The Duval County School Board will vote on a plan to help struggling middle schools Tuesday night.
Board members agreed at last week’s superintendent evaluation that middle schools need improvement.
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Districtwide enrollment dropped by 7 percent in the past two years, and students are performing below that state average in reading and math.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti presented a reform plan to the board about a month ago. It includes providing teachers and principals with more professional development, as well as the launching of a campaign to promote the "benefits of a public school education."
The district also plans to expand programs to allow middle schoolers to take algebra and geometry courses. Currently, just nine of about 30 middles schools offer the courses.
The school board will vote on the plan, as well as several boundary changes affecting Andrew Jackson High School, John Love Elementary, Long Branch Elementary and R.L. Brown Elementary, beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Duval Schools administration building.
