Florida A&M Developmental Research School, Florida

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[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites

[edit] The good

• Administrative officials listed with contact information.^[1]

[edit] The bad

• Does not provide information on taxes, budget, meetings, elected officials, contracts, audits, public records, academic performance, 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.

Florida A&M's Board of Trustees consists of 13 members: six are appointed by the governor and five are appointed by the Board of Governor. The Board of Trustees serves as the governing body of Florida A&M. Trustees serve terms of 5 years with the exception of positions elected by local body, they serve a term of one year.^[3]

[edit] Teacher contracts

No information available on teacher contracts for the district.

[edit] School budget

No information available on the Florida A&M Developmental Research School budget.

[edit] Academic performance

[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.^[4]

[edit] Unions

No information available on the unions in the Florida A&M Developmental Research School. The statewide teachers union is the Florida Education Association.^[5]

[edit] School choice

Florida A&M Developmental Research School does not have any charter school options. 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.^[6]

[edit] External links

Florida A&M Developmental Research School, Florida

[edit] References

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