no excuses to be absent from school. Also no work permits will be allowed at the school anymore.
"If you are sick and not feeling well, we will have an infirmary in school for you." Jones continued. School will start on September 1 and go until July 1, unless the results of the students education does not increase. If the education does not increase they will have an 11 day break and start back up July 11 and follow through the normal calender. Classes with be extended and there will be more than one math, science, and reading class. No study halls will be provided for any of the students, there will be 10 minutes towards the end of the class to work on the work they received. There will be no open campus with five non local policemen. Grad groups and AP classes will still be allowed for the students and the ACT is required for juniors and seniors.
"There will be no more athletics, music, and after school activities provided to the students." Jones stated. If the scores increase they will consider reinstating the extra circulars.
"It's all about the education of the young adults, they are the future." Jones stated.
Sparta Educational Changes (Fiction)
Dr. Jones is part of the US education and when the No Child Left Behind bill was passed by President George W. Bush, January eighth of 2002 the US education looked to see what our country is lacking in. We are low in Math, Reading, and Science compared to other countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea. There are a total of six states involved in this program though out the United State, Wisconsin, California, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Florida.
Faculty at Sparta High School is being completely cut out and replaced by a totally new group of teachers from the US department of Education and they will be paid by the US government. Teachers will be paid threw there contract date and then will be released and no longer be part of the Sparta School District. This change will go into effect on February the first, 2011. This will be in effect until test scores go up at the High School level, tests including the ACT, SAT, and WKCE. Sparta, right now is below state average, and have been for past three to four years, this is also in effect to attempt to raise the graduation rate at Sparta High and through out this country. Until test scores are increased by at least 25% there will be no extra circular activities, including, athletics and band, there will be no work permits given out and High School students are not aloud jobs because jobs take away from time to be in the classroom or studying material.
The three major courses of study that will be highlighted include, Math, Reading, and Science, many electives could possibly be taken out or the school picks the schedule of the students based on how they are excelling in the three main subjects. The High School year schedule and day schedule will be changed, students will be reporting to class at 7:45 am and will be in school until 5:00pm. With students in school this long they will be taking part in longer class periods, not more classes. With no open campus available, students will be in school this entire time with a snack in the morning, small lunch, and snack in the evening. The school year will begin as usual on September first and go though July first instead of the usual June date. Summer will be determined by the test scores from the three major tests given. If students reach the 25% increase needed they will have July and August off and start again in September. If students do not reach the 25% needed summer will be ten days and resume on July 11th. Until this goal is met students will be at school, needing this increase in both special ed. and regular students. With the school year this long and this much time many students will get sick of coming and just not report, the school district is not going to let this happen by getting five more police officers on campus, taking the total to six cops on campus. If you are ill you must still report and they will attend class in a different wing but still be getting there needed daily education.
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Jones was elected by President Barack Obama in December of 2010. Due to the fact that text scores are not improving, have been dropping in the last three years, all the teachers at Sparta High School are being fired and replaced. The teachers replacing them will be brought in throughout all the states, certified, and will be paid by the government. Dr. Jon Jones explains, "Their pay will go through their contract year, but on July 30, 2011 they will no longer be employed by the Sparta High School. " Jones also says,"We will keep bringing in new teachers until there is a drastic improvement in scores by all students, special education and regular education, by at least 25%."
The school day will start at 7:45 like it currently does, but will not end until 5pm. There will be non local police officers patrolling the school, and enforcing the attendance by all students. An infirmary will be available for students who are ill, so they can still attend and get an education. The school year will go until July 1. If there is improvement, the school year will not start back up until September 1, but if there is no improvement school will start back up on July 11. Jones explains, "We believe we can get grades and graduation rates to improve." Jones also explains,"It will be mandatory for students to attend school, and the officers will be there to enforce that." There will be no open campus, longer class periods, and study halls will be taken out. Grad Group, however, will still be as normal. Advanced Placement classes will still be available, and they are looking to make more AP Classes. Jones explains,"Lunch will be by classes, or if need we can bring a sack lunch to you. This will help with the obesity problem."
Work permits and co-curriculars will be suspended until improvement is seen among all students. Jones Says,"The students are our future, and they need to be focusing on school. This will not affect seniors due to the fact that college does not start up until August."
Math, Science and reading are the courses that need to improve the most. These topics are touched on in the ACT. Jones explains," We are not real concerned about the history scores, sense it is not touched on in the ACT." There will still be final exams to determine what a child has learned. The funding will come from the government and this will not affect the tax payers. Jones goes onto say,"Cost is not a factor. Education is the most important factor, and these kids are our future." This change is not state wide, Sparta is the only school on Wisconsin doing this."
Jones finishes by saying,"We need to go back to old school education. The money to pay for books will be provided by the government, and technology will be thrown out. We cannot wait any longer"
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