I am a numbers geek. Looking at the third grade FCAT scores that were released this week, I became curious as to how prepared these children were when they started school as…
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Top and Bottom Third Grade Classes, based on 2011 FCAT
Top 10 Third Grade Classes—Three Charter Schools are in the top 10: MATH READING PENSACOLA BEACH CHARTER SCHOOL 100 100 200 BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. 96 100 196 CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…
Escambia FCAT – Third Grade Math
Three highest performing third grades were at Pensacola Beach Charter (100 percent scoring 3 or above), Byrneville Charter (96 percent) and A.K. Suter (95 percent). Three most improved schools: Montclair (up 24…
Escambia FCAT – Third Grade Reading
The Byrneville and Pensacola Beach charter schools have the highest percentage of student scoring 3 or above. The three most improved schools were Spencer Bibbs (up 12 pts), L.D. MacArthur (up 11)…
FCAT overview – not bad
I’m working out of the office this morning. Looked at the test results for the area school districts. Escambia County matched the state average for percentage at 3 or above on the…
Hacker hacks Escambia County School District’s websites
Last night, hacker “N3td3v!l” replaced several of the Escambia County School District’s websites with a page that stated “We Love Iran” and images of a skull and crossbones image, along with a…
Education insanity, no home rule
The Okaloosa County School system wants to start classes on August 4. State says they can’t do so. The state legislature passed few couple years ago a law saying school districts must…
FCAT scores release tomorrow
The Department of Education will release the results of the Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 Grade 3 Reading and Mathematics assessments tomorrow, May 26th, at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT. Thank you.
Charter School Movement
Miami Herald: The charter school movement is exploding in Florida, creating new opportunities for parents, educators and entrepreneurs. But are the results any better than traditional schools? Read more Escambia County has…
Last Day of School
Okaloosa County had its last day of school yesterday. Walton County will have its last day next Thursday. Escambia County’s last day is June 3. For Santa Rosa County, it’s June 9….
FDOE raises school grading scale
The State Board of Education yesterday approved a plan to slowly bump up A-to-F grading standards, so schools will need to do better to earn top marks. Currently schools earn A’s for…
What is best school district in Florida Panhandle?
Not Santa Rosa or Okaloosa….it’s Walton County. The State Board of Education approved the designation of 13 Florida school districts as 2011-12 Academically High Performing School Districts. These districts have met the…