A look at Milwaukee’s Grantosa school
Compared to what children need and should be getting? There is more stability in Grantosa’s school leadership and in the teaching staff, and improved services from a school psychologist, a guidance counselor and others. But more than half the teachers are new to the school since the 2019-20 school year, including five first-year teachers currently. There are two classes with teachers who are not permanent members of the staff. And the availability of counselors and others still falls short of what would be best for these children. On these scores, things are cheery in a limited way.
How about the basic matter of the school’s 538 students showing up on a regular basis? Attendance through Nov. 30 was 83.7%, compared to 75.4% a year ago. Obviously, that’s an improvement, but it still means about one in six students is missing on a typical day. That’s much below the average in elementary schools statewide. More limited cheeriness.
