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Carver Heights will become a restart school instead of transferring to the ISD

Instead of joining the Innovative School District, Carver Heights Elementary will become a restart school. The move is part of an effort to turn around the school’s chronic low performance. On Thursday, Jan. 10, the State Board of Education approved Wayne County Public Schools’ application to make Carver Heights Elementary a restart school. Originally, Carver...

Lindsay Marchello
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On the eve of Innovative School District vote, State Education Board voices concerns

The timeline for identifying and selecting a school to be included in the Innovative School District is too short, the vice chair of the State Board of Education said Wednesday, Dec. 5. Members of the state education board during a meeting asked ISD representatives about their decision to select Carver Heights Elementary for the turnaround...

Lindsay Marchello
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State Board of Education won’t vote on Wayne County School’s inclusion to ISD until December

The State Board of Education in a 7-5 vote agreed Thursday, Nov. 1, to delay for another month a decision on whether to approve the recommendation of Carver Heights Elementary to the Innovative School District. ISD Superintendent Latessa Allen and Deputy State Superintendent of Innovation Eric Hall explained the reasoning for selecting the Wayne County...

Lindsay Marchello

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