FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL NO. 23 EARNS BEST IN MONROE COUNTY HONORS
First-Ever New York School Quality Index
Ranks Schools by Non-Academic Measures
WHO:
Staff, students, and families at School No. 23
Park Avenue neighborhood community partners
Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams
WHAT:
School No. 23 Celebrates NY School Quality Index Ranking
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Francis Parker School No. 23
170 Barrington Street
DETAILS:
According to the first-of-its-kind New York School Quality Index, Francis Parker School No. 23 earned the title of best school in Monroe County for 2017. Created by Democrat and Chronicle education reporter Justin Murphy in collaboration with USA Today’s Innovation Lab programmers and designers, the New York School Quality Index provides a searchable database that ranks every public school in New York State in five key quality areas:
student attendance rate
suspension ratio
student-teacher ratio
teacher experience
racial diversity
The celebration will begin with a neighborhood parade led by the School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble at 2:00 p.m., followed by a cake-cutting ceremony back at the school at 3:15 p.m. Media are invited to attend.
