Liberty County School Board, Florida
From Sunshine Review
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Florida school district websites
[edit] The good
- School board members are listed with contact information. Meeting date/time posted.[1]
- Administrative officials are listed with contact information[2]
- Information on testing and academics posted, along with the student progression plan.[3]
[edit] The bad
- Meeting minutes and agendas are not provided.
- Does not provide information on taxes, budget, contracts, audits, and background checks.
- No information on how to make public records requests.
[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. [4]
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.
Below are the school district board members:[5]
| School board member | District | Term | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Peddie, Chair | |||
| Roger Reddick | |||
| Tommy Duggar | |||
| Doobie Hayes | |||
| Logan Kever |
Sue Summers currently serves as Superintendent of Schools.
[edit] Teacher Contracts
[edit] School Budget
The general operations budget for the upcoming year totals $11,721,000, which is split up into four designations that determine how money is spent. There are:
- Instruction: $6,628,000
- Teacher Salaries: $3,850,000
- Pupils: $294,000
- Total Support Services: $3,639,000
There currently are 1,471 students enrolled in the district.[6] The school is also allocated a grant of $169,021 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.
[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.[7]
| School | Level | Grade: 2007-08 | Grade: 2008-09 |
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| Hosford Elementary Junior High | Combination | C | B |
| Liberty County High | High | C | D |
| W.R. Tolar K-8 | Combination | A | B |
[edit] Unions
[edit] School Choice
- See also: Florida school choice
According to a recent survey, Liberty County currently has no charter school opportunities, even though Florida has 378 charter schools statewide.[8]
[edit] External links
- Liberty County School District official website
- School Finder - Liberty County
- Public School Review - Liberty County
- Local School Directory - Liberty County
[edit] References
- ↑ School Board
- ↑ District Staff
- ↑ Academics
- ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
- ↑ School board members
- ↑ Liberty County School District Information
- ↑ Florida School Accountability Reports
- ↑ [http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/Charter_Schools/Directory/Default.aspx Florida Charter School List by District
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