Gulf County Schools, Florida

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Gulf County School District is a school district in Florida. The school system has a total attendance of 1,988 students project for the 2009-2010 school year. The Florida Department of Education provides a list of past, current, and future school enrollment totals for each district.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites

[edit] The good

  • School board members are listed with contact information. Meeting schedule, minutes, and agenda available.[1]
  • Administrative officials listed with contact information.[2]
  • Student progression plan is posted.[3]
  • Includes a link to a news story on a recently approved tax levy.[4]

[edit] The bad

  • Site does not have a search function.
  • Does not provide information on budget, contracts, audits, background checks, and how to make public records requests.
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[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. [5]

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. Gulf County Schools are under the direction of an elected school superintendent and a five member school board. Members are elected by the voters of their respective district and serve 4 year terms.

Member District Term expires
Danny Little, Vice-Chair District 1 2010
George M. Cox, Chair District 2 2010
Linda Roberts Woods District 3 2012
Billy C. Quinn, Jr. District 4 2012
John Wright District 5 2010

The superintendent of the district is Tim Wilder.[6]

[edit] Teacher contracts

In the spring of 2008, Gulf County school teachers received a 1.6% increase on their average salary. Those with bachelor's degrees now receive anywhere from $30,951 to $49,620.[7]

[edit] School budget

The total spending budget for the school district this past year was $19,407,000, roughly split into four sub-groupings for administrative purposes. Those are:

  • Instruction: $9,380,000
  • Teacher Salaries: $6,105,000
  • Pupils: $796,000
  • Total Support Services: $6,917,000

There are currently 2,179 students enrolled in the district.[8]

[edit] Academic performance

Below is a chart of the school's grade based on the student's performance of the statewide test called the FCAT:[9]

School Level Grade: 2007-08 Grade: 2008-09
Port St. Joe Elementary School Elementary A A
Port St. Joe High School High A C
Port St. Joe Middle School Middle A A
Wewahitchka Elementary School Elementary B A
Wewahitchka High School High C C
Wewahitchka Middle School Middle B A

[edit] Unions

Gulf County teachers are members of the Gulf County Education Association, led by Jay Bidwell.[10] The GCEA conversely answers to the Florida Education Association, an umbrella organization meant to organize the smaller unions in the state. The FEA's total budget in 2008 was $20,133,842.[11]

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying

The school district pays membership dues to the Florida School Boards Association, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.[12]

[edit] School choice

The Gulf County school district does not hold any charter schools, and they fail to advertise any other voucher programs or other school choice programs that they participate in.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ School Board
  2. ↑ Staff Directory
  3. ↑ Student Progression Plan
  4. ↑ The Star, Voters Approve School Levy, March 19, 2009
  5. ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
  6. ↑ Gulf County School Board
  7. ↑ The Florida Educational Negotiators
  8. ↑ Gulf County School District Information
  9. ↑ School Accountability Reports
  10. ↑ Florida Education Association
  11. ↑ Teachers Union Facts
  12. ↑ Florida School Boards Association members list


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