cited culturally competent  teaching as especially 

important  for  building student  relationships.

specific teacher who  has 

been a partner  and champion  of her special needs child.

interviewed  surfaced a desire to  be more  engaged in advocacy efforts 

for their  students, including in the following areas: a focus on  culturally relevant 

instruction,  arts education,  and vocational training.

charter schools, describing the treatment as “militant” and “slave-like”. 

and we need teachers that are prepared for that“ 

–-Parent

perceptions  of educational success, ranging from specific indicators such as high 

school graduation, student  growth,  and college persistence to  qualitative metrics 

such as socioemotional  growth  and development.  Some  stakeholders referenced 

comparison  points to  schools in wealthier districts. 

shared that  parents defined student  success as high 

school graduation, whereas their  school defined success as college completion.

o Parents shared a negative perception  of its impact on  neighborhood  schools, with the  majority  of concerns centered  around  increased difficulties with transportation,  and subsequent decline in extracurricular  activities at school.  
o Education leaders shared a positive perception  of how  the open  enrollment 

programs  increased school choice and options for  families.

FROM DATA in Q1
Increasing the Number of high quality seats that students have access to across the city- This was a policy decision to close certain schools, open new school models, and increase the number of charter seats.