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F schools could get longer days: That idea for underclassmen is part of a plan to improve struggling Evans and Jones highs.

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)

| June 29, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Leslie Postal

Jun. 29--Ninth- and 10th-graders at Evans and Jones high schools would have a longer school day and the option of after-school tutoring under new improvement plans the Orange County school district has devised for the two F-rated campuses.

Both schools also would issue "school-student-parent contracts" designed to show that academic success is a partnership. The sample Jones contract says, "No child at Jones High School will fall through the cracks."

Teachers at the schools already have been told they must reapply for their jobs. Only those showing a commitment to the struggling schools and a track record of success are likely to keep their positions.

These plans are part of a 26-point turnaround…

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