Teachers at eight failing Baltimore schools must re-apply for their jobs, the state school board decided Wednesday as part of a move to reverse years of declining student performance.
A ninth school will be run by a private company.
“My goal is to make every single person in the city accountable for the success of our kids,” schools chief Andres Alonso told the state board.
The targeted schools, which had failed to improve dismal test scores for five years, outlined steps they had taken.
Dunbar Middle School hired a new principal, Mark Bongiovanni.
Staff and parents at Sinclair Lane Elementary re-appointed Principal Roxanne Thorne-Lumpkins.
Forest Park High School hired a new principal, LaMarge Wyatt.
Nancy Faulkner was rehired as principal of Harford Heights Elementary, where teachers will collaboratively plan lessons.
Students behind in credits will take more online courses at Northwestern High School, where Jason Hartling was hired as principal.
Sharp Leadenhall, a special education school, re-appointed Principal James Linde and will increase teacher training.
Another special education school, Woodbourne Day School, hired High Road School, a private company that runs a Baltimore County school.
Two alternative schools for troubled kids, Harbor City and Francis M. Wood high schools, will have new principals and focus on preparing kids for work.
