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 rigorous eligibility criteria as outlined in statute that includes compliance with class size, earning high school and district grades, and receiving sound financial audits.
The school districts are Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Gulf, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Nassau, Seminole, Sumter, Wakulla and Walton.
Section 1003.621, Florida Statutes, requires that “each school district that satisfies the eligibility criteria in the subsection shall be designated by the State Board of Education as an academically high-performing school district.†Following 2010 class size compliance, school grade appeals, and 2010 financial audit reviews, 13 school districts meet the eligibility criteria for designation as 2010-2011 Academically High-Performing School Districts.
Of the 13 school districts meeting the eligibility criteria for 2010-11, 12 are maintaining their designation as academically high performing from 2009-10. Of these 12 school districts, five are in their fifth year of consecutive designation as academically high performing, two are in their fourth year, and two are in their third year of designation.
Three of the school districts designated academically high performing in 2009-10 did not maintain eligibility as a result of operating schools earning “F†grades in 2010. These school districts are Hillsborough, Okaloosa and Palm Beach.
