Fwd: Top 100 schools

[Michelle Ohnstad <mohnstad@GROSSMONT.K12.CA.US>]

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I work at school #134.  I know that it does not necessarily reflect complete
school populations, only a ratio of successful AP kids to everyone else, I
believe.  We do indeed have somewhat of a wealthy population in this part of
east San Diego County, but we also have a lot of middle-class and lower
income folks as well.  We are the high school for some kids that live in
border towns to Mexico.  I'm certainly not an experienced individual in the
education field, but I would think support for the Advanced Placement
programs comes from the district level, does it not?  Isn't it a set of
exams that kids can pay for and take for college credit?  I keep study
guides in the library that the kids borrow to xerox.  I can't say that I
could really classify those kids as being from wealthy homes or not.  Please
feel free to educate me on this issue so I'll know...

Michelle
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Date: Thursday, 26-Mar-98 01:10 PM

From: Palmquist, Nancy         \ Internet:    (npalmqui@oldham.k12.ky.us) To
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Subject: Top 100 schools

Well, that list of top 100 schools is all very nice.  But, as I survey the
list I see a number of schools I recognize as being in incredibly wealthy
districts like Indiana Hill in Cincinnati and New Trier in IL. Other schools
are in university towns like Ann Arbor and Okemos.  I guess we could all be
top schools if there was plenty of money, influence and concerned, educated
parents helping our schools.

In Kentucky the money for education has been reallocated, so that there is
more equitable funding across the state.  Consequently, a school like mine
that's in an area with incredibly wealthy families is funded on a formula
from the state, not directly on what local property taxes bring in for the
schools (and you can imagine how happy that makes people in the county).

I'd be interested in others responses to the top 100 list.  I'm mainly
familiar with schools in Cincinnati, Chicago, parts of Michigan, the
Louisville area and Denver, so my knowledge is limited.  How do you see the
value of such a list?  Is it a valid measure? Do others on lm_net see other
schools listed that are from areas of wealth or university/school towns?  Is
funding elsewhere evened out across states as it is in Kentucky?

Thanks,

Nancy Palmquist - Library Media Specialist
South Oldham HS School
Crestwood, KY 40014
npalmqui@oldham.k12.ky.us

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