The University of Rochester, along with leaders from the city school district and various labor unions say they have taken an important step toward the plan that will see the U of R manage East High School.
The plan submitted by the U of R anticipates doubling East High School graduation rates from the current 42 percent to 84 percent over a seven year period.
U of R President Joel Seligman sounds confident that they can meet this goal.
"I'm a teacher, I've been a teacher for a long, long time. And the most important thing I can say today is to the students at East High School, we believe in you, we believe that every student in this country is capable of success.”
The U of R's efforts will be led by Professor Steve Uebbing of the university's Warner School of Education. A final plan will be submitted to the state by December.
The state has been pushing for drastic changes at East High due to problems with academic performance.
