Florida Schools
Congressman Jim Davis - Press Release
“I have been fighting in Congress to secure full funding of No Child Left Behind, to give schools the tools they need to improve each year,” said Congressman Davis. “But even with adequate resources, Florida ’s schools will never be able to succeed if the Governor continues to force them to meet unrealistic and conflicting standards. I hope the Governor will work with Florida ’s schools to develop a standard that more accurately measures school performance.” ... However, the law gives states flexibility to determine how large these subgroups must be before the score of a subgroup counts toward the overall school score. Because Governor Bush decided that only 30 students are needed to make up a subgroup, Florida ’s schools are heavily penalized for their diversity, and their success hinges on the performance of a very small percentage of students. In fact, the Florida Association of District School Superintendents estimates that at some schools, AYP subgroups represent as little as 2 to 3 percent of the student population. ... [Read More]
Toward an Understanding of Percentage Plans
Bush also concedes that minorities are more likely to attend low-performing schools, where in many cases they have been assigned to less-qualified teachers, have had fewer curriculum opportunities, and have been expected to achieve less than students in higher-performing schools. Nevertheless, the 20 percent plan does little to immediately address such inequities. His plan includes a recommendation to make funding available to low-performing high schools to access an extremely limited number of online AP courses; a “recommendation to target funds that are currently reserved for teacher training and for assistance to low-performing schools and directing them to provide teacher training and support for higher-level courses in low-performing high schools”; as well as a recommendation to require “school districts to provide options for students to gain access to higher level college preparatory courses.” However, there are no guidelines for how these suggestions are to be implemented, how ... [Read More]
Archived: State Regulation of Private Schools: Florida
Public Aid for Private Schools/Private School Students: Florida Department of Education is authorized to sell at cost educational materials and products developed by or under its direction to nonpublic schools and the general public. Fla. Stat. Ch. 233.255(2). ... Motor fuel taxes paid by nonpublic schools for operating school buses will be returned to the schools to be used for transportation related purposes. Fla. Stat. Ch. 212.67(1)(d)1,2. ... Transportation: Nonpublic schools operating school buses with a seating capacity of 24 or more pupils must comply with state requirements outlined in Ch. 234 Fla. Stat. Ch 316.615(1)(a). Nonpublic schools operating school buses seating less than 24 students must comply with state requirements regarding inspections, equipment, liability insurance, and drive physical examination requirements. ... [Read More]
Search for Private Schools
- No Membership Association ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGIOUS - Accelerated Christian Education - American Association of Christian Schools - Association of Christian Schools International - Association of Christian Teachers and Schools - Christian Schools International - Council of Islamic Schools in North America - Evangelical Lutheran Education Association - Friends Council on Education - General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church - Jesuit Secondary Education Association - National Association of Episcopal Schools - National Catholic Educational Association - National Christian School Association - National Society of Hebrew Day Schools - Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship - Solomon Schechter ... [Read More]
ITP: IACs Participating Schools
There are currently 26 schools across the country participating in the IAC Program. For additional information or to apply for an assessment, click one of the center locations on the map or one of the school names below for contact information. ... [Read More]
FEMA For Kids: How Schools Can Become More Disaster Resistant
During Hurricane Andrew, Florida schools were blown to pieces. During the Northridge Earthquake, California schools were damaged. And after the Red River flooded in the spring of 1997, North Dakota and Minnesota schools were inundated by mud and made uninhabitable. Federal, state and local governments have spent millions repairing or replacing schools after disasters. Further, students have been left anxious, uprooted, out of classrooms for long periods of time or relocated to other facilities -disrupting their education and increasing their stress. And no state, no location, no school district is invulnerable. ... [Read More]
EPA: Pesticides - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools
As part of International Healthy Schools Day on April 18th, the Council of Educational Facility Planners offered a checklist ( PDF format , 34 KB, 1 page) for schools to consider in making their schools healthier. ... "The Kyrene School District reduced pesticide applications by 90 percent and kept pest populations below 85 percent of their original levels by using IPM. Due to the overwhelming success, their IPM program was expanded to all the Kyrene district schools in spring 2001 (27 schools)." -- ... [Read More]
The Hoover Museum - Quilts
These schools are spread across America from Massachusetts to California, and many states in between. The school farthest east is in Melrose, Massachusetts; the school farthest west is in San Francisco, California; to the north it is in Yakima, Washington, and to the south it is in Indialantic, Florida. Hoover schools are coast to coast! ... In recognition of this remarkable achievement, the 59 Hoover Schools across the nation contributed their T-shirts and sweatshirts that form two spectacular wall quilts created by fabric artist and seamstress Joyce Harken of Mount Vernon, Iowa. These quilts have been hung in the rotunda of the Hoover Presidential Library-Museum. ... [Read More]
June 1998 Focus - Florida Engineering Schools Add Superpave System to Curriculum
Florida Engineering Schools Add Superpave System to Curriculum ... If all goes according to plan, training on the Superpave system will be available beginning this fall to undergraduate engineering students at five Florida universities: the University of Florida, the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida, Florida International University, and the joint engineering school of Florida A&M University and Florida State University. The schools will use the curriculum on the Superpave system that is now being prepared by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) with funding from FHWA. After the curriculum is completed and approved by a panel of experts from industry, academia, and highway agencies, it will be available to any university. The curriculum will also be distributed to State highway agencies, FHWA offices, and other interested parties. ... [Read More]
Town of Davie, FL - Information for Residents
Florida Schools on the Information Super Highway ... Schools & Education ... Broward County Public Schools ... [Read More]
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