"It is my intention to make fundamental reforms, which will require every staff member, including teachers, counselors, maintenance workers and others, to reapply for their jobs," Cortines said.
For the past 12 years, Cortines says the school has failed to meet academic progress goals while its academic achievement scores have been well below the district's average. He says only 13.6 percent of students tested proficient or above in English Language Arts. Of the 3,226 students tested in math this year, only 45 were proficient across all the tests, and only two achieved advanced scores.
Teachers who are being displaced will be put in other schools, but Cortines warned that other low performing schools could be taken over by the school district.
