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...Since teachers at schools with high MCAS scores are more likely to devote classroom time to other programs, it is not surprising that the schools that continue to work with CityStep tend to be better off relative to the rest of the district...
...Amigos, Sercombe says that CityStep does cater to the needs of the particular socioeconomic balance at the school, where 49 percent of students—nine percentage points above the district average—are eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program. CityStep also provides a shuttle service for the second- and third-year students whose parents cannot take them to the after school classes...
...While Mayor E. Denise Simmons acknowledges that CityStep benefits Cambridge schools that already have strong academic and extracurricular programs, she does not recommend that the organization’s leaders completely redirect its focus to less privileged schools...
...Classroom director Sharifah S. Holder ’10 and four CityStep teachers lead the 15 or so students in a series of dance exercises designed to encourage creativity. In small groups of four, the students switch among themselves to decide who comes up with a short routine to be followed by the rest of the group...
...CityStep certainly engages the students in its classroom activities, but the program currently does not address the needs of Cambridge’s underprivileged students it aims to reach...