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>>7:00 a.m.: REGISTRATION

Continental breakfast; sponsor booths

>>7:30 a.m.: WELCOME

Mei-Mei Chan, President and Publisher of The News-Press Media Group

>>7:45 a.m.: KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Florida Governor Rick Scott

>>8:15 a.m.: STATE OF EDUCATION

Terry Eberle, Executive Editor/Vice President of Content, The News-Press Media

Group and Cindy McCurry-Ross, Senior Managing Editor, The News-Press Media

Group presents a sweeping overview of key metrics of success for

Southwest Florida from K to 20.

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8:40 a.m.:BUSINESS LEADERSMODERATOR: Steve Shimp, founder and past president

of Owen-Ames-Kimball Company

Jon Cecil, Chief Human Resources Officer of Lee Memorial Health System

Matt Chambers, President of JRL Ventures/Marine Concepts

Todd Gates, Chairman of Gates Construction

Patricia Heath, Chief Financial Officer, Interop Technologies, LLC

Nate Swan, Group Vice President of Sales, Gartner, Inc.

Paul Woods, Chief Executive Director of Algenol Biofuels, Inc.

John Wysseier, Vice-President and General Manager of LYNX Services, LLC

>>9:40 a.m.: NETWORKING BREAK, SPONSOR BOOTH CONNECTIONS

>> 10:00 a.m.: EDUCATION LEADERS

MODERATOR: Lois Thome, WINK-TVDr. Wilson Bradshaw, President of Florida Gulf Coast University

Dr. Joseph Burke, Superintendent of Lee County Schools

Dr. Terry McMahan, President of Hodges University

Richard Murphy, Superintendent of Hendry County Schools

Dr. Kamela Patton, Superintendent of Collier County Schools

Dr. Kenneth Walker, District President of Edison State College

Dr. Douglas Whittaker, Superintendent of Charlotte County Schools

>> 11:15 a.m.: YOUNG AND FUTURE LEADERS

MODERATOR: Jim McLaughlin, WINK News Radio

Real world voices and best practices for building the talent supply chain

>> 11:45 a.m.: LUNCH, NETWORKING BREAK

>> 12:40 p.m.: LEGISLATIVE AND STATEWIDE VOICES

>> 12:50 p.m.: GOING FORWARD

>> 1:25 p.m.: CLOSING REMARKS

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MEI-MEI CHANPresident and Publisher

The News-Press Media Group

>>Welcome to this landmark regional conversation about educationalexcellence and economic prosperity.

We are honored by the esteemed business, education and communi-ty leaders gathered here today, representing the five counties of Lee,Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades, as well as the entire state of Flori-da.

You are here because you care about education, and you care aboutjobs. You know that educational excellence and economic success areintricately connected.

You see our world changing rapidly and feel the urgency for our com-munity to change as well, in order to stay competitive. You know we aredoing many good things, and you know that we have a lot more we wantto achieve. And, finally, you embrace the power of a regional perspectivearound such fundamental issues as education and jobs.

As we all know, the United States has fallen behind in numerous aca-demic areas, especially science and math, compared to other developedcountries.

The leading companies and clusters that will emerge over the next20 years will locate themselves wherever they have access to a top-quality workforce, reported the Council of 100 in its Closing the TalentGap report of January 2010. Unfortunately, Florida today is not leadingthe race. In fact, we face a crisis in human capital.

The time to build Floridas future workforce is now, and educationmust be its foundation, the Council said.

That message resonated with Southwest Florida leaders: in CEOroundtables hosted by The Horizon Council and The News-Press earlierthis year; in strategy sessions as Collier, Lee and Charlotte welcomednew superintendents, and with our top leaders in education, who allenthusiastically welcomed a renewed partnership with the broadercommunity.

The News-Press Media Group has long been committed to servingthe greater Southwest Florida community. We love bringing key individ-uals together and driving productive conversations to help improve thequality of life for all. Our foundational principles as a free press are toconnect, reflect, challenge and lead.

And so, with many partners and sponsors at our side, The News-Pressis pleased to produce this Education Summit under our Market Watchbrand, which provides fresh insights and perspectives to communityleaders.

Today is the start of a conversation. Today we begin to grapple withthe gaps at a high level.

Youll hear provocative questions and ideas, starting with our keynotespeaker. Youll gain insights about what businesses are confronting andwhat they anticipate for the future. Youll hear our top education leadersdiscuss key metrics, challenges and priorities. And, best of all, youll hearfrom youngsters just finding their way in the world.

The Alliance of Educational Leaders, representing CEOs of thefive school districts and five accredited colleges and universities inSouthwest Florida, will take key themes from the Education Sum-mit and develop strategic roadmaps based on today with yourhelp.

Together, we can align our strategies to close the talent gap.Together, we can set a vision to build a world-class workforce inSouthwest Florida.

And, finally, you embrace the power of a regional perspectivearound such fundamental issues as education and jobs, and youvalue the power of diverse mindsets in developing better solutions.

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JON CECIL

>> Jon Cecil is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Lee Memorial HealthSystem. With more than 9,500 employees, Lee Memorial Health System is thelargest employer in Southwest Florida and has received the AARP award forbeing a Best Employer for Workers over 50 for three years in a row.

Cecil joined Lee Memorial Hospital in 1972 as a management trainee and heldvarious management and administrative positions. He was promoted to VicePresident of Human Resources in 1987. With the affiliation of Sarasota MemorialHospital and Lee Memorial Health System in 1997, he accepted the additional

position of regional Vice President for Support Services of both health systems. In January 1999, heassumed the responsibility as the Systems Chief Human Resources Officer.

He graduated from the University in Florida in 1972 with a BS in Business Administration andearned his MS in Public Management in 1979 from Nova Southeastern University.

MATT CHAMBERS>> Matt Chambers, president of Marine Concepts/JRL Ventures Inc., joined thecompany in April 2006. He was recognized as a leader on the 1995 USA TodayQuality Cup during his five years with K2 Industries which markets skis underthe K2, Olin and PRE brand names before turning his attention to the marineindustry.

Chambers was honored with the Brunswick Leadership Award for US Marine,while plant manager for Bayliner Yachts in Arlington, Washington. Additionally, hewas vice president of manufacturing at Wellcraft Marine and plant manager for

Westport Shipyard in Washington.As president of Marine Concepts, Chambers has led the efforts to diversify the company from a

supplier to the recreational marine industry by starting their sister company, JRL Ventures Inc. Byexpanding into the aerospace, simulator, renewable wind, land-based transportation and other mar-kets, the company survived the recession.

In 2010, Marine Concepts/JRL Ventures was recognized for their accomplishments and the effortsmade with diversification by being awarded the 2010 Oswald Tripp Southwest Florida CommunityBlue Chip award and the 2010 Manufacturing Association of Florida Manufacturer of the Year.

TODD E. GATES

>> Todd Gates is the chairman of the board of Gates, a fully integratedconstruction management, general contracting and design-build firm that hefounded in 1993 with offices in Florida and the Republic of Panama. A native ofVirginia, he moved to Southwest Florida in 1984 and has been involved in suchprojects as The Ritz Carlton Hotel, The Registry Resort and The PhilharmonicCenter of the Arts.

A past chairman of the Economic Development Council of Collier County, he iscurrently on the Board of Directors for the Presidents Forum. He is on the Board

of Trustees for the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation and is a member of the Board of Gov-ernors. He is also a member of Lee County Economic Development Horizon Council and on the Boardof Directors for The Childrens Hospital of Southwest Florida, Lee Memorial Health System Founda-tion and Junior Achievement.

Gates was named a finalist by Ernst & Young as a 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year of the state.Junior Achievement named him the 2008 Hall of Fame Laureate in recognition as a role model for localarea youth. In 2008, Gulfshore Business Magazine named him as one of the Top 50 Power Players inSouthwest Florida. In 2007, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Gulf Coast Business Review.

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STEVE SHIMP

MODERATOR

>>Steve Shimp, founder andpast president of Owen-Ames-Kimball Com-pany in FortMyers, is nostranger asan advocatefor, and con-tributor to,educationimprovementin Southwest Florida. A productof public education, Shimp has

focused years of volunteerism toraising the achievement bar innot only public K-12 systems butalso higher education.

Shimps accomplishmentsinclude being a founding directorand later president of The Foun-dation for Lee County PublicSchools and serving as a boardmember and president of the Edi-son Community College Foun-dation. He chaired early effortsto establish the Work Skills pro-

gram in Lee Countys highschools and provided early advo-cacy for career-based educationand business guidance that ledto the establishment of CareerAcademy High Schools in South-west Florida.

Shimp was a board member ofthe Constitutional AccountabilityCommission, a statewide panelassembled to provide an opinionas to the obligations of the stateto its citizens within the 1998amendment known as the Qual-ity in Education Amendment.

He also chaired the EducationSub-committee of the HorizonCouncil for several years andchaired the Advisory Board thatguided the development of theU.A. Whitaker School of Engineer-ing at Florida Gulf Coast University.


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NATE SWAN

>> Nate Swan is the group vice president of sales forGartner in Fort Myers. He has been in informationtechnology sales for 23 years in a variety of roles.

For the last 14 years he has been with Gartner, theleading information technology research and advisorycompany, in several senior roles.

Swan currently leads the Inside Sales channel forGartner. His team consists of 170 associates selling to

small and mid-size organizations in the U.S. and Canada.Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Pro-

grams, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, the company works withclients to research, analyze and interpret the business of ITwithin thecontext of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquarteredin Stamford, Connecticut and has 4,600 associates, including 1,250research analysts, consultants and clients in 80 countries.

JOHN F. WYSSEIER

>> John F. Wysseier is the Vice President and GeneralManager of the Insurance and Services business seg-ment of Pittsburgh Glass Works the worldwideleader in the production and distribution of automo-tive glass products and related services. He is alsoPresident of LYNX Services, L.L.C. a leading providerof insurance claims management and businessprocess outsourcing services. Established in 1994,

LYNX Services operates a major customer service operations center inNorth Fort Myers, employing more than 400 associates.

Wysseier launched LYNX Services and selected Southwest Florida tosupport its major business operations in 1997. He spent 24 years withPPG Industries through late-2008 when Pittsburgh Glass Works was cre-ated as a spin-off company. With PPG, Wysseier successfully launchedseveral innovative claims management businesses throughout the pan-European marketplace while living in Barcelona, Spain for more than fiveyears.

He earned a BS Degree in Finance from Pennsylvania State Universityand an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

He and his wife Dina, have two daughters.

REINHOLD D. SCHMIEDING>> Reinhold Schmieding is president and founder ofArthrex, Inc., a worldwide leader in sports medicine,arthroscopic surgery technology and medical devicemanufacturing. His industry experience spans morethan 30 years, beginning in Germany as the EuropeanMarketing Manager for Richards Medical beforefounding Arthrex, Inc. in Westport, Connecticut in1981.

Arthrex, Inc. has operated out of its Naples headquarters since 1991.

PAUL WOODS

>> Paul Woods is co-founder and CEO of Algenol. Hehas led the growth of Algenol from its inception toover 130 employees with laboratories located in FortMyers and Berlin, Germany. Under Woods direction,Algenol has raised over $180 million for the advance-ment of Algenols proprietary DIRECT TO ETHANOLtechnology, built a state-of-the-art 50,000 square-foot research facility and begun construction of its

Department of Energy-sponsored Integrated Biorefinery. Woods wasnamed The News-Press' 2011 Person to Watch for his leadership in thecommunity and the biofuels industry.

Woods conceived of the idea of making ethanol from algae as a genet-ics student at the University of Western Ontario in 1984.

Algenol LLC is a global, development stage, industrial biotechnology com-pany that makes biofuels and high-value industrial chemicals cost-effective-ly from abundant, renewable resources. Algenol uses hybrid blue-greenalgae and specially designed photobioreactors as a sustainable, proprietaryplatform for making its products from carbon dioxide, sunlight and saltwa-ter. The companys first product is ethanol for the biofuel and ethylene mar-kets that it produces with its patented DIRECT TO ETHANOL process.

PATRICIA HEATH

>> Patricia Heath is the Chief Financial Officer ofInterop Technologies, a position she has held sinceInterop was formed in 2002. Headquartered in FortMyers, Interop is a leading developer and provider ofwireless solutions to the wireless and broadbandindustries.

Heath is responsible for financial accounting andreporting, customer billing, human resources and risk

management for Interop. A member of Interops senior managementteam, she is also actively involved in establishing the companys strategicinitiatives, systems and product development.

Previously she served as CFO of Wireless One Network, the CellularOne wireless provider in Southwest Florida. Heath is a CPA with morethan 30 years accounting experience, of which 16 years were spent inpublic accounting with Arthur Andersen and Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Currently employing more than 1,000 corporate and manufacturing staff,the company has 600 additional employees in 13 countries.

Schmieding has led the development and manufacturing of over 6,000medical products and the issuance of more than 350 patents with morepending. The Arthrex Medical Education division has successfully hostedhundreds of surgical trainings for the worlds top orthopaedic surgeonsexclusively within Arthrex Labs.

His vision is to continue to establish the Southwest Florida communi-ty as a global medical education destination.


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DR. TERRY McMAHAN

>> Dr. Terry McMahan has been president of Hodges University since 1991. Under hisleadership, the school has grown to over 3,000 students on two main campuses inNaples and Fort Myers, and four learning sites from Tampa to Key West. With fourschools of study, Hodges currently offers 33 degree programs in 19 disciplines and, todate, has more than 6,000 alumni.

A Florida native, Dr. McMahan was raised in Boca Raton. He earned an undergraduatedegree from Florida State University in 1971 and attended Cumberland School of Law atSamford University in Birmingham, AL.

Dr. McMahan has been active in Leadership Collier; the Alliance of Educational Leaders; the IndependentColleges and Universities of Floridas Council of Presidents; and the Florida Association of Colleges and Uni-versities. He has been a member of the Florida Bar Association since 1974. In 2005, Dr. McMahan wasinducted into the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society. The following year, he was named Interna-tional Educator of the Year by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. In 2007, JuniorAchievement of Southwest Florida inducted Dr. McMahan into the Collier County Business Leadership Hallof Fame and he was recognized as Educator of the Year by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

He and his wife, Susan, have two daughters and two grandchildren.

DR. WILSON BRADSHAW

>> Dr. Wilson Bradshaw was appointed president of Florida Gulf Coast University(FGCU) in August 2007. He is the institutions third president. Previously, Dr. Bradshawwas president of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn. and had been provostand vice president for Academic Affairs at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; vicepresident and dean for Graduate Studies and Research at Georgia Southern University;and dean of Graduate Studies at Florida Atlantic University.

Born in Sanford and raised in West Palm Beach, he earned his associate of arts degreefrom Palm Beach Community College, Bachelors and Masters degrees in psychology

from Florida Atlantic University and Doctorate in psychobiology from the University of Pittsburgh.Dr. Bradshaw serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance of Educational Leaders; Naples Botanical

Gardens; Lee County Education Foundation; and, American Association of State Colleges. He serves on thenatonal Board of Directors for Campus Compact.

President Bradshaw and his wife, Jo Anna, have three adult sons.

DR. JOSEPH P. BURKE>> Dr. Joseph P. Burke was appointed Superintendent of Lee County Public Schools onJuly 1, 2011. Previosuly, he was appointed Monroe County Superintendent of Schools onAugust 2009 by former Governor Charlie Crist and was Superintendent of Schools inSpringfield, Mass. from 2001 to 2008.

Dr. Burke earned his Bachelors degree from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass.;his Masters degree in Education Supervision from Florida International University; and hisDoctorate in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Burke began his career as a classroom teacher at Miami Killian Senior High Schoolin 1974. Other leadership roles include principal of Thomas Jefferson Middle School (1985- 1989); regiondirector for Exceptional Student Education and Federal Programs (1989-1992); region director for Personneland Labor Relations (1992-1997); and, district administrative director of Math and Science (1997-2001).

Dr. Burke served as the executive director for the Florida Department of Education, Region 3, from August

2008 through August 2009 where he was responsible for implementing Floridas Differentiated Account-ability Model and reviewing and approving school improvement plans for schools in 10 school districts inCentral Florida. Dr. Burke has been part of unique leadership development studies, including one at theKennedy School of Government (Harvard University), sponsored by the Wallace Foundation.

MODERATOR

>> LoisThomeco-anchorsWINK Newsat 5, WINKNews at 6and WINKNews at 7.

She joined WINK-TV in 1992and has received many awardsincluding the Best News Anchorin Southwest Florida, the PhiDelta Kappa Lay Person of the

Year and the Quill Pen Awardfrom the Florida Association ofSchool Administrators. She wasnamed a Woman in Historyfrom the American BusinessWomen's Association, theLibrary Advocate of the Year bythe Southwest Florida LibraryNetwork and was voted one ofthe top Women of the Year byGulfshore Life magazine.

For more than 10 years,Thome has been a committee

member for the SouthwestFlorida Reading Festival and ison the board of Gulf Coast HighSchool's Sports and Entertain-ment Marketing Academy. Sheis also a board member for theNational Center for Missing andExploited Children in SouthwestFlorida.

A graduate of the Universityof Wisconsin with a Bachelor'sdegree in Journalism and PublicRelations, Thome has coveredmajor stories including Hurri-cane Charley, the Columbineshootings, the Oklahoma Citybombing, the RepublicanNational Convention and theCuban refugee crisis for WINK.

Thome and her husbandJohn live in Fort Myers withtheir son, Nicholas, and daugh-ter, Isabella.

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DR. KAMELA PATTON

>> Dr. Kamela Patton was appointed Superintendentof Schools for Collier County on April 20, 2011, andbegan her tenure on June 1.

Dr. Patton spent 24 years in the Miami-Dade CountyPublic Schools, the fourth largest school system in theU.S. serving 342,000 students (90 percent minority).Her previous positions include Assistant Superinten-dent; Office of the Superintendent and District/School

Operations; Differentiated Accountability Administrative Director; RegionAdministrative Director; Instructional Support Director; Curriculum Direc-tor; Principal; Assistant Principal; and teacher at all levels of the K-20 con-tinuum.

She was an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University andpresident of the Dade Association of Administrators.

Dr. Patton received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

from Messiah College in Grantham, PA., her Master of Science in ReadingEducation from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale and aDoctorate of Philosophy in Educational Leadership from the University ofMiami, Coral Gables. Superintendent Patton also has a certificate fromthe Institute for School Leadership (Harvard) and the School RedesignNetwork (Stanford).

Dr. Patton has received many awards including the Cervantes Out-standing Educator Award for Hispanic Students; District PTA President ofthe Year; and Floridas Commissioner of Education Assistant Principal ofthe Year.

DR. KENNETH P. WALKER

>> Dr. Kenneth P. Walker has been president ofEdison State College (ESC) since 1991. Under hisleadership, enrollment has doubled to 21,000students annually. Edison State College now servesSouthwest Florida with campuses in Charlotte,Collier, Lee and Hendry counties.

Prior to coming to ESC, Dr. Walker was president atNavarro College in Corsicana, Texas, and at Oklahoma

City Community College. He began his career as a Government Instructorafter serving in the U.S. Air Force.

In 1973, he received his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration fromthe University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Walker chaired the Board of Trustees of the Thomas Edison andHenry Ford Winter Estates, Inc., during the recent restoration project andserved on the board of the Florida Council of 100. He is a member of theDowntown Fort Myers Rotary Club; Association of Community CollegesTrustees; Florida Association of Colleges and Universities; Greenleaf Cen-ter of Servant Leadership; Hispanic Association of Colleges andUniversities; Horizon Foundation; and, Florida Tax Watch Center for Edu-cational Performance and Accountability Advisory Board.

Dr. Walker and his wife, Mary Jo, have five children and seven grand-children.

DR. DOUG WHITTAKER

>> Dr. Doug Whittaker has been Superintendent ofSchools in Charlotte County since January 2011. Hehas been involved in Florida education for the past 38years as a teacher, elementary and middle schoolprincipal and central office administrator. He has alsoserved as an adjunct professor for National LouisUniversity, University of South Florida, BarryUniversity and Nova Southeastern University. He has

been a consultant to textbook companies and has several articles pub-lished in professional journals.

He spent his early years in Westfield, N.J. and then Wheaton Academyin Chicago. His post-secondary educational pursuits began at Taylor Uni-versity (Indiana) and continued at Ball State for his Masters degree. Dr.Whittaker received a certificate for elementary education from Universityof South Florida.

He is a trainer for 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, TeacherExpectations/Student Achievement (TESA), Interaction Management,Facilitative Leadership, School Improvement and Leading as the Speed ofTrust. He is also active in the community including his membership in theSundowners, a service-oriented flying club that patrols Floridas coastalwaters.

He and his wife Susan have been married for 42 years have two mar-ried daughters and seven grandchildren.

RICHARD A. MURPHY

>> Richard A. Rick Murphy was elected asSuperintendent of Hendry County Public Schools in2008. He was an elected member of the School Boardof Hendry County from 1994-2008 and has experi-ence as a teacher in Highlands County. He was inbusiness management for 12 years.

Murphy is a lifetime resident of Hendry County.He received his Bachelors of Science degree from Palm

Beach Atlantic University and his Superintendents Certification from theFlorida Association of District School Superintendents.

Murphy is active in various professional organizations including theFlorida Association of District School Superintendents; the Florida Associ-ation of School Administrators; the Alliance of Educational Leaders; andthe Southwest Florida Workforce Board. He is also a HeartlandEducational Consortium board member.

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DR. JOSEPH D. PEPE

>> Dr. Joseph D. Pepe is the interim executive direc-tor of Nova Southeastern Universitys (NSU) off-cam-pus locations throughout Florida and in the Bahamas.Under his leadership, the Fort Myers center has expe-rienced significant enrollment growth leading to theintroduction of new programs. He continues in hisrole as Regional Director of the off-campus locationsin Southwest Florida.

Prior to Fort Myers, Dr. Pepe aided in the acquisition, design and buildof centers in Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville and LasVegas. He also served as director of the Student Educational Center inMiami-Dade and director at SEC Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale.

A native of Florida, he has been a resident of Southwest Florida formore than 20 years. Dr. Pepe received his B.A. in Psychology and Sociolo-gy from the University of South Florida and his Masters in Administrationfrom Central Michigan. He recently attained his doctoral degree in educa-tion at Nova Southeastern University. Before joining NSU, he worked forfive years as an area manager for GTE Wireless (now Verizon).

Dr. Pepe has also been honored by the Fort Myers Police Departmentand City of Cape Coral for his cooperation and support and received aproclamation from the City of Miami Dade for the advancement of educa-tion in the region. He also supports local charities such as the MuscularDystrophy Association, American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanityand Boys and Girls Club.

WAYNE ALDRICH

>> Wayne Aldrich was elected Superintendent of theGlades County Public Schools in 2000.

He began his career in 1976 as an ESE teacher inFort Myers. In 1978, he was a math teacher with theGlades County School District. During his 25 years inthe Glades district, Aldrich gained extensive experi-ence as an elementary, middle and high schoolteacher. He also served as a drivers education teacher

and an adult education teacher, principal and director. In his spare time,he enjoyed coaching.

DR. CHARLES BELL

>> Dr. Charles Bell was appointed Assistant Dean,Regional Administration, for Barry University in 2005.Currently, he is an Associate Dean for EnrollmentManagement.

Dr. Bell began his career in education in the SchoolDistrict of Lee County. During his 35-year tenure, hewas a teacher, coach, school counselor, summerschool coordinator, curriculum specialist, assistant

principal, principal, Principal-on-Assignment for Student Services, InterimDirector of Student Services and Director of Student Services Depart-ment. He also served in several positions at Nova Southeastern Universi-ty as an Instructor and Practicum Advisor.

Dr. Bell received his Bachelors Degree in Psychology and History/Polit-ical Science and a Masters Degree in Administration and Supervisionfrom Sterling College. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Educational Lead-ership from Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Bell is an active member of the Association for Supervision and Cur-riculum Development, the American School Counselors Association andthe National Association of Pupil Services Administrators (Past Presi-dent). His community involvement includes working with Crimestoppers,the Juvenile Justice Board and Child Watch.

A native of Enfield, N.H., Aldrich has a B.S. in mathematics from Ply-mouth State College (N.H.) and a Masters degree and Specialist Certifi-cate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Mississip-pi.

Aldrich directed several improvement projects for the district includingthe construction of a new elementary school, the first built in the districtin 38 years. He is a member of several educational and community organ-izations.

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JOHN REECE ATTWOOD

>> In middle school John ReeceAttwood had noidea what he wanted to be when he grew up. Hestarted learning about careers in a Freshman Suc-cess class at Ida S. Baker High School. The teacher,Ms. Petrie, had him take career aptitude and interesttests. He had an interest in law but his career pathchanged after visiting the engineering academy. Ashe walked in the door, he encountered robots, elec-

tronic monkeys and line-tracing cars. He was hooked.Junior year, the Cape Coral Junior Leadership program gave him a

view of the city most students dont get to see. Also, an important ini-tiative by the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools STEM at Work allows students to visit firms like Shaw Development and CementIndustries, and the Imaginarium and Edison State College. A new inter-

est in mechanical engineering resulted from the trip to Shaw Develop-ment.

Now a senior, Attwood will again be participating in the STEM atWork program. He says that attending Baker was one of the best deci-sions of his life and has prepared him for the future.

JIM McLAUGHLIN

>> A native of Oneida, NY, Jim McLaughlin receivedhis BA in Modern Languages from St. BonaventureUniversity after spending his junior year at the Uni-versity of Madrid in Spain. His first job in broadcast-ing was at WCCF-FM radio in Punta Gorda in 1976. Hestarted at WINK-TV in September 1977 as CharlotteCounty Bureau Chief and general assignment

reporter and by March 1978 he was weekend anchorman. He was the 6and 11 oclock anchor from 1980 to 2005.

After leaving TV news, he has been a freelance photographer andhosted the Connect! weekly program for WGCU-TV on PBS at FloridaGulf Coast University for four years. In August 2010, he became an on-air radio news anchor for the All News WINK News Radio from 3-6 p.m.He also hosts a talk show at 6:30 p.m.

He served on the board of the Uncommon Friends Foundation, South-west Florida Addiction Services, the Drug Free Coalition of SWFL andthe Advisory Board of the Dubin Alzheimers Center. He was honorarychair of the Harry Chapin Food Bank Capital Campaign and co-chair ofthe SWFL Council of Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary Celebration.

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JESSE YOUNG

>> Jesse Young is currently a sophomore at FloridaGulf Coast University where he is majoring in biology.He commutes from his dorm to his job at Chicos

Technology Service Desk where he assists peoplewith computer issues.

Young attended Dunbar High school and earnedseveral entry-level certifications including MicrosoftOffice and Outlook as well as professional-level certi-

fications such as Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator.Without his industry certifications from the Academy for Technology

Excellence, he says he would not be where he is today.

VICTORIA HAMM

>> Victoria Hamm was born in Connecticut. InDecember 1989, she relocated to Southwest Floridafrom California where she had worked in the hospital-ity industry for eight years. A self-employed signpainter, Hamm attended Edison State College andearned her Associates Degree in Physical Therapy in1997. She was a physical therapist for the next 10years.

She became a Realtor in 2002 and worked for Pulte Homes for eightyears, where she was named Salesperson of the Year in 2005. She wonthe Lee County Building Industry Association (BIA) Pinnacle Awardbased on sales volume that same year.

Due to the downturn in the economy and housing market, Hammmade a career change. She is currently attending High Tech North Tech-nical School in Cape Coral where she will graduate from the Web Design

and Development program in December, 2011. Her goal is to have a suc-cessful career in freelance website design and development.

STEVEN ALEXANDER TRENT

>> Steven Alexander Trent will receive his MastersDegree in Public Administration this December fromFlorida Gulf Coast University. He earned his Bachelors

degree in Political Science from FGCU in May 2010,graduating with honors with distinction.

While at FGCU, Trent served in two branches ofStudent Government and is currently the LegislativeChair of Student Senate. Additionally he was an

officer in multiple clubs including the American Democracy Project andis a founding father of the Lambda Zeta Chapter of Sigma Chi. Herecently transferred as the Graduate Assistant for the Dean of Studentsto work as the Graduate Assistant for the Vice President of StudentAffairs Office.

Upon his graduation, Trent will relocate to his childhood home ofWashington D.C. to pursue a job in the government sector.

BRADFORD BAILEY

>> Bradford Bailey graduated from Naples HighSchool in 2006 and went on to study governmentand economics at Harvard University.

During his summer breaks from college, Baileyinterned with the Community Foundation of CollierCounty and also founded his own test prep and tutor-ing company. He graduated from Harvard in 2010 andreturned to Southwest Florida to continue his work

with both endeavors.Using his own original curriculum, he has coached more than 350

students to reach their maximum potential on the SAT and ACT, and hashelped some students raise their scores as much as 400 points on theSAT and seven points on the ACT.

He continues to work with the Community Foundation where he isthe Program Officer for Collier 211 a fledgling information and referralservice for Collier County.

In June 2010, Bailey was named the 2011-2012 Rotary InternationalAmbassadorial Scholar and received a full-ride scholarship to studyabroad at any graduate school. He plans to get his MBA at Oxford Uni-versity starting next fall.


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ACT Scores

by County

In 2011, just three of 32 area high

schools with reportable data

fared better than the national

average of 21.1 on the ACT, the

more popular of the two college

readiness exams. The ACTmeasures skills in English, math,

reading and science reasoning,

and the maximum score is 36.

SOURCES: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; ACT

HIGH SCHOOL 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

State Average 19.9 19.8 19.5 19.5 19.6

National Average 21.2 21.1 21.1 21 21.1

Lee County District Average 19.3 19.3 18.6 19 18.9

Cape Coral 18 18.3 18.7 19.8 20.9

Cypress Lake 20.3 20.7 19.8 20.3 19.2

Dunbar 17.5 16.7 16.3 17.1 16.9

East Lee County NA 16.8 16 16.7 16.4

Estero 20 18.6 18.7 19 19.3

Fort Myers 22.1 23.7 23.2 23.2 22.7

Gateway Charter 20 19 19.5 19.1 18.9

Ida S. Baker 19 18.4 18.3 19.5 19.5

Island Coast NA NA 15.2 17.3 18.1

Lehigh Senior 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.8

Mariner 18.9 19.1 18.5 19.2 18.7

North Fort Myers 19.9 19.4 18.9 20 20.2

Riverdale 18.1 17.5 19.5 19.5 20.4

South Fort Myers 18 18.3 18.5 18.8 17.6

Gateway Charter NA 19 19.3 19.1 18.9

Richard Milburn Academy NA NA 14.2 12.8 13.6

Lee Alternative Charter NA NA NA 13.6 14.3

North Nicholas Charter NA NA NA 14.4 14.6

Coronado Charter NA NA NA 13.9 13.6

Collier County District Average 19.5 19.6 19.4 19.3 19.5

Barron Collier 21.9 23 22.8 23.8 22.7

Gulf Coast 21.2 21 21.7 21.5 21.9

Immokalee 16.5 16 15.9 15.8 16.1

Lely 18.3 19.1 18.7 18.1 17.9

Naples 21.3 21.3 20.8 20.9 21.1

Golden Gate 16.6 16.9 17.2 16.4 17.2

Palmetto Ridge 19.2 18.9 19 19.3 19.3

Charlotte County District Average NA 20 20.2 20.3 20.5

Charlotte 21.2 20.8 20.7 20.3 20.5

Lemon Bay 20.3 20.7 20.6 20.7 20.6

Port Charlotte 19.9 19.5 20.1 20.9 20.9

Hendry County District Average NA 17.8 17.9 17.1 17.9

Clewiston NA 17 17 16.9 17.6

LaBelle NA 18.8 17.2 17.4 18.1

Glades District Average NA 16.2 16.9 17.6 17.8

Moorehaven NA 16.2 16.9 17.6 17.8

CharlotteCounty

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SAT Scores

by County

Students attending public high

schools in Southwest Florida

historically have struggled on

the SAT, a college readiness exam

that measures performance in

reading, writing and math. Each

section is worth 800 points, with

a maximum score of 2400. Only

seven of 28 area schools with

reportable data topped this

years national average of 1500.

The College Board does not publicly release scores fromschools or districts with small sample sizes, and the companycautions against comparing states or schools because sometest only their top students while others administer the testto larger numbers.

SOURCE: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION;THE COLLEGE BOARD

AVERAGES 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Florida Average 1472 1474 1444 1473 1447

National Average 1511 1511 1509 1509 1500

Lee County 1436 1444 1432 1466 1447

Cape Coral 1342 1366 1443 1517 1520

Cypress Lake 1441 1463 1429 1461 1430

Dunbar 1309 1247 1304 1347 1269

East Lee County 1333 1334 1259 1331 1281

Estero 1393 1410 1493 1470 1483

Fort Myers 1622 1627 1629 1628 1575

Gateway Charter 1406 1363 1345 1350 1334

Ida S. Baker 1391 1362 1365 1414 1411

Island Coast NA NA 1377 1332 1332

Lehigh Senior 1347 1339 1361 1440 1398

Mariner 1384 1410 1429 1405 1371

North Fort Myers 1413 1429 1422 1479 1476

Richard Milburn Academy 1270 NA NA 1390 NA

Riverdale 1390 1404 1480 1533 1490

South Fort Myers 1374 1379 1390 1401 1380

Oasis Charter NA NA NA NA 1555

Collier County 1475 1502 1500 1489 1444

Barron Collier 1507 1540 1547 1576 1557

Gulf Coast 1489 1533 1538 1528 1492

Immokalee 1399 1384 1351 1563 1151

Lely 1432 1466 1474 1428 1345

Naples 1512 1593 1532 1549 1540

Golden Gate 1362 1393 1410 1251 1265

Palmetto Ridge 1451 1410 1429 1454 1374

Charlotte County N/A 1478 1502 1526 1514

Charlotte 1553 1490 1535 1543 1496

Lemon Bay 1444 1481 1483 1508 1521

Port Charlotte 1422 1465 1486 1523 1524

Hendry County N/A 1470 1398 1360 1375

ClewistonNA 1465 1400 1315 1304

LaBelle NA 1474 1395 1403 1459

Glades County N/A 1115 1272 N/A 1352

Moorehaven NA 1115 1272 NA 1352

CharlotteCounty

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Nearly all public high schools in Southwest Florida offer Advanced Placement courses,

but some locations have larger programs than others. Students who pass end-of-courseexams receive college credit for those classes. Pass rates vary widely by school.

SOURCE: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.Lee TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED

Lee County Total 6,095 1,894 31.1% 3,582 1,314 36.7% 2,649 1,042 39.3% 2,430 1,057 43.5% 2,302 1,462 63.5%

Cape Coral 666 27 3 41% 326 135 41.4% 292 146 50% 205 81 39.5% 139 55 39.6%

Cypress Lake 289 151 52.2% 238 123 51.7% 245 125 51.8% 297 150 50.5% 392 167 42.6%

Dunbar 184 NA NA 94 5 5.5% 89 8 9% 121 13 10.7% 161 29 18%

East Lee County 316 NA NA 51 10 19.6% 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Estero 264 84 31.8% 198 64 32.3% 147 37 25.2% 111 38 34.2% 156 56 35.9%

Fort Myers 734 386 52.6% 685 374 54.6% 687 365 53.1% 901 548 60.8% 859 423 49.2%

Gateway Charter 314 69 22% 121 35 28.9% 94 20 21.3% 60 15 25% 61 10 16.4%

Ida S. Baker 561 91 16.2% 429 102 23.8% 304 76 25% 178 45 25.3% 100 14 14%

Island Coast 389 85 21.9% 77 13 16.9% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NALehigh Senior 484 62 12.8% 165 24 14.5% 30 2 6.7% NA NA 1% NA NA NA

Mariner 529 175 33.1% 461 159 34.5% 316 107 33.9% 183 67 36.6% 210 48 22.9%

North Fort Myers 589 258 43.8% 267 119 44.6% 185 66 35.7% 203 75 36.9% 104 29 27.9%

Riverdale 402 119 29.6% 359 97 27% 206 55 26.7% 150 20 13.3% 107 7 6.5%

South For t Myers 354 124 35% 103 54 52.4% 50 32 64% 21 5 23.8% 12 NA NA

Life Skills Center 12 NA NA 7 NA NA 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

North Nicholas Charter 1 NA NA 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.Collier TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSEDCollier County Total 4,689 1,978 42.2% 4,747 2,112 44.5% 3,571 1,930 54.0% 3,156 1,760 55.3% 3,352 1,877 60.0%

Barron Collier 1202 621 51.7% 1176 599 50.9% 875 542 61.9% 712 443 62.2% 937 498 53.1%

Gulf Coast 758 446 58.8% 765 450 58.8% 621 413 66.5% 680 398 58.5% 794 432 54.4%

Immokalee 308 42 13.6% 231 50 21.6% 147 26 17.7% 128 43 33.6% 145 12 8.3%

Lely 481 134 27.9% 367 111 30.2% 294 110 37.4% 337 144 42.7% 280 118 42.1%

Naples 752 377 50.1% 879 444 50.5% 643 453 70.5% 564 388 68.6% 611 320 52.4%Golden Gate 151 72 15% 596 116 19.5% 428 101 23.6% 257 91 35.4% 263 87 33.1%

Palmetto Ridge 560 252 45% 613 313 51.1% 526 271 51.5% 472 252 53.4% 321 144 44.9%

Lorenzo Walker Institute 147 34 23.1% 120 29 24.2% 37 14 37.8% NA NA NA NA NA NA

Everglades City School NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1 NA NA

TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.Charlotte TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSEDCharlotte County Total 889 525 59.1% 813 496 61.0% 645 392 60.8% 593 373 62.9% 505 324 64.2%

Charlotte 272 204 75% 292 200 68.5% 245 153 62.4% 277 183 66.1% 182 136 74.7%

Lemon Bay 236 102 43.2% 230 142 61.7% 158 95 60.1% 144 71 49.3% 133 50 37.6%

Port Charlotte 375 217 57.9% 291 154 52.9% 237 142 59.9% 172 119 65.5% 190 105 55.3%

TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.Hendry TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSEDHendry County Total 466 111 23.8% 59 14 23.7% 62 11 17.7% 36 16 44.4% 47 42 89.4%

Clewiston 265 36 13.6% 48 5 10.4% 45 1 2.2% 22 2 9.1% 37 14 37.8%LaBelle 201 75 37.3% 11 NA NA 17 10 58.8% 14 14 100% 10 NA NA

TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.Glades TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSEDGlades County Total 23 10 43.5% 2 NA NA 2 NA NA 2 NA NA 24 17 70.8%

Moorehaven 23 NA NA 2 NA NA 2 NA NA 2 NA NA 24 4 16.7%

TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT. TESTS TESTS PCT.State total TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSED TAKEN PASSED PASSEDState Total 278,720 114,430 41.1% 233,851 100,356 42.9% 210,321 88,279 42.0% 186,152 83,339 44.8% 163,547 90,677 55.4%



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2011 School

District ProfilesSouthwest Florida

comprises five counties,

but location may be the

only trait they share. Lee

educates more children

than the other four

combined, and by far has

the biggest budget andteaching force. Glades and

Hendry are rural, while

Charlotte, Lee and Collier

are a combination of

suburban and rural.CollierCounty

HendryCounty

GladesCountyCharlotte

County

LeeCounty

Fort Myers

Naples

Port Charlotte

Moore Haven

LaBelle

SOURCE: FLORIDADEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION

Charlotte Collier Glades Hendry Lee Florida

Headquarters Port Charlotte Naples Moorehaven LaBelle Fort Myers Tallahassee

Employees 2,295 5,446 278 827 8,997 327,168

Students 16,640 42,920 1,442 6,821 81,968 2,643,826

Minority students 24.5% 60.0% 58.3% 74.8% 51.2% 57.0%

Low-income students 59.5% 58.6% 55.6% 77.7% 62.3% 56.0%

Budget $272,421,226 $938,517,893 $12,163,250 $81,569,603 $1,381,457,668

Public schools 21 48 6 12 117 3,800



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School Grades 2007-11Florida grades its public schools using scores from the Florida Comprehensive

Assessment Test. Points awarded for overall performance and student improvementin all subject areas determine if a school receives an A, B, C, D or F grade.


MIDDLE SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Alva Middle B B A B ABonita Middle C B B B ACaloosa Middle A A A A AChallenger Middle B B A A ACypress Lake Middle A A A A ADiplomat Middle A A A A AFort Myers Middle C B C C CGulf Middle A A A A ALee Middle D B C NA NALehigh Acres Middle B C C C B

Lexington Middle B A A A AMariner Middle C B C B BOak Hammock Middle NA NA C C BDunbar Middle A A A A AThree Oaks Middle B A A A ATrafalgar Middle A A A A AVarsity Lakes Middle B B A B A

HIGH SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Cape Coral High C B C A NA

Cypress Lake High A A B B NADunbar High C B D A NAEast Lee County High C D D C NAEstero High C C C B NAFort Myers High A B A B NA

Ida S. Baker High B B A A NAIsland Coast High NA B D B NALehigh Senior High D C C B NAMariner High C B C B NANorth Fort Myers High C A A B NARiverdale High C C C B NASouth Fort Myers High C B C B NASanibel School A A A A A

OTHER SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

James Stephens International NA NA NA C CVeterans Park Academy A B A A AMichigan International Academy D C B NA NANorth Fort Myers Academy B A A A ABonita Springs Charter A A A A ABonita Springs Prep. & Fitness NA NA NA NA ACape Coral Charter C B C A BChrista Mcaulliffe Elementary A A A A A

Gateway Charter Elementary NA NA A A AGateway Charter Intermediate NA NA A A AGateway Charter (K-8) A A NA NA NAGateway Charter High A A B B NALee Charter Academy D A A A FOasis Elementary A A A A AOasis Middle B B A A AOasis High NA NA A NA ASix Mile Charter Academy D C A B B

Lee County

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Allen Park A A A A AAlva A B B C ABayshore A A A A ABonita Springs B B C B BCaloosa A A A A ACape A A A A A

Colonial C B A C B

Diplomat A A A A ALittleton A A B C AEdgewood B B A C CEdison Park A A A B BFort Myers Beach A A A A BFranklin Park B B B C CG. Weaver Hipps NA NA NA A AGateway A A A B AGulf A A A A AHancock Creek A A A A AHarns Marsh A A A A AHector Cafferata B A A A AHeights B A A A AJ. Colin English C A A A ALehigh B A A A A

Manatee NA B C B BMirror Lakes B C B B AOrange River C B A A BOrangewood A A A A APatriot NA C A A APelican A A A A APine Island A A A A APinewoods A A A A A

Ray V. Pottorf B B B C CRayma C. Page A A A A ARiver Hall C B A A BSan Carlos Park A A A A BSkyline A A A A ASpring Creek A A A A ASunshine A A A B A

TanglewoodRiverside B A A A BThree Oaks A A A A ATice C C B B CTrafalgar A A A A ATreeline NA C A C ATropic Isles A A A A AVillas C B B A A

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

DISTRICT GRADE B B A A A

The state will announce 2011 high school grades later this fall. Spacesin the graphics marked NA indicate a school did not receive a grade, wasnot open in that particular year or was not yet available.



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School Grades 2007-11

Collier 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011DISTRICT GRADE B B A A B


Avalon Elementary B B C C CBig Cypress Elementary A B A A ACalusa Park Elementary A A A A BCorkscrew Elementary A A A A BEden Park Elementary NA NA F D CEstates Elementary B B A A BGolden Gate Elementary C C C C DGolden Terrace Elementary C A B C DHighlands Elementary B B C C CLake Park Elementary A A A A B

Lake Trafford Elementary C D A C DLaurel Oak Elementary A A A A ALely Elementary C B A A CManatee Elementary (Naples) C A B B CMike Davis Elementary NA NA B C ANaples Park Elementary A A B A AOsceola Elementary A A A A BPalmetto Elementary NA NA A A BParkside Elementary NA C C D DPelican Marsh Elementary A A A A APinecrest Elementary F C C C DPoinciana Elementary A A A A BSabal Palm Elementary A C A B CSea Gate Elementary A A A A A

Shadowlawn Elementary C C B C BTommie Barfield Elementary A A A A AVeterans Memorial Elementary NA B A B AVillage Oaks Elementary C C C C CVineyards Elementary A A A B A

MIDDLE SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Corkscrew Middle A A A A ACypress Palm Middle NA A A B BEast Naples Middle A A A A AGolden Gate Middle B B C B BGulfview Middle A A A A AImmokalee Middle D D C C BManatee Middle C C C C BMarco Island Charter Middle A A A A ANorth Naples Middle A A A A AOakridge Middle A A A A A

Pine Ridge Middle A A A A A

HIGH SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Barron Collier High B A A A NAGolden Gate High D F C C NAGulf Coast High B A A B NAImmokalee High F F D C NALely High D D C C NALorenzo Walker Technical High C D D D NANaples High C A C B NAPalmetto Ridge High C B C B NA

OTHER SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Everglades City School C C C B NA

Golden Gate Intermediate North NA NA NA NA CGolden Gate Intermediate South NA NA NA NA CImmokalee Community School C F C F C

Charlotte2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

DISTRICT GRADE A A A A A

MIDDLE SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

L.A. Ainger Middle A A A A AMurdock Middle A A A A A

Port Charlotte Middle A A A A BPunta Gorda Middle A A A A A

HIGH SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Charlotte High C B D A NAEdison Collegiate High NA NA NA A ALemon Bay High A B B A NAPort Charlotte High C A A B NA


Deep Creek Elementary A A A B AEast Elementary A B B B A

Kingsway Elementary A A A B ALiberty Elementary A A A A AMeadow Park Elementary A A A B AMyakka River Elementary A A A A BNeil Armstrong Elementary A A A A BPeace River Elementary A A B B ASallie Jones Elementary B A A A AVineland Elementary A A A A A



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School Grades 2007-11

Glades2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

DISTRICT GRADE C B B C A

SCHOOL 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Moore Haven Elementary C C A B A

Moore Haven Junior/Senior High D D C C NA

SCHOOL 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

P. Emahakv Charter Elementary NA A B B B

P. Emahakv Charter Middle NA NA NA NA C

West Glades School C A B A A

Hendry 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011DISTRICT GRADE C B C C C


Central Elementary C C C B B

Country Oaks Elementary B A A A A

Eastside Elementary A B A B B

Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary A A A B A

LaBelle Elementary A A A B B

Westside Elementary A B C B C

MIDDLE SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Clewiston Middle C C C C C

LaBelle Middle C B B C C

HIGH SCHOOLS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Clewiston High D C F D

LaBelle High D C D B


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The Florida Department of Education measures public

schools and school districts using a point system based

upon student performance and improvement on the

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Districts

need 525 points to earn an A rating. Lee, Charlotte

and Glades counties landed A grades in 2011, Collier

had a B and Hendry received a C.

FloridaDistrict Rankings

500-525Pts.

525-550Pts.

550-600Pts.

400-500Pts.


Jackson

Calhoun

Franklin

Gadsden

Gulf

Leon

Wakulla

Alachua

Baker

Bay

Bradford

Brevard

Broward

Charlotte

Citrus

Clay

Collier

Columbia

Miami-Dade

De Soto

Dixie

Duval

Escambia

FlaglerGilchrist

Glades

Hamilton

Hardee

Hendry

Hernando

Highlands

Hillsborough

Holmes

Jefferson

Lafayette

Lake

Lee

Levy

Madison

Manatee

Marion

Martin

Monroe

Okaloosa

Okeechobee

Pasco

Pinellas

Polk

Putnam

St. Johns

St. Lucie

SantaRosa

Sarasota

SeminoleSumter

Suwannee

Taylor Union

Volusia

Walton

Washington

Liberty

Orange

Osceola

Nassau

Palm Beach

Indian River

RANK DISTRICT POINTS RANK DISTRICT POINTS RANK DISTRICT POINTS RANK DISTRICT POINTS

25 Alachua 532

51 Baker 499

26 Bay 531

58 Bradford 487

8 Brevard 566

27 Broward 531

18 Calhoun 544

21 Charlotte 538

14 Citrus 550

13 Clay 55433 Collier 521

48 Columbia 508

37 Dade 519

64 Desoto 469

12 Dixie 557

50 Duval 503

44 Escambia 510

29 Flagler 530

60 Franklin 485

62 Gadsden 474

5 Gilchrist 573

20 Glades 539

23 Gulf 534

65 Hamilton 452

61 Hardee 485

63 Hendry 470

38 Hernando 51752 Highlands 498

39 Hillsborough 517

42 Holmes 512

30 Indian River 529

31 Jackson 522

66 Jefferson 441

32 Lafayette 522

45 Lake 510

22 Lee 537

24 Leon 533

41 Levy 515

28 Liberty 531

67 Madison 411

47 Manatee 509

46 Marion 510

3 Martin 575

9 Monroe 56615 Nassau 550

6 Okaloosa 572

54 Okeechobee 494

34 Orange 520

40 Osceola 517

16 Palm Beach 548

35 Pasco 520

49 Pinellas 504

59 Polk 486

56 Putnam 491

2 Santa Rosa 576

4 Sarasota 574

7 Seminole 569

1 St. Johns 594

43 St. Lucie 512

10 Sumter 559

55 Suwannee 49257 Taylor 488

19 Union 540

36 Volusia 520

11 Wakulla 558

17 Walton 546

53 Washington 496



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Gadsden

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Alachua

Baker

Bay

Bradford

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Charlotte

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Clay

Collier

Columbia

Miami-Dade

De Soto

Dixie

Duval

Escambia

FlaglerGilchrist

Glades

Hamilton

Hardee

Hendry

Hernando

Highlands

Hillsborough

Holmes

Jefferson

Lafayette

Lake

Lee

Levy

Madison

Manatee

Marion

Martin

Monroe

Okaloosa

Okeechobee

Pasco

Pinellas

Polk

Putnam

St. Johns

St. Lucie

SantaRosa

Sarasota

SeminoleSumter

Suwannee

Taylor Union

Volusia

Walton

Washington

Liberty

Orange

Osceola

Nassau Florida average

DISTRICT GRADUATION RATE DISTRICT GRADUATION RATE DISTRICT GRADUATION RATE DISTRICT GRADUATION RATE


Florida defines its high school graduation rate as the

percentage of students who graduated from a Florida public

school within four years of their initial enrollment as ninth-

graders. Locally, Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Hendry counties

exceeded the state average in 2009-10, while Glades had

the fifth worst rate among Floridas 67 districts.

Students who move out of state do not count against graduation rates, while students who transfer intoFlorida schools are included in the data. Floridas graduation rate includes students who earn regular

diplomas, special diplomas and GEDs.

2009-10Graduation Rates

Palm Beach

Indian River

Alachua 76.4%

Baker 75.9%

Bay 81.1%

Bradford 63.6%

Brevard 95.3%

Broward 77.7%

Calhoun 88.2%

Charlotte 79.3%

Citrus 82.9%

Clay 78.4%

Collier 79.4%

Columbia 87%

Dade 72.1%

DeSoto 61%

Dixie 66.4%

Duval 66.6%

Escambia 77.9%

Flagler 83.5%

Franklin 78.7%

Gadsden 58.1%

Gilchrist 92.1%

Glades 63.6%

Gulf 95.5%

Hamilton 63.0%

Hardee 75.1%

Hendry 81.4%

Hernando 79.0%

Highlands 73.4%

Hillsborough 82.3%

Holmes 80.6%

Indian River 82.1%

Jackson 81.5%

Jefferson 50.8%

Lafayette 88.3%

Lake 80.8%

Lee 80.3%

Leon 77.6%

Levy 70.7%

Liberty 75.3%

Madison 65.0%

Manatee 76.4%

Marion 77.8%

Martin 89.8%

Monroe 85.4%

Nassau 89.5%

Okaloosa 89%

Okeechobee 64.9%

Orange 79%

Osceola 83.3%

Palm Beach 81.9%

Pasco 81.9%

Pinellas 77.7%

Polk 73.2%

Putnam 74.6%

St. Johns 92.1%

St. Lucie 79.1%

Santa Rosa 88.3%

Sarasota 84.3%

Seminole 93.8%

Sumter 86.9%

Suwannee 62.7%

Taylor 73.7%

Union 76.4%

Volusia 81.2%

Wakulla 82.7%

Walton 83.2%

Washington 84.4%

Florida 79%

50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%

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Jackson

Calhoun

Franklin

Gadsden

Gulf

Leon

Wakulla

Alachua

Baker

BayBradford

Brevard

Broward

Charlotte

Citrus

Clay

Collier

Columbia

Miami-Dade

De Soto

Dixie

Duval

Escambia

FlaglerGilchrist

Glades

Hamilton

Hardee

Hendry

Hernando

Highlands

Hillsborough

Holmes

Jefferson

Lafayette

Lake

Lee

Levy

Madison

Manatee

Marion

Martin

Monroe

Okaloosa

Okeechobee

Pasco

Pinellas

Polk

Putnam

St. Johns

St. Lucie

SantaRosa

Sarasota

SeminoleSumter

Suwannee

Taylor Union

Volusia

Walton

Washington

Liberty

Orange

Osceola

NassauFlorida average

DISTRICT DROPOUT RATE DISTRICT DROPOUT RATE DISTRICT DROPOUT RATE DISTRICT DROPOUT RATE

In Florida, a dropout is a student who withdrawsfrom any school during the academic year without

transferring to another school, home education

program or adult education program. Lee and

Glades counties had the lowest rates last year among

Southwest Florida districts.

2009-10Dropout Rates

Palm Beach

Indian River

Alachua 2.2%

Baker 3.8%

Bay 1.4%

Bradford 5.1%

Brevard 0.5%

Broward 1.6%

Calhoun 2.2%

Charlotte 3.1%

Citrus 1.2%

Clay 1.3%Collier 2.0%

Columbia 0.6%

Dade 4.0%

DeSoto 5.2%

Dixie 4.2%

Duval 2.2%

Escambia 1.6%

Flagler 1.8%

Franklin 0.3%

Gadsden 1.6%

Gilchrist 0.2%

Glades 1.4%

Gulf 0.3%

Hamilton 4.4%

Hardee 3.3%

Hendry 3.5%

Hernando 2.6%Highlands 3.2%

Hillsborough 0.7%

Holmes 2.2%

Indian River 1.7%

Jackson 1.8%

Jefferson 7.8%

Lafayette 0.3%

Lake 3.0%

Lee 1.3%

Leon 0.8%

Levy 5.5%

Liberty 1.8%

Madison 3.1%

Manatee 4.3%

Marion 0.5%

Martin 0.6%

Monroe 1.1%Nassau 1.3%

Okaloosa 0.4%

Okeechobee 4.6%

Orange 0.7%

Osceola 1.4%

Palm Beach 2.8%

Pasco 1.1%

Pinellas 2.4%

Polk 4.1%

Putnam 3.9%

St. Johns 0.9%

St. Lucie 2.3%

Santa Rosa 0.9%

Sarasota 2.0%

Seminole 0.4%

Sumter 2.0%

Suwannee 2.7%Taylor 3.5%

Union 1.5%

Volusia 1.1%

Wakulla 3.4%

Walton 1.3%

Washington 1.6%

Florida 2.0%

0-1% 1-2% 2-3% 3-4% 4-5% 5-10%


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A look at the winners and finalists for the Broad Foundation Prize for Urban

Education, which awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship moneyto students in winning districts. The award honors the large school districts that

demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student

achievement while reducing achievement gaps among poor and minority students.

Broad Foundation

2008Broad Prize winner

Brownsville Independent School District, Texas,outperformed other Texas districts servingstudents with similar incomelevels in reading and math at all grade levels.

Finalists Aldine Independent School District, Texas Long Beach Unified School District, Calif. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Broward County Public Schools


Aldine Independent School District, Texasarticulated a set of specific, measurable goals,complete with performance targets, one-year and

three- to five-year milestones.

Finalists Broward County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools, Ga. Long Beach Unified School District, Calif. Socorro Independent School District, Texas

2010Broad Prize winnerGwinnett County Public Schools, Georgiaforfrequently assessing students learning, providingstudents with opportunities to collaborate, teachingessential content-related vocabulary, and using

technology to plan, teach and assess.

Finalists Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, N.C. Montgomery County Public Schools, Md. Socorro Independent School District, Texas Ysleta Independent School District, Texas

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New York City Department of Educationincreased the percentage of minority studentsat the most advanced level of proficiency inelementary school math

Finalists Bridgeport Public Schools, Conn. Long Beach Unified School District, Calif. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Northside Independent School District, Texas


Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, N.C.25 schools have undergone strategic staffing, inwhich a proven principal is allowed to bring in a

top team to underperforming schools.

Finalists Ysleta Independent School District, Texas Miami-Dade County School District Broward County School District



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Monday, May 21, 2012JetBlue Park

Top High School Athletes Celebration honoring all the All-Area Stars chosen by The News-Press

for 2011-2012 based on their athletic accomplishments in each varsity sport.

One top male and female athlete will be announced based on recommendations, academics, community

engagement, and overall achievements, and the top School Spirit Award will be presented.

For more event and athlete information visit

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Jackson

Calhoun

Franklin

Gadsden

Gulf

Leon

Wakulla

Alachua

Baker

Bay

Bradford

Brevard

Broward

Charlotte

Citrus

Clay

Collier

Columbia

Miami-Dade

De Soto

Dixie

Duval

Escambia

FlaglerGilchrist

Glades

Hamilton

Hardee

Hendry

Hernando

Highlands

Hillsborough

Holmes

Jefferson

Lafayette

Lake

Lee

Levy

Madison

Manatee

Marion

Martin

Monroe

Okaloosa

Okeechobee

Pasco

Pinellas

Polk

Putnam

St. Johns

St. Lucie

SantaRosa

Sarasota

SeminoleSumter

Suwannee

Taylor Union

Volusia

Walton

Washington

Liberty

Orange

Osceola

Nassau Florida average

PLAN TOPURSUE

TOTAL HIGHERDISTRICT GRADS EDUCATION

PLAN TOPURSUE


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Florida high schools survey seniors each spring

about their post-graduation plans. Almost 75 percent

of Southwest Florida graduates in 2010 planned to

continue their education at a technical school,

college, university or with the military. That mark is

slightly higher than the state average of 72 percent.

Plans forHigher Education


Palm Beach

Indian River

Alachua 1,898 80.0%

Baker 294 73.1%

Bay 1,614 83.5%

Bradford N/A N/A

Brevard 5,188 83.1%

Broward 17,043 78.6%

Calhoun 127 89.8%

Charlotte 1,406 76.0%

Citrus 1,126 66.3%

Clay 2,847 63.6%Collier 2,752 80.5%

Columbia 603 83.1%

Dade 21,746 76.7%

DeSoto 241 73.0%

Dixie 112 65.2%

Duval 6,892 67.6%

Escambia 2,302 50.0%

Flagler 828 84.7%

Franklin 59 94.9%

Gadsden 289 72.0%

Gilchrist 168 83.9%

Glades 49 93.9%

Gulf 152 88.8%

Hamilton 105 51.4%

Hardee 272 83.1%

Hendry 463 77.1%

Hernando 1,549 80.1%Highlands 736 49.9%

Hillsborough 11,284 75.9%

Holmes 198 89.4%

Indian River 1,200 77.3%

Jackson 512 49.8%

Jefferson 39 92.3%

Lafayette 73 63.0%

Lake 2,716 31.2%

Lee 4,879 71.2%

Leon 1,880 67.1%

Levy 325 83.7%

Liberty 87 86.2%

Madison 184 78.3%

Manatee 2,595 70.4%

Marion 2,510 38.6%

Martin 1,312 80.4%

Monroe 538 82.7%Nassau 756 86.8%

Okaloosa 2,185 52.7%

Okeechobee 367 81.5%

Orange 9,865 57.1%

Osceola 3,725 68.3%

Palm Beach 12,103 63.8%

Pasco 4,063 72.9%

Pinellas 6,811 70.3%

Polk 5,333 81.3%

Putnam 630 62.5%

St. Johns 2,005 73.7%

St. Lucie 2,365 71.7%

Santa Rosa 1,855 84.9%

Sarasota 2,845 70.1%

Seminole 4,658 89.7%

Sumter 440 87.7%

Suwannee 325 90.5%Taylor 143 83.9%

Union 122 84.4%

Volusia 3,989 84.2%

Wakulla 263 86.7%

Walton 425 84.9%

Washington 235 69.8%

Florida 167,142 72.2%

50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%0-50%

Total graduates167,142

Plan to pursuehigher education

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The Colleges of

SouthwestFlorida

Eleven accredited colleges

and universities operate in

Southwest Florida,

educating more than

38,000 people. Nine areprivate schools and two are

public, and combined the

institutions offer 286

degree programs.

SOURCE: THE NEWS-PRESS RESEARCH

CollierCounty

HendryCounty


County

LeeCounty Fort Myers

Naples

Port Charlotte

LaBelle

DEGREES OFFERED

INSTITUTION LOCATION(S) TYPE WEB SITE

Ave Maria School of Law North Naples Private avemarialaw.edu 1

Ave Maria University Ave Maria Private avemaria.edu 12 2 1

Barry University Fort Myers Private barry.edu 5 4 1

Edison State College Fort Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte and LaBelle Public edison.edu 20 10

Florida Gulf Coast University San Carlos Park Public fgcu.edu 52 31 1 2

Hodges University Fort Myers and Naples Private hodges.edu 12 11 9

ITT Technical Institute Fort Myers Private itt-tech.edu 12 5

Keiser University Fort Myers Private keiseruniversity.edu 11 8 3

Nova Southeastern University Fort Myers Private nova.edu 1 6 11 1 1

Rasmussen College Fort Myers Private rasmussen.edu 15 13

Southwest Florida College For t Myers, Estero and Por t Charlotte Private swfc.edu 15 10

ASSOCIATE

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SPECIALIST

DOCTORATE

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Southwest Floridas 10 colleges and universities offer a combined 264

majors, but schools have latched onto criminal justice, education,

management and health care programs. Their popularity ties directly into

workforce needs as demand for law enforcement officers, teachers, business

leaders and medical personnel remains strong.

Here are the 10 most common majors across all levels associate, bachelor,

master and above offered at local institutions.

Popular Degrees

SOURCE: THE NEWS-PRESS RESEARCH

Business management

Computer design/drafting

Computer information systems

Criminal justice

Education (administration)

Education (teaching)

Health care management

Paralegal studies

Public administration

Nursing


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Vocational andTechnicalEducation

School districts in

Southwest Florida provide

workforce and vocational

training to teenagers and

adults, offering courses incosmetology, engine

repair, computer

programming, culinary

arts, drafting and other

fields. In addition,

numerous independent

schools and centers

provide short-term

programs in technical and

vocational areas.

CollierCounty

HendryCounty


County

LeeCounty

Fort Myers

Naples

Port Charlotte

LaBelle

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4

5

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INSTITUTION LOCATION PROGRAMS WEB SITE TELEPHONE

Charlotte County Charlotte Technical Center Port Charlotte 25 ctcdevelopersite.com 941-255-7500

Collier County Immokalee Technical Center Immokalee 16 itech.edu 239-658-7500

Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology Naples 28 lwit.edu 239-377-0900

Glades County Adult Education Program Moore Haven 1 glades-schools.org 863-946-0202

Hendry County Clewiston Adult School Clewiston 5 hendry-schools.org 863-983-1511

LaBelle Adult School LaBelle 5 hendry-schools.org 863-674-4118

Lee County High Tech Central Fort Myers 33 voc.leeschools.net 239-334-4544

High Tech North Cape Coral 21 nvt.leeschools.net 239-574-4440

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Skin care specialists 37.9%

Dental hygienists 36.1%

Veterinary technicians 35.8%

Physical therapist assistants 33.3%

Environmental engineering technicians 30.1%

Education Pays

SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Physicians assistants 39%

Industrial organizational psychologists 33.6%

Physical therapists 30.3%

Anthropologists and archeologists 28.1%

Environmental scientists and specialists 27.9%

Top growth jobs by 2018by education level and percent growth since 2008

* Except epidemiologists** Research

Post-secondary education

or training below a bachelors degree

Bachelors degree

Biomedical engineers 72%

Network and data analysts 53.4%

Financial examiners 41.2%

Athletic trainers 37%

Computer applications engineers 34%

Masters degree

Doctoral degree

Medical scientists* 40.4%

Biochemists and biophysicists 37.4%

Computer and information scientists** 24.2%

Mathematicians 22.5%

Biological scientists, all other 18.8%

Doctoral degree

Professional degree

Masters degree

Bachelors degree

Associate degree

Some college, no degree

High school diploma

Less than a highschool diploma

Unemployment rate in 2010 Median weekly earnings in 2010

Average: 8.2% Average: $782

1.9%

2.4%

4.0%

5.4%

7.0%

9.2%

10.3%

14.9%

$1,550

$1,61

$1,272

$1,038

$767

$712

$626

$444



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Employment by

Job SectorSome of Southwest Floridas historic powerhouse industries

have suffered the most from job losses from the recession,

including construction, financial activities and retail trade.

Education and health service jobs have been steadily growing.

Figures below represent thousands of jobs

2006 2010 PERCENT 2006 2010 PERCENT 2006 2010 PERCENT

AVERAGE AVERAGE CHANGE AVERAGE AVERAGE CHANGE AVERAGE AVERAGE CHANGE

Total nonagricultural employment 44.4 40.7 -8.3% 132.6 109.6 -17.3% 231.8 195.7 -15.6%

Total private 38.2 34.3 -10.2% 119.2 96.1 -19.4% 198.4 159.4 -19.7%

Goods producing 6.9 3.0 -56.5% 27.2 11.4 -58.1% 45.5 20.3 -55.4%

Natural resources, mining, and construction 6 2.5 -58.3% 23.9 9.0 -62.3% 37.9 16.0 -57.8%

Manufacturing 1 0.5 -50.0% 3.3 2.4 -27.3% 7.6 4.2 -44.7%

Private service providing 31.3 31.4 0.3% 92 84.7 -7.9% 152.9 139.2 -9.0%

Trade, transportation, and utilities 9.8 9.2 -6.1% 24.5 21.2 -13.5% 47.9 41.4 -13.6%

Wholesale trade 0.7 0.6 -14.3% 3.2 3.0 -6.3% 7.2 5.7 -20.8%

Retail trade 8.9 8.1 -9.0% 19.5 16.7 -14.4% 36.8 32.3 -12.2%

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.3 0.5 66.7% 1.7 1.5 -11.8% 3.8 3.4 -10.5%

Information 0.6 0.4 -33.3% 1.9 1.6 -15.8% 4 2.8 -30.0%

Financial activities 2.6 1.8 -30.8% 8.2 6.6 -19.5% 14 10.9 -22.1%

Professional and business services 3.6 3.6 0.0% 13.6 11.9 -12.5% 28.1 24.0 -14.6%

Education and health services 7.7 8.6 11.7% 15.9 17.0 6.9% 21.1 23.1 9.5%

Leisure and hospitality 5 5.9 18.0% 22.2 20.9 -5.9% 28.4 28.7 1.1%

Other services 1.9 1.9 0.0% 5.8 5.6 -3.4% 9.4 8.3 -11.7%

Total government 6.2 6.4 3.2% 13.4 13.5 0.7% 33.5 36.3 8.4%

Federal 0.3 0.5 66.7% 0.7 0.8 14.3% 2.3 2.8 21.7%

State 0.9 1.1 22.2% 0.9 0.9 0.0% 4.3 4.1 -4.7%

Local 5 4.9 -2.0% 11.8 11.8 0.0% 26.8 29.5 10.1%

Charlotte County Collier County Lee County

SOURCE: AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION

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Our People Mean BusinessPeople may come here for the weather, but they stay here for life. They work hard so

they can enjoyour beautiful location. They guide the growth of our schools, theevolution

of our infrastructure and the excellence of our arts. From the young creative class and

experienced technicians to savvy veterans who share priceless financial and intellectual

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Jobless Rates in Southwest Florida

2006-11 annual averages

Inland countiesCoastal counties

SOURCE: FLORIDA AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION

CHARLOTTE 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*

Labor Force 68,723 69,345 69,366 69,032 69,969 68,954

Unemployment 2,253 3,410 5,524 7,953 8,684 7,726

COLLIER 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*

Labor Force 150,694 150,820 148,102 143,773 144,557 141,816

Unemployment 4,593 6,371 10,043 15,503 17,293 15,475

LEE 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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