Daily Outtakes: Grades without pain

No punishments will be handed out to the Escambia County schools with D’s and F’s as Florida transitions to a new series of standardized exams.

Why this matters: Schools that improved a grade or maintained an A are eligible, as usual, for extra money from the state, but those with Ds and Fs will not face state oversight or the threat of a state takeover.

Dig Deeper: The grades were calculated using the new performance standards for the English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments (FAST).

The percentage of schools that earned an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” are statistically equivalent to the 2021-22 grade results, as required by state law.

For the 2023-24 school year, learning gains and consequences associated with school grades will return.

Overall, for the state, 32% of schools got As, 25% got Bs, 37% got Cs, 5% got Ds, and 1% got Fs.

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Good news for  Basketball Coaches

UWF Women’s Basketball Coach Stephanie Yelton has launched a program, Bounce Basketball, to help local youth and high school coaches and players take their games to a higher level. When she watched her sons, ages 11 and 14, play basketball in local leagues, Yelton recognized the need for more development programs.

The coach plans to hold more clinics throughout the year, and she offers custom clinics. “If you are a parent who’s coaching a team or you’re a coach who’s new to coaching and have a team, you can hire us as Bounce Basketball to come in and run a custom clinic for you and your team.”

To learn more, visit bouncebasketball.org.