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DURHAM – Durham public school officials held a special work session Monday ahead of a court hearing surrounding their repeatedly low-performing schools.

The school board heard ideas from curriculum and instruction leaders about what steps could be taken to help reform the system.

School officials say they're considering developing a set of criteria and standards of excellence around the leadership and teachers. They also heard proposals for potentially closing or restarting some low performing schools that don't improve within a three-year period.

“It is one of the options, but what's priority for us is a transformation or turnaround,” Chief Academic Officer Terri Mozingo said.

The hearing will also include reports concerning substandard schools in Forsyth and Guilford counties. It will be held May 4 at 10 a.m. in the Wake County Courthouse.