INDIANAPOLIS -- More than 70 percen...

INDIANAPOLIS -- More than 70 percent of the state's public high institutes and 140 school districts are upon academic watch or academic probation, according to recently made known classifications the Indiana Board of Education approved Wednesday.

The state, for the first time, propose each of Indiana's schools and districts in individual of five categories: exemplary progres commendable progres academic progres academic watch and academic probation.

alone one school district -- Gary Community institute Corp. -- was placed in the lowest tier, academic probation, on the other hand 139 other districts were onward academic watch. A total of 59 sect districts were exemplary, 49 were commendable and 46 made academic progres the Indiana Department of Education said.

The rankings are serviceable for many schools, but for a certain areas the listings should be a wake-up call, said Suellen Re state superintendent of public instruction.

"This is a place to start," she said.

greatest in number public elementary schools and many public middle institutes made progress, but the majority of public high sects were placed in the lowest sum of two units tiers. Of a total of 367 public high academys 209 were on academic watch and 51 were in succession academic probation.

near question whether the new classifications will help educators and parents or soiled the waters.

The state's rankings are an addition to progres reports subordinate to the federal No Child Left Behind act -- and as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but classifications are based on the statewide ISTEP exams in English and math.

"It does appear to be confusing," said Jo Blacketor, a state board member from southerly Bend.

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