Calhoun County School District, Florida
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites
[edit] The good
- Student progression plan is posted.[1]
- School board members and administrative officials are listed with contact information.[2]
- Links to Accountability reports and FCAT information posted.[3]
[edit] The bad
- Site does not have a search function.
- Does not provide information on taxes, budget, meetings, contracts, audits, background checks, and how to make public records requests.
[edit] School board
The school board controls school property, establishes, organizes, and operates the schools of the district, including: establishing schools, adopting enrollment plans, providing for school elimination and consolidation, cooperating with school boards of adjoining districts in maintaining schools, maintaining the school year schedule and other more specific duties as outlined in the Florida statute. [4]
It operates, controls and supervises the district's public schools as well as determines the rate of school district taxes, with the option of two or more school districts operating and financing educational programs together.
The Volusia County Schools superintendent in 2009 is Wilson McClellan.[5]
| School board member | District | Term expires |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Ryals | District 1 | 2012 |
| Kelly King | District 2 | 2010 |
| Tim Smith | District 3 | 2012 |
| Kenneth Speights | District 4 | 2010 |
| Danny Hassig | District 5 | 2012 |
[edit] Teacher contracts
No information available on teacher contracts for the district. In 2007, however, the Calhoun County School District had 165 classroom teachers, 2,227 students and a student/teacher ratio of 13.5.[7]
[edit] School budget
The most up to date budget information has a total budget for $17,473,000.[8] The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocates $330,433 to the Calhoun County School District.[9]
In the 2006-07 school year the Calhoun County School District had approximately $19,353,000 in total revenue and $18,972,000 in total expenditures. The district, however, receives the majority of it's revenue, nearly 72%, from the state. Approximately 14% of total revenue is local and 13% is comprised of federal funds.[10]
[edit] Academic performance
Of the 5 schools in Calhoun County 3 schools received an "A" three years in a row for 2006-2009, according to Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) test results.[11]
[edit] 2006-2009
Below is a chart of the school's grade based on the student's performance of the statewide test called the FCAT.[11]
| School | Level | Grade: 2006-07 | Grade: 2007-08 | Grade: 2008-09 |
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| Altha Public School | Combination | A | A | A |
| Blountstown Elementary School | Elementary | A | A | A |
| Blountstown High School | Combination | D | B | D |
| Blountstown Middle School | Combination | C | A | A |
| Carr Elementary & Middle School | Combination | A | A | A |
[edit] Unions
No information available on the unions in the Calhoun County School District. The statewide teachers union is the Florida Education Association.[12]
[edit] School choice
- See also: Florida school choice
There are no charter schools in the Calhoun County School District, however Florida has an open enrollment policy. The state of Florida has two enrollment policies: intradistrict and interdistrict policies. In other words, students can transfer to other schools within and outside of the district.[13]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Student Progression Plan
- ↑ Directory
- ↑ Resources
- ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
- ↑ Superintendent's office
- ↑ School board members
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics,"Calhoun County School District Details," retrieved August 18, 2009
- ↑ National Relocation, Calhoun County School District
- ↑ Grants to Local Educational Agencies - FLORIDA
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics,"Calhoun School District Fiscal Details," retrieved August 18, 2009
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Florida School Accountability Reports
- ↑ Center for Union Facts,"Florida," retrieved August 18, 2009
- ↑ Education Commission of the States,"Open Enrollment: 50-State Report," retrieved August 18, 2009
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