St Lucie County School Board, Florida

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St Lucie County School District is a school district in Florida. The school system has a total attendance of 39,693 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

  • Comprehensive budget information provided.[1]
  • School board members listed with contact information.[2] Agendas and minutes available in a searchable database.[3]
  • Evaluation of academic performance standards posted.[4]
  • Administrative officials listed with contact information in employee directory.[5]
  • District annual, SPAR, and AYP reports available.[6]
  • Background check information in policies database.[7]
  • Purchasing manual, bids, and proposals posted.[8]
  • Contracts are available.[9]

[edit] The bad

  • Information is not provided on taxes.
  • Annual financial audit does not appear to be online.
  • Does not provide information on 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. [10]

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.

The chair is in charge The following are the school board members of the St. Lucie County School Board [11]

School board members in St. Lucie County are elected every four years. Two are elected during the presidential election, and the remaining three are elected during the governor's election. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are selected yearly. The chairman presides over meetings and appoints committee's as may be necessary by law or board decision. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman will perform the duties of the chairman. [12]

School board member District Term expires
Dr. Judy Miller, Chairman District 1 2010
Carol A. Hilson District 2 2012
Dr. John Carvelli District 3 2010
Kathryn Hensley District 4 2012
Troy Ingersoll District 5 2010

The Superintendent for the district is Michael J. Lannon [13]

[edit] School Budget

The current general operation budget for the district is roughly $313,614,000, which is split up into four spending groups, which are:

  • Instruction: $132,133,000
  • Teacher Salaries: $84,474,000
  • Pupils: $12,296,000
  • Total Support Services: $88,579,000

In addition, the student population totals 36,201.[14]

[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.[15] To see results, click "show".

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Florida taxpayer-funded lobbying

Taxpayer-funded lobbying, public entities using funds to lobby for special interests, happens in cities, counties, and other entities. These activities are hard to track. The issues lobbied for may be diverse, but school lobbying typically deals with issues close to the school district or school board.

In July 2009, Sunshine Review submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to the 27 Florida school districts with lobbyists registered for 2009 with the Florida legislature. [16] The results are included in Florida school districts lobbying totals. (For information on the project or to start your own, see the project page.) St Lucie County School Board has one registered lobbyists with the Florida legislature and executive for 2009.[17] [18]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budget
  2. ↑ Board Members
  3. ↑ Minute/Agenda search
  4. ↑ Student Progression Plan
  5. ↑ Employee Directory
  6. ↑ County Reports
  7. ↑ Background checks
  8. ↑ Purchasing
  9. ↑ Personnel - Contracts
  10. ↑ School board powers and duties, Florida statute
  11. ↑ School Board Members]
  12. ↑ Responsibilities and Authority of the Board
  13. ↑ Superintendent
  14. ↑ St. Lucie County School District Information
  15. ↑ Florida School Accountability Reports
  16. ↑ Online Sunshine - Lobbying Information
  17. ↑ Florida Executive — 2009 Registrations By Principal Name
  18. ↑ Florida Legislature — 2009 Registrations By Principal Name


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