Fewer Escambia County seniors retook the FCAT in 2011 and a smaller percentage passed—meaning they will not graduate this June. Santa Rosa had more seniors retake the test. The percentage passing reading…
Category: Education
State broke promise to 2011 high school grads
When Class of 2011 entered kindergarten in 1998, their parents were told if their children studied hard, made good grades, did well on the SAT or ACT tests and performed public service,…
All charges against Spencer Bibbs teacher dismissed
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that his office will dismiss all charges against Kenneth Campbell, a music teacher at Spencer Bibbs Elementary School, for sexual misconduct with a student. The investigation…
Education budget slashed
According to news reports, the Florida Legislature cut the education budget about 8 percent, which averages to $542 per student. Doing the math, Escambia County with its 40,227 students stands to lose…
Kudos to PATS kids
Email from a reader: Kudo’s to the PATS students who recently competed in Odyssey of the Mind in Orlando and received awards for their efforts! However this was not the first time…
Charter school districts coming
Florida Tribune reports House and Senate have passed SB 1546. Sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, in the Senate and Rep. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, in the House, SB 1546 paves the way…
FCAT writing breakdown by school
The Escambia County Public School District showed improvement on the FCAT writing, although less than half of the schools met or exceeded the state average. Only two schools failed to improve on…
Camelot High is a joke, too
The Camelot high school isn’t doing well either. School Name 2011 Score 2011 Gap 2010 Gap Improvement ESCAMBIA CHARTER SCHOOL 59 -16 -31 15 NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 82 7 -3 10 WASHINGTON…
Camelot worse than AV Clubbs – FCAT writing for 8th grade
The Camelot-run middle school performed much worse than the old A.V. Clubbs on the FCAT writing tests when you compare its percentage of 4 or above scores to the state average. The…
Silver lining on FCAT writing scores – 4th grade
The majority of the Escambia County elementary schools improved on the writing scores and narrowed the gap between the percentage of fourth graders scoring 4 or more and the state averages: …
5 of 7 Escambia High School do well on FCAT writing
Only Pensacola and Escambia High failed to surpass the state FCAT writing averages for scores of 4 or higher: District Name School Name Number of Students Percent Score 4 and Above Gap…
4 of 11 Escambia middle school surpass state FCAT writing average
The surprise in the eighth grade reading is that the “IB middle school,” Workman, didn’t surpass state average for scores 4 or above. The Camelot middle school is a joke. Warrington Middle…