Title: Interview with Superintendent Johnson

" A calling for reform in the old trick and at the same time. To close underperforming schools if need be. We're joined this morning by the ball superintendent Carol. Great to have your morning and joining us thank you -- a committee meeting -- identified a number of cool your branding underperforming. What exactly does that --"

" We looked at opt out performance data how is that doing it as in reading and in -- and it. Looked at the world that they made over time. And we the -- I really -- at a very difficult -- that apartment that we won the -- and believed it really have to intervene early and right at -- and -- changes. We don't like we have a lot of and in a theory about that teacher and -- in order to get a diploma in native -- really do have to. Do well on into at yet in that a man and I am and we're looking to get in court had to. Are we to a that a majority. -- passing and -- going to go see. Are really are to meet gap between how I'm doing and others are doing. It would also aimed at these and these schools are having a lot of in that category and that they are more likely to amp -- in the ailing. Envelope and category I don't high school have been identified and that's where those are. -- English high school and -- high school in the South -- complex. In positive I ask you about eight. And they did label it -- commonwealth priority school. Meaning at they intervened are ready and changes. We I didn't principal there at this year we've been working with the teachers we've already -- some of the around. But we have a lot of work to do we really wanna get the flexibility that we hope will come out of -- it. That we can make changes that we think are really important to me we get back. Where we have the greatest need we will look at. And ancient and we also want to look at how we can make you -- at the most expected to. -- you've given him a very short amount of time GO improper what are -- going to need. To let and he will continue to jail but was schools have to yell at the end point Gainey. In their language arts and him and -- or little -- will be lacking there will be helping them with -- will be. Okay as we may have to do major. Intervention but we are confident that can be done we at schools last year that eight phenomenal progress like it was schools like the early in North End and we know that it can't be done. With. Really good lead up with a focus on good -- them and really with the day to day and other war and we're talking about Al. To what happened in -- would love or some of them will. -- Well certainly. What we will do is what we down before. I'm cases. Is not closing the school is bringing in a longer better program into the building. Last -- we were able to bring and it is one of our top pilot schools as well as bring in tech -- academy into Little -- under performing middle school. Parents -- very excited we've created enrollment in no way we have as we want to make sure we replicate the role if those schools are not going to make it we want to bring in the motto. All from internally and in and that could be my. Around the country that we can bring in decades -- school."

" Mergers and that's kind of what changed your real quickly and requested. In writing about a program at -- They were -- to were about 3000 dollars they met certain goal. Union want to tribute that money across the board to all art ought -- what do you think that's fair."

" It boggles we know that up here -- have a very rigorous curriculum it was not an up to just deal with a low performing schools we want a Bill Clinton every school. We -- over -- topic a plea and we want to make sure will we next reward. And it is the that we that we can't we think of the T gold on the -- to -- to the courts open and I do recognize. I rewarded -- I think that there can be reward when a team that he animals will come together to transform a little. And these global warming goes we're talking about it they make enormous progress we only wanna reward him but in this case we believe that the teachers who -- the president of development for we're working hard -- our -- be rewarded and recognized we're getting this as advanced placement and -- at. Those credits could be a college. Will really benefit from being more rigorous courses that are more difficult at each and may be more difficult the ITI. Getting -- we will expect -- court they're getting rewarded for their students actually passing and we think that's important. To you for joining us ardently about a lot thank you."