Big Test Looming for Mastery
In just over three months, Mastery Charter Schools, the local nonprofit that has received national recognition for success in turning around formerly troubled middle schools, has doubled its schools to six.
Mastery’s goal is to prepare students for college with a strict behavior code, a longer school day and a longer school year. Tutoring and Saturday sessions are required for those who struggle and students must show “mastery” by earning a grade of at least 76 percent before advancing.
Mastery is one of four charter operators converting seven low-performing district schools into Renaissance schools this school season as part of Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s Imagine 2014 initiative. This year promises to be Mastery’s biggest test yet.
photo: Charles Fox/Inquirer
