Eckerd Youth District, Florida
From Sunshine Review
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites
[edit] The good
- The website has information on board members.[1]
[edit] The bad
- No information on taxes, budget, school board meetings, administrative officials, contracts, audits, how to make public records requests, and background checks.
[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. [2]
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.
In 2009 the school president and CEO is David Dennis.[3]
School board members include:[1]
| Member |
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| Kennedy O'Herron, Chair |
| David Dennis |
| Nick Dewan |
| V. Raymond Ferrara |
| Nancy Eckerd Hart |
| Michael Lewis |
| Peter Scott III |
| Kathleen Shanahan |
| Jay Starkey III |
| James Swann III |
[edit] Teacher contracts
No information available on teacher contracts for the district.
[edit] School budget
- There appears to be no available information on the Eckerd Youth District budget.
- In July 2009, Eckered Youth officials announced that they were awarded $120,000 per year for until 2012. The funds will fund a new "Hi-Five Program" in Citrus County that addresses underage drinking and substance use among middle school students.[4]
[edit] Academic performance
According to the Florida School Accountability Reports, the Eckered Youth District does not have any information regarding academic performance.[5]
[edit] Unions
No information available on the unions in the Eckerd Youth District. The statewide teachers union is the Florida Education Association.[6]
[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.[7]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eckerd Youth District,"EYA Board of Directors," retrieved July 31, 2009
- ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
- ↑ Eckerd Youth District,"President," retrieved August 7, 2009
- ↑ Citrus Daily,"New Hi-Five program in Citrus County to teach students they’re 'Too Good For Drugs'," July 30, 2009
- ↑ Florida School Accountability Reports
- ↑ Center for Union Facts,"Florida," retrieved August 7, 2009
- ↑ Education Commission of the States,"Open Enrollment: 50-State Report," retrieved August 5, 2009
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