Jackson County School District, Florida
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites
[edit] The good
- School board members are listed but no contact information is provided.[1] Meeting date/time, minutes and agenda posted.[2]
- Financial audit reports are available.[3]
- Lottery reports are posted.[4]
- Links are provided to school accountability reports[5] and district FCAT results.[6]
- Student progression plan is posted.[7]
- Administrative officials are listed with contact information.[8]
- Labor contracts are posted.[9]
[edit] The bad
- Site does not have a search function.
- Budget summaries posted, but full budget does not appear to be available.[10]
- Does not provide information on taxes, vendor contracts, public record 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. [11]
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.
Jackson County School Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the School Board Office. Board Workshops are held on the Thursday prior to the regular meeting on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the County Office Board Room.[12]
Below is a list of the current Board Members for Jackson County School District[13]
| Member | District |
|---|---|
| Terry E. Nichols | District 1 |
| Kenneth Griffin | District 2 |
| Betty B. Duffee | District 3 |
| Chris Johnson | District 4 |
| Charlotte Gardner | District 5 |
Lee W. Miller is the superintendent of Jackson County School District.
[edit] Teacher contracts
The Jackson County School Board and Jackson County Education Association have an agreement for 2006-2009 school year that outlines employee's rights, salaries and other JCEA contractual negotiation items. [14]
[edit] School Budget
The school allocated spending $73,476,580.29 for the 2008-09 school year with $37,505,830.37 dedicated to salaries and $9,433,040.63 for employee benefits.[15] The Jackson County School District is slated to receive $958,830 in Title I Grant allocations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.[16]
In the 2008-09 school year the district collect $8,639,484 in local taxes.[15]
[edit] Academic Performance
[edit] 2007-2009
Below is a chart of the school's grade based on the student's performance of the statewide test called the FCAT.[17]
| School | Level | Grade: 2007-08 | Grade: 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottondale Elementary School | Elementary | B | A |
| Cottondale High School | High | B | C |
| Graceville Elementary School | Elementary | C | C |
| Graceville High School | Combination | B | A |
| Grand Ridge School | Combination | C | C |
| Malone High School | Combination | C | C |
| Marianna High School | High | C | D |
| Marianna Middle School | Middle | A | A |
| Riverside Elementary School | Elementary | A | A |
| Sneads Elementary School | Elementary | A | A |
| Sneads High School | Combination | A | C |
[edit] Unions
The Jackson County Education Association is an affiliate of the Florida Education Association, The National Education Association, The American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO.[18]
[edit] School Choice
- See also: Florida school choice
According to a recent survey, Jackson County currently has no charter school opportunities, even though Florida has 378 charter schools statewide.[19]
[edit] External links
- Jackson County School District official website
- School Finder - Jackson County
- School Matters - Jackson County public schools
- Public School Review - Jackson County
[edit] References
- ↑ Board Members
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Lottery Reports
- ↑ School Grades
- ↑ FCAT Results
- ↑ Student Progression Plan
- ↑ Departments
- ↑ Employees
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
- ↑ Jackson County School Board Information
- ↑ Jackson County School Board Members
- ↑ Jackson County School Board and Teacher's Union Agreement 2006-2009
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 2008-09 Adboped Budget
- ↑ Grants to Local Educational Agencies - FLORIDA
- ↑ Florida School Accountability Reports
- ↑ Jackson County Agreement
- ↑ [http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/Charter_Schools/Directory/Default.aspx Florida Charter School List by District
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