Dozier/Okeechobee School District, Florida
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites
[edit] The good
- none posted yet
[edit] The bad
- As of June 21, 2009, Dozier/Okeechobee School District does not have an official website.
[edit] School board
No available school board information for Dozier/Okeechobee School District.
[edit] Teacher contracts
No information available on teacher contracts for the district. In 2007, however, the Dozier/Okeechobee School District had 427 classroom teachers and a student/teacher ratio of 17.1.[1]
[edit] School budget
According to 2006-07 school district data, Dozier/Okeechobee had approximately $60,570,000 in total revenue and $60,111,000 in total expenditures. The district, however, receives the majority of it's revenue, nearly 57%, from the state. Approximately 29% of total revenue is local and 15% is comprised of federal funds. The district spends 58% of its budget on instructional material and 19% on operations, food service, other expenditures. The district spent a total of $2,719,000 on construction projects.[2]
[edit] Academic performance
Below is information on student performance in the 2007-2008 school year on state assessment exams on reading and mathematics. Approximately 64% of 3rd grade students were found to be proficient in reading, whereas 70% were found proficient in math. The lowest percentage of proficiency in reading was found among 10th grade students, in math the lowest level of proficiency was found among 5th grade students.
2008 state reading exam results:[3]
| Grade | Proficient students (%) |
|---|---|
| 3 | 64.0 |
| 4 | 62.0 |
| 5 | 60.0 |
| 6 | 58.0 |
| 7 | 59.0 |
| 8 | 45.0 |
| 9 | 38.0 |
| 10 | 33.0 |
2008 state math exam results:[3]
| Grade | Proficient students (%) |
|---|---|
| 3 | 70.0 |
| 4 | 65.0 |
| 5 | 55.0 |
| 6 | 58.0 |
| 7 | 60.0 |
| 8 | 59.0 |
| 9 | 60.0 |
| 10 | 66.0 |
[edit] Unions
No information available on the unions in the Dozier/Okeechobee County School District. The statewide teachers union is the Florida Education Association.[4]
[edit] School choice
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.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ National Center on Education Statistics,"Okeechobee District Details," retrieved August 13, 2009
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics,"Okeechobee School District Fiscal Details," retrieved August 13, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 School Data Direct,"Okeechobee School District Student Performance," retrieved August 13, 2009
- ↑ Center for Union Facts,"Florida," retrieved August 7, 2009
- ↑ Education Commission of the States,"Open Enrollment: 50-State Report," retrieved August 7, 2009
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