Nassau County School District, Florida

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Nassau County School District is a school district in Florida. The school system has a total attendance of 10,971 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 under respective departments.[2]
  • Student progression plans include information dealing with student academic performance.[3] Includes a link to SPAR reports.[4]

[edit] The bad

  • Site does not have a search function.
  • Does not provide information on budget, taxes, contracts, audits, and background checks.
  • Does not explain 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.

Below are the school board district board members: [6]

Member District
Donna Martin District 1
Gail Cook District 2
Muriel Creamer, Chair District 3
Jim Adams District 4
Kathy Burns, Vice-Chair District 5

The current Superintendent is Dr. John L. Ruis. [6] The school board members and the superintendent are elected every four years. [7]

[edit] School Budget

The total spending budget for the district is $81,801,000, which is split into four general segments which guide spending:[8]

  • Instruction: $38,302,000
  • Teacher Salaries: $28,374,000
  • Pupils: $2,533,000
  • Total Support Services: $25,164,000

In March 2009 the school district announced that it is planning to cut the 2009-2010 budget by $8 million. As part of the budget cuts Atlantic Elementary School will be closed. This is in addition to the $5.5 million in reductions from the 2008-2009 budget. [9]

The County is also accepting $827,699 from the allocations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.[10] There are currently enrolled in the district 10,866 students.[8]

[edit] Academic Performance

[edit] 2007-2009

The Nassau County School District has received an 'A' rating for the 2008-2009 school year, with nine schools receiving an 'A' rating and none receiving an 'F'. [1]

Below is a chart of the school's grade based on the student's performance of the statewide test called the FCAT.[11]

School Level Grade 2008-09 Grade 2007-08
Bryceville Elementary School Elementary A A
Callahan Intermediate School Elementary A A
Callahan Middle School Middle A A
Emma Love Hardee Elementary Elementary A A
Fernandina Beach High School High C A
Fernandina Beach Middle School Middle A A
Hilliard Elementary School Elementary A A
Hilliard Middle-Senior High Combination B A
West Nassau County High School High D B
Yulee Elementary School Elementary A A
Yulee High School High A D
Yulee Middle School Middle A A

West Nassau County High School is contesting their 'D' result attributing it to a reporting error. Due to the poor performance of the lowest quartile of the test takers, the Nassau County School Board is reviewing NCHS' Principal Ron Booker during contract renewals. The school's grade has fluctuated from a B to a D since his tenure. [12]

[edit] Unions

The Nassau Education Support Personnel Association is the teachers' union for this district, and is an affiliate of the Florida Education Association. [13]


[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 School Board
  2. ↑ Departments
  3. ↑ Student Progression Plans
  4. ↑ SPAR
  5. ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 School board members
  7. ↑ Nassau County Florida Supervisor of Elections
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nassau County School District Information
  9. ↑ Fernandina Beach News-Leader | School cuts: 'Everything is on the table'
  10. ↑ Allocations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  11. ↑ Florida School Accountability Reports
  12. ↑ Fernandina Beach News-Leader
  13. ↑ http://aimit.feaweb.org/iframe/LocalDetails.aspx?CID=85478933-2612-4BA1-90D4-450D662CEE90&CNAME=Nassau%20County FEA Affiliates - Nassau County


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