Our Learning Benchmarks Broward County Public Schools Presented by: Laurel E. Thompson.

Our Learning Our Learning BenchmarksBenchmarks

Broward County Public Broward County Public SchoolsSchools

Presented by: Laurel E. Thompson

CRITICAL CRITICAL BENCHMARKSBENCHMARKS

Average public school student scores on the FCAT Average public school student scores on the FCAT Writing AssessmentWriting Assessment

Percentage of public school students scoring 3.0 and Percentage of public school students scoring 3.0 and above on the FCAT Writing Assessmentabove on the FCAT Writing Assessment

Percentage of public school students scoring at level 3 Percentage of public school students scoring at level 3 or higher: FCAT Reading and Mathematics scoresor higher: FCAT Reading and Mathematics scores

Percentage Scoring 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement Percentage Scoring 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement ExaminationsExaminations

Percentage of students who drop out of schoolPercentage of students who drop out of school

Graduation ratesGraduation rates

Absence DetailsAbsence Details

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ADDITIONALADDITIONAL BENCHMARKSBENCHMARKS

Student EnrollmentStudent Enrollment

Diversity CompositionDiversity Composition

Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Free and Reduced-Price Lunch StatusStatus

Bullying IncidentsBullying Incidents

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FCAT WRITINGFCAT WRITING

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Average Student Scores on FCAT Writing Assessment

2006 2007 2008

FCAT WRITING FCAT WRITING ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT

Percentage Students Scoring 3.0 and AbovePercentage Students Scoring 3.0 and Above


2006 2007 2008

FCAT READINGFCAT READINGPercentage Scoring Level 3 or HigherPercentage Scoring Level 3 or Higher


2006 2007 2008

FCAT MATHEMATICSFCAT MATHEMATICS


2006 2007 2008

ADVANCED PLACEMENTADVANCED PLACEMENT


DROPOUT RATESDROPOUT RATES

Percentage of Students Who Percentage of Students Who Dropped Out of High SchoolDropped Out of High School

Calculation of Dropout Calculation of Dropout RatesRates

Unduplicated count of Unduplicated count of students assigned a students assigned a dropout code at end of dropout code at end of school yearschool year

Number is divided by Number is divided by total count of students total count of students attending school at attending school at anytime during that year.anytime during that year.

Figure includes students Figure includes students expected to enroll but did expected to enroll but did not.not.


GRADUATION GRADUATION RATESRATES

•11stst create cohort of students create cohort of students entering 9entering 9thth grade in the fall grade in the fall termterm

•Add transferring studentsAdd transferring students

•Divide number of graduating Divide number of graduating students in cohort by total students in cohort by total number in cohort.number in cohort.

•Minus students who transfer Minus students who transfer out of school system to out of school system to attend school elsewhere, e.g. attend school elsewhere, e.g. private school, home private school, home education, adult education education, adult education program etc.program etc.


Absence Absence DetailsDetails

•Broward County Public Broward County Public Schools have a 94% Schools have a 94% average daily average daily attendance .attendance .•Therefore approximately Therefore approximately 15,000 students are 15,000 students are absent on a daily basis.absent on a daily basis.•This translates to about This translates to about the total student body of the total student body of 5 large high schools.5 large high schools.•Truancy remains an area Truancy remains an area of concern for the of concern for the Broward County Schools. Broward County Schools.


STUDENT STUDENT ENROLLMENTENROLLMENT

20th DAY ENROLLMENT COUNT

YEAR

# Enrolled

Decrease

% Decrease

2005

272,691

2006

270,935 1,756 .64

2007

262,616 8,319 3.07

2008

258,905 3,711 1.41

2009

255,738 3,167 1.22

TOTAL DECREASE

16,953 6.22

•For the past 4 years BCPS For the past 4 years BCPS have experienced a have experienced a significant decrease in significant decrease in student enrollment.student enrollment.•Contributing factors includeContributing factors include

- Migration from - Migration from Broward County due to:Broward County due to:

- Increase in - Increase in property taxesproperty taxes

- Decrease in - Decrease in house valueshouse values

- - Unemployment issuesUnemployment issues


STUDENT STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS

Characteristic Percentage

MALES 51.47

FEMALES 48.53

WHITES 29.54

BLACKS 37.81

HISPANICS 26.05

ASIAN 3.43

NATIVE AMERICANS 0.2

MULTIRACIAL 2.97

ELL (English as a Limited Language)

9.63

ESE (Exceptional Student Education)

11.46

FRL (Free and Reduced Price Lunch)

48.16


•Anti-Bullying PolicyAnti-Bullying Policy

•Violence Violence PreventionPrevention•Threat AssessmentThreat Assessment•Anonymous Tips, Anonymous Tips, e.g. text messaging e.g. text messaging and emailingand emailing

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SCHOOL SAFETY

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