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<p>Whereas the School Committee worked to raise the level of instruction for all students through the Level Up initiative at CRLS; and</p> <p>Whereas a recent Globe project on valedictorians documented a sobering and critically important question of whether high schools are preparing students for success: and</p> <p>Whereas the recent report <em>The Opportunity Myth </em>by The New Teachers Project found that despite 71% of students in a national representative sample of audited classes met classroom expectations and succeeded on assignments, only 17% of those assignments were on grade level when evaluated; and</p> <p>Whereas both the Valedictorian Project and The New Teachers Project identified the need for high expectations and intentional focus on rigorous curriculum, instruction and assignments as key to delivering on the promise of success in college and life; and</p> <p>Whereas there were gaps by racial subgroups in performance on common assessment; and</p> <p>Whereas nearly 1 in 3 CRLS students indicated that teachers do not have very high expectations of them; Therefore, the School Committee directs the Administration to have an external audit of the Level Up ELA classes, by an organization with expertise in this specific area, done in conjunction with the School Committee as a joint effort to ensure that the initiative is as successful as possible.</p>