School is back in session and Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Michelle King has goals and plans. During her second annual state of the district speech this month at Garfield High School, King laid out those plans for her administrators, citing her main goal is 100 percent graduation. Other goals include suspension reduction, better bilingual education and teacher training.
“Students have the right to realize their full potential,” King said. “And we collectively have a moral obligation to get them there,” King said.
“We can never give up until we reach the goal of 100 percent graduation.”
King declined to say what this year’s graduation rate is, saying she is waiting for final numbers to be released by the state in coming months, according to news reports. Instead she said 26,000 students — 85 percent of the senior class — met the A-G course requirements and graduated this June.
She’s also shooting for more tailored approaches to instruction for children and instruction (particularly math and science) that will involve preparation for real life application. Under performing schools will receive more support for teachers, King said.
“We never ever give up on our students,” King said.
