Tag: Escambia County public schools
Escambia County Public Schools libraries open, sort of
Escambia County Public Schools communications coordinator Cody Strother sent an email to the media stating that school libraries are open. He added, “Any reporting contrary…
Daily Outtakes: Fewer books, Less Shakespeare
Escambia County Public Schools opens the 2023-24 school year on Thursday, Aug. 10. Students may find few books in their classroom libraries and limited selections…
Final Showdown is the biggest: Malcolm Thomas vs. Newpoint Education Partners
In a week filled with showdowns, the last one —Superintendent Malcolm Thomas vs. Newpoint Education Partners—could be the biggest. At 1:30 p.m. today, the…
Escambia County teachers grade below state average
Escambia teacher has fewer classroom teachers and school administrators evaluated as highly effective than the state averages, according to a report issued this week by…
Bus driver slapping child points to dysfunction in school district
The Cottons son told them that his school driver had hit him. When they appealed to the Escambia County Public School District for help, the…
FCAT math: More than half of middle schoolers failed, but percentage is better than 2013
The FCAT math score showed some improvement over 2013 at most grade levels, except for third (49 percent, down 3) and fourth (55 percent, down…
FCAT reading scores show Escambia elementary schools the same, middle slightly up and high school down over 2013
The Florida Department of Education has posted the 2014 FCAT scores. Escambia County still remains below the state averages in reading for all grades. Elementary…
Accountability system did not work for Escambia County third graders
In May 2012, 19 percent of Escambia’s third-graders scored in reading a 1 — the lowest score — and 9 percent scored a 5 —…
Escambia County third-graders have not gained any ground in five years
The school year 2008-2009 was the last group of third graders who attended class under former Superintendent Jim Paul. Escambia County third-graders did as well…
School-to-Prison Pipeline: Southern Poverty Law Center questions Escambia County school system practices
Last week I interviewed David Utter from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. He said that in Escambia county…
Fraud at school cafeterias
Now we know why the Escambia County Public School District set up a toll-free fraud hotline. The daily newspaper reports that an outside audit of…
Escambia County losing high school students from year-to-year
There is good and bad news in the Escambia County’s public school enrollment statistics. The district’s enrollment increased by 174 students over the 2011-12 Fall…
Looking deeper at FCAT scores
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ press release and the PNJ article on the FCAT are based on the percentage of students that did 3.5 or greater on…
Jim Paul deserves some FCAT credit
Former Superintendent Jim Paul deserves some credit for the increase FCAT writing scores over the past seven years….but don’t expect Malcolm Thomas to mention it…
Analysis of School Admin. cuts
I have reviewed the staff cuts that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is proposing to the Escambia County School Board. Cutting 50 bus drivers makes up 35%…
Hard hiring freeze in school system
This memo has been sent out to school administration and principals: TO: ALL PRINCIPALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM: DR. ALAN SCOTT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT KEITH LEONARD,…
