ALBANY – Twelve schools in the Hudson Valley are among 144 in 17 school districts statewide listed as “struggling schools” or “persistently struggling schools.”
“In those schools designated as persistently struggling, there will be an unprecedented infusion of resources to support school turnaround efforts,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch.
Struggling schools are defined as those that have been identified since 2012-13 as Priority Schools, among the lowest performing five percent in the state.
Priority schools that have been in the most severe accountability status since the 2006-07 school year have been identified as persistently struggling schools.
Of eight Yonkers schools listed, only one has been classified as persistently struggling. The others were listed as just struggling.
Two schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District and one each in Newburgh and Mount Vernon were listed as struggling.
