New London — Two city schools — Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School and New London High School — recently were selected to become part of the state Department of Education's Commissioner's Network. The network was established by state statute to focus state aid and technical support to improve student achievement and accountability at some of the state’s lowest-performing schools and allow the schools to “implement transformative strategies” in areas such as academics, operations and school culture and climate. The state Board of Education earlier this month approved turnaround plans for the schools that were developed over the past year by school officials, teachers and parents in conjunction with the New London Education Association.