![]() Elliott, West Division assistant principal. "That started us on our quest," said Wayne E. The daily absence list for the school of about 900 students had 200 to 300 names on it. Highland Ave., reported 30% to 40% attendance in some afternoon classes. The highest level for the year was 79% in March. West Division's average attendance for 1980-'81 was 75.5%. Many school officials consider attendance levels of 85% or less to be unacceptable. "I don't think it would be unfair to say they have the worst attendance in the system." "One of the big problems at West has been absenteeism," Karls said. When West students go back to school Monday and Tuesday, however, they will be returning to a program MPS officials hope will turn around the school and improve morale.Īfter a weeklong study at West last February, an MPS audit team determined "the major problem seemed to be the school climate" - a faltering school spirit and lack of pride. The sign was supposed to read "WELCOME TO WEST." The fact that it didn't indicates the malaise in the school, said Karls, curriculum specialist for English language arts. "It reads like a kind of foreign language," said John Karls, a Milwaukee Public Schools official. Children in Urban America - Marquette Universityīrief history of children in urban AmericaĮver read "Don't Care High" by Gordon Korman? This is a true life version about teachers and administrators who have a plan to change all that.Ī few months ago, a hall bulletin board at West Division High School bore a greeting that said something like: "ELCOM O EST." ![]()
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