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Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) is an open enrollment charter high school in northwest Detroit, Michigan.〔"(Contact )." Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. Retrieved on June 30, 2014. "Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 15000 Trojan Street Detroit, MI 48235"〕 It was cofounded by Jalen Rose.〔Dawsey, Chastity Pratt. "(A year inside Jalen Rose's Detroit charter school )." ''Detroit Free Press''. September 2, 2012. Retrieved on June 30, 2014. (Also available at ) ((Archive )) ''USA Today''〕 It is in a partnership with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM).〔("About JRLA." ) ''Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.'' Retrieved on June 30, 2014.〕 ==History== The school opened in fall 2011. The purpose was to reduce dropout rates and increase test scores. Rose had earlier offered university scholarships but took additional measures by opening the school.〔 Because of Rose's celebrity status, the school received over $1 million in donations by September 2012. Several foundations have given funds to the school, and legendary Detroit Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas pledged to give $100,000. Rose himself gave a six figure donation to have the school established. Chastity Pratt Dawsey of the ''Detroit Free Press'' wrote that "Rose's celebrity and connections differentiate this new school from others".〔 An employee of Chrysler Corporation recommended that the company adopt the school, so the company did so. The company's Jeep division gives year-round financial support. By September 2012 Jeep had given $100,000 in scholarships to students.〔 120 students in the ninth grade were the first students. The organization Operation Graduation had spent $450,000 to purchase the school campus and about $1 million to renovate it.〔 The students entering the school were about two to three grade levels behind the standard.〔Dawsey, Chastity Pratt. "(Charter high school founded by Jalen Rose changes direction, staff heading into its second year )." ''Detroit Free Press''. September 3, 2012. Retrieved on June 30, 2014.〕 Dawsey stated that in the 2011-2012 school year, the first school year, there was "high" turnover of employees, a curriculum that "didn't meet expectations", an "inadequate" building, a "tight" financial situation, and low ACT scores at the beginning and end of the school year.〔 The goal is to, by graduation, have the average ACT score be 21 out of 36. As of September 2012 the average was 13. After one year of education at JRLA, the students' test scores did not change.〔 All of the teachers in the 2012-2013 school year were new. Some of the previous teachers chose to move to public schools to get higher pay, and the school dismissed some teachers. The remaining teachers outright quit.〔 The ''Detroit Free Press'' frequently visited the school in the year 2012. In the northern hemisphere summer of that year the school sent teachers to a conference about Spencer Kagan's small group learning model in Battle Creek, Michigan. As of that year the school had plans to introduce methods by Lorraine Monroe.〔 On July 1, 2013, American Promise Schools assumed management responsibilities of the JRLA.〔Halcom, Chad. "(Ross-led charter management group aims to improve Jalen Rose academy )." ''Crain's Detroit Business''. June 16, 2013. Retrieved on July 1, 2014.〕 In September 2013 the school serves grades 9 through 11 and had over 300 students. That month, Tom Gores and his wife Holly donated $250,000 to the school.〔Savage, Brendan. "(Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores donates $250,000 to Jalen Rose Leadership Academy )." ''MLive''. October 29, 2013. Retrieved on July 1, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jalen Rose Leadership Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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