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NORTHAMPTON The School Committee will study the feasibility of expanding the before- and after-school program at Leeds Elementary School to the city’s other three elementary schools but the move comes with an added cost for Leeds parents.For the.
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Let’s do a quick comparison. According to the Department of Early and Secondary Education, Leeds Elementary School has the second-lowest percentage of students of color, compared to Bridge Street, where Black, Indigenious and people of color students represent 43% of our community, and Jackson Street School, where they represent 36.3%.
Non-native English speakers and English learners are a combined 28% of the Bridge Street population and 20.3% of the Jackson Street population, but just 12% of Leeds students. High-needs and low-income students are 57.1% and 44.2%, respectively, of the Bridge Street student body, far larger percentages than at Leeds (42%; 29.7%). Ryan Road has more economically disadvantaged students than Leeds. And a disproportionate number of children with disabilities are Bridge Street students.
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Two more candidates announce bids for Northampton School Committee’s at-large seats >Published: 7/6/2021 7:57:45 PM
NORTHAMPTON Two new candidates have emerged in the election for School Committee, but it remains unclear if there will be enough people to fill the nine-member committee after November.
Gwen Agna, the longtime principal of Jackson Street Elementary School who retired last year, has announced her candidacy, while Longmeadow Public Schools teacher Aline Davis has pulled nomination papers, according to the city clerk’s office.
Agna and Davis are running for the committee’s two at-large seats, while at-large member Roni Gold has taken out nomination papers to seek a second term. If all three candidates, or more, are certified for the Nov. 2 ballot, the two with the most votes will win the seats.