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Submitted August 31, 2018 by New Directions, New Ideas LLC
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TableofContents
ExecutiveSummary…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5Section1:IntroductiontotheFloridaPartnership………………………………………………... 8Section2:EvaluationMethodology……………………………………………………………………… 8Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverview………………………………………………………………. 13Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback………………………... 18Section5:CommunityEngagementandTraining………………………………………………….. 29Section6:CollegeBoardSuiteofAssessments:ParticipationandPerformance……… 33Section7:AVIDStudentEnrollment…………………………………………………………………….. 52Section8:CollegeBoardAPExamParticipationandPerformance………………………… 59Section9:ConclusionandRecommendations………………………………………………………. 67
ListofTablesandExhibitsExhibitA:EvaluationQuestions…………………………………………………………………………. 10ExhibitB:DataSourcesforIndicators………………………………………………………………… 11ExhibitC:DemographicProfileofFloridaPartnershipDistricts…………………………… 14ExhibitD:TrainingsConductedDuringthe2016-2017GrantPeriod…………………….. 15ExhibitE:DevelopingaCultureofReadinessWorkshops……………………………………… 16Table4.1RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective1:
UnderstandingAPResourcesandTools………………………………………………………. 20Table4.2RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective2:
UnderstandingoftheAPCurricularRequirementsinYourSubjectArea……….. 20Table4.3RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective3:
UnderstandingofAPExamandGradingProcess………………………………………… 21Figure4.1AVIDSummerInstituteParticipantSatisfactionLevels……………………….... 22Table4.4AVIDSummerInstituteKnowledgeGainsRatingScale………………………….. 22Table4.5KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop–
FlaglerandSt.Lucie………………………………………………………………………………… 23Table4.6KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop–St.Lucie……... 24Table4.7KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop- AlachuaandMarion………………………………………………………………………………… 24Table4.8KnowledgeGainsforPreparingandEmpoweringStudentsWorkshop- St.LucieandOkeechobee………………………………………………………………….…….. 25Table4.9KnowledgeGainsforConnectingStudentstoOpportunity-Franklin……… 25Table4.10ConfidenceLevelforUnderstandingAlgebraIWorkshopLearning Objectives………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26Table4.11LevelofSatisfactionwithPre-APELAWorkshop……………………………….. 27Table4.12UnderstandingDistrictLeadershipTrainingTopics…………………………… 27Table4.13UnderstandingMLCTopicsBeforeandAfterColloquium…………………… 28Table5.1RatingScaleScoresBeforeandAfterIRSCParentWorkshop……………….. 31Table5.2RatingBeforeandAfterIRSCSummerProgram…………………………………... 32Table6.1ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT8/9TestTakersbyFLPDistrict…………. 34Figure6.1ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT8/9TestTakersbyFLPDistrict………... 35Table6.2TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangeinNumberofPSAT8/9TestTakers35
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Table6.3ThreeYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBoth ERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT8/9inFLPDistricts…………………………. 36Figure6.2MeanTotalScoreonPSAT8/9byFLPDistrictsin2015-16to2017-18.. 37Table6.4TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
inPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT8/9…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37
Table6.5ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakersbyFLPDistricts…… 38Figure6.3ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakersbyFLPDistricts…. 39Table6.6TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
inNumberofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakers……………………………………………………. 39Table6.7ThreeYearComparisonofPercentageChangeinthePercentageof StudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarks onPSAT/NMSQTbyFLPDistrict…………………………………………………………………40Figure6.4MeanTotalScoreonPSAT/NMSQT byFLPDistrictsin2015-16
to2017-18………………………………………………………………………………………………….41Table6.8TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
inStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT/NMSQT……..41Table6.9TwoYearComparisonofNumberofSATSaturdayTestTakers………………...42Figure6.5TwoYearComparisoninNumberofSATSaturdayTestTakers
byFLPDistricts…………………………………………………………………………………………. 43Table6.10TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
intheNumberofSATSaturdayTestTakers…………………………………………………43Table6.11TwoYearComparisonoftheNumberofSATSchoolDayTestTakers
byFLPDistricts…………………………………………………………………………………………..44Figure6.6TwoYearComparisonintheNumberofSATSchoolDayTestTakers
byFLPDistricts…………………………………………………………………………………………..45Table6.12TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
intheNumberofSATSchoolDayTestTakers………………………………………………45Table6.13TwoYearComparisonofPercentageChangeinthePercentageof StudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarks onSATSaturdaysbyFLPDistrict…………………………………………………………………46Figure6.7MeanTotalScoreonSAT bySaturdayTestTakersinFLPDistricts
in2016-17to2017-18………………………………………………………………………………..47 Table6.14TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
inStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonSATSaturdays……. 47Table6.15TwoYearComparisonofPercentageChangeinthePercentageof
StudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonSATSchoolDaysbyFLPDistrict……………………………………………………………………………………………48
Table6.16TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonSATSaturdaysvs.SchoolDaysbyFLPDistrict……….49
Table6.17TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsEarningERWConcordanceScoresbyFLPDistricts…………………………………………………………….50
Figure6.8TwoYearComparisonofthePercentageofStudentsAchievingConcordanceScoresbyFLPDistrict………………………………………………………………51
Table6.18TopThreeFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeinStudentsEarningERWConcordanceScoresbyFLPDistricts…………………………………………………... 51
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Table7.1AVIDStrategiesUsedinOtherClassrooms……………………………………………. 52Table7.2MiddleSchoolAVIDElectiveStudentsWhoWouldbe1stGeneration
CollegeGoingStudents……………………………………………………………………………… 53Table7.3NumberofHighSchoolAVIDElectiveStudentsbyRespondent……………… 53Table7.4OverviewofAVIDElectiveCoursebySchool…………………………………………. 54Table7.5NumberofStudentsEnrolledinAVIDElectiveCoursesbygradelevel InFLPfundedschools………………………………………………………………………………. 55Table7.6AVIDElectiveMiddleSchoolStudentOutcomes…………………………………….. 56Table7.7AVIDElectiveHighSchoolStudentOutcomes………………………………………... 57Table7.8AVIDElectiveHighSchoolStudentPostsecondaryEnrollment………………. 58Table8.1ThreeYearComparisonofNumberofStudentsWhoTookanAPExam
andPercentageChangebyFLPDistricts…………………………………………………… 59Figure8.1ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofStudentsWhoTook
anAPExambyFLPDistricts…………………………………………………………………….. 60Table8.2TopTenFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeForNumberofStudents
WhoTookanAPExam…………………………………………………………………………….. 60Table8.3ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofMinorityStudents
WhoTookanAPExamandPercentageChangebyFLPDistricts………………… 61Figure8.2ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofMinorityStudents
WhoTookanAPExamandPercentageChangebyFLPDistricts………………… 62Table8.4TopTenFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeForNumberofMinority
StudentsWhoTookanAPExam……………………………………………………………….. 62Table8.5ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswithScoresof3+
andPercentageChangebyFLPDistricts……………………………………………………. 63Figure8.3ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswithScoresof3+
byFLPDistricts………………………………………………………………………………………… 64Table8.6TopTenFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeintheNumberofAPExams
withScoresof3+………………………………………………………………………………………. 64Table8.7ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswithScores3+
TakenbyMinorityStudentsandPercentageChangebyFLPDistricts………….. 65Figure8.4ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswithScores3+
TakenbyMinorityStudentsforAllFLPDistricts………………………………………… 66Table8.8TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeintheNumberofAPExams
withScores3+TakenbyMinorityStudents………………………………………………… 66
AppendicesAppendixA:2017-2018OverviewofPSAT8/9TestTakersandScoresAppendixB:2017-2018OverviewofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakersandScoresAppendixC:2017-2018OverviewofSATTestTakersandScoresAppendixD:OverviewofSATSchoolDayTestTakersandScoresAppendixE:OverviewofAPExamTestTakersandScores
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ExecutiveSummary
In2004,theFloridalegislaturepassedtheFloridaPartnershipforMinorityandUnderrepresentedStudentAchievementActand,accordingtoF.S.1007.35(2)(a),thelegislaturerecognized,“theimportanceofnotonlyaccesstocollege,butalsosuccessincollegeforallstudents.”TheintentofthisactwastoprovideeverystudentinFloridaschoolswithaccesstohigh-quality,rigorousacademiccoursesthroughagrantwhichcreatedtheFloridaPartnership(FLP).Insupportofthislegislativeact,stafffromCollegeBoard’sFloridaofficeprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentandtechnicalassistancetoschoolanddistrict-leveladministrators,alongwithguidancecounselors,teachers,andotherschoolstaffintargetedschooldistricts.Bystatute,(1007.35(8)(a)F.S.),theFloridaPartnership(FLP)isrequiredtocontractwithanindependentevaluationfirm.NewDirections,NewIdeas,LLCconductedquantitativeandqualitativeanalysistoexaminetheextenttowhichtheFLPismeetingthegoalsandperformancemeasuresoftheprogramin25FloridaPartnershipdistricts,representing116schools.Highlightscollectedduringtheevaluationprocessarelistedbelow,showinganumberofFLPschooldistrictswithpositivegains.PSAT8/9TestTakers
• ElevendistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9whencomparing2015-’16to2017-’18,withincreasesrangingfrom2%to671%.
• ThefivedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9betweenbaselineand2017-’18wereDesoto,Glades,Hendry,Madison,andWashington.
PSAT8/9Scores
• Schooldistricts’meanscoresfortwotimepoints,2015-’16and2017-’18,rangedfromalowof719toahighof868.ThepercentageofstudentswhometbothERWbenchmarksrangedfrom10%to35%acrossthetwotimepoints.
• ThedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarksonPSAT8/9betweenbaselineand2017-’18wereGlades,Lake,Levy,Liberty,Putnam,andSumter.
PSAT/NMSQTTestTakers
• NineFLPdistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinthenumberofPSAT/NMSQTtesttakerswhencomparingbaselineto2017-’18,withincreasesrangingfrom1%to174%.
• ThefivedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTbetweenbaselineand2017-’18wereColumbia,Desoto,Glades,Nassau,andSt.Lucie.
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PSAT/NMSQTScores
• Schooldistricts’meanscoresforbothtimepoints,2015-’16and2017-’18,rangedfromalowof741toahighof929.Thepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom6%to32%acrossthetimepoints.
• ThedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarksonPSAT/NMSQTin2015-’16comparedto2017-’18wereBradford,Flagler,Hamilton,Highlands,Okeechobee,andWashington.
SATSaturdayTestTakers(TraditionalTestingDay)
• Twenty-onedistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinparticipationintheSATSaturdaytestbetween2016-’17and2017-’18,withincreasesrangingfrom38%to600%.
• ThefivedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotooktheSATin2016-’17comparedto2017-’18wereColumbia,Franklin,Glades,Liberty,andNassau.
SATSchoolDayTestTakers(Testingofferedduringtheweekathighschools)
• FourteenFLPdistrictsincreasedthenumberofstudentswhoparticipatedinSATSchoolDaysbetween2016-’17and2017-’18,withincreasesrangingfrom2%to42%.
• ThedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotooktheSATduringtheSATSchoolDayseventsin2016-’17comparedto2017-’18wereDesoto,Franklin,Hamilton,Hendry,andHighlands.
SATScoresforSaturdayandSchoolDayTestTakers
• ThemeanscoresforSaturdaytesttakersforbothtimepoints,2016-’17and2017-’18,rangedfromalowof828toahighof1101.Thepercentagewhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom0%to55%acrossbothtimepoints.
• ThedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarksfortheSATonSaturdayin2016-’17comparedto2017-’18wereColumbia,Franklin,Liberty,Madison,andWashington.
• ThemeanscoresforSchoolDaystesttakersforbothtimepoints,2016-’17and2017-’18,rangedfromalowof787toahighof999.
• ThepercentageforSchoolDayswhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom2%to30%acrossbothtimepoints.Threedistricts(Bradford,Dixie,andFranklin)experiencedanincreaseinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarksbetween2016-’17and2017-’18.
• MeanscoresforSaturdaytesttakersin2017-’18rangedfromalowof873toahighof1098whileSchoolDaystesttakers’scoresrangedfrom787to927.
SATConcordanceScores
• Themajorityofstudentsreachedconcordanceinnearlyeverydistrictforbothtimepoints,andeightdistrictsincreasedthenumberofstudentsreachingconcordancewhencomparing2016-’17to2017-2018.
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• ThreedistrictsdemonstratedpositivechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometERWconcordancescoresbetween2016-’17and2017-’18:Flagler,Sumter,andTaylor.
APExamTestTakers
• FLPdistrictsoverallexperiencedanincreaseof13%inthenumberofAPexamtesttakersin2017-2018comparedtoa4%increasestatewidelastyear.
• ThirteendistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinAPexamparticipationbetween2015-’16and2017-’18,withincreasesrangingfrom5%to1,350%.
• ThetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotookanAPexambetweenbaselineand2017-’18wereBradford,Columbia,Franklin,Glades,Highlands,Putnam,Sumter,Taylor,Walton,andWashington.
• ThirteendistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinparticipationbyminoritieswhotookanAPexam,withincreasesrangingfrom5%to300%.
• ThetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofminoritystudentswhotookanAPexambetweenbaselineand2017-’18wereBradford,Columbia,Franklin,Glades,Highlands,Levy,Okeechobee,Sumter,Taylor,andWalton.
APExamScores3+• SixteendistrictshadgainsinthepercentageofAPexamsthatscoredatleasta3,
withincreasesrangingfrom5%to400%. • ThetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofAPexams
thatscored3+in2015-’16comparedto2017-’18wereBradford,Columbia,Dixie,Highlands,Liberty,Okeechobee,Putnam,Sumter,Walton,andWashington.
• ElevendistrictshadgainsinthepercentageofAPexamstakenbyminoritystudentsthatscoredatleasta3,withincreasesrangingfrom9%to271%.
• Thetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofexamstakenbyminoritystudentsthatscoredatleasta3in2015-’16comparedto2017-’18wereBradford,Columbia,Desoto,Highlands,Levy,Nassau,Okeechobee,Putnam,Sumter,andWalton.
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Section1:IntroductiontotheFloridaPartnership
ThemissionoftheFloridaPartnership(FLP)is“toprepare,inspire,andconnectstudentstopostsecondarysuccessandopportunity,withaparticularfocusonminoritystudentsandstudentswhoareunderrepresentedinpostsecondaryeducation.”Tomeetitsmission,FLPstaffconductedprofessionaldevelopmenteventsandprovidedtechnicalassistancetoFLPschooldistrictstobuildAPprograms,increasestudentandparentawarenessaboutcollegeandcareerreadiness,andpreparestudentstobesuccessfulinpostsecondaryenrollmentendeavors.ThroughtheFLP,scholarshipswereprovidedforschooldistrictstafftoattendFLPandCollegeBoardprofessionaldevelopmentevents.FundingwasalsoprovidedtoeightFLPdistrictsfortheAVID(AdvancementViaIndividualDetermination)programandstaffreceivescholarshipstoattendtheAVIDSummerInstitute.In2017-2018,theFLPoffered$10,000grantstocommunityorganizations,regionaleducationalconsortia,andstatecollegesforCollegeAccessandReadinessExperiences(CARES)programs.Section2:EvaluationMethodologyTheevaluationwasconductedusinganobjectives-orientedapproachconsistingoftwomaincomponents:1)programevaluation,tomeasuretheoveralleffectivenessofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesofferedtoteachers,schooladministrators,anddistrictadministratorsandthetechnicalassistanceprovidedtodistrictsandschoolsbyFLPstaffandsubcontractors;and2)systemicevaluation,tomeasureannualandlongitudinalstudentoutcomeswithinFLPdistricts.TheevaluationplanwasdesignedtocollectqualitativeandquantitativedatatomeasuretheimpactoftheFLP.Threekeycomponentsoftheevaluationplanconsistedofexamining:
• Levelsofimplementationoftheprogram(participationlevelsatprofessionaldevelopmentandtechnicalassistancesessions,APCourseenrollment,AVIDelectivecourseenrollment,andenrollmentinprogramsconductedbyCARESgrantees);
• Thecontextswithinwhichtheprogramoperates(district,school,teacher,parent,andstudentvariables);and
• Outcomes(studenttest-takingbehavior,studentcourse-takingbehavior,andstudenttestscores).
Professionaldevelopment(PD)isasignificantportionofservicesdeliveredbytheFLPbyprovidingscholarshipsforCollegeBoard’sAPSummerInstitutesandtheAVIDSummerInstitutes.FLPstaffalsoplanandconducttwoPDeventsuniquelydesignedtomeettheneedsofFLPdistrictandschooladministrators(DistrictLeadershipTrainingandMiddleSchoolColloquium)FLPstafforganizetwoAPSymposiaeventsforAPteachersinFLPdistricts.FLPstaffcontinuouslyprovidedtechnicalassistance(TA)toindividualsandsmallgroupsatthedistrict-leveltotrainstaffhowtointerpretAPPotentialreports,howtointerpretstudentscoresfromPSATandSATtests,andhowtoutilizeKhanAcademytoincreasestudentacademicperformance.SixteenadditionalPDeventswereconductedby
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FLPstafffromFLP’s“DevelopingaCultureofReadiness”suiteofPDopportunities.These1-dayPDeventswereofferedinsixFLPschooldistricts,onceattheHeartlandAreaConsortium(HEC),andtwiceattheNorthEastFloridaEducationalConsortium(NEFEC)andtwiceatthePanhandleAreaEducationalConsortium(PAEC).ToevaluatetheeffectivenessofthePDandTA,theGuskeyModelofTrainingEvaluationwasusedasaframeworkfordevelopingtheevaluationplan.Thismodeliswidelyacceptedbyprofessionalsintheevaluationprofessionasameanstomeasuretheefficacyoftrainingprograms.Guskey’smodelincludesfivelevelsofoutcomes.
Ø Level1Evaluation–Participants’ReactionWhatweretheparticipants’reactionstothePDevents?Ø Level2Evaluation–Participants’LearningDidtheparticipantsacquiretheintendedgoalsfromthePDevents?Ø Level3Evaluation–OrganizationSupportandChangeDoestheparticipanthavesupportforchangeattheschoolanddistrictlevel?Ø Level4Evaluation–Participants’UseofNewKnowledgeandSkillsDidparticipantsputintopracticetheirknowledgeandskillsacquiredinthePDevents?Ø Level5Evaluation–StudentLearningOutcomesWhatweretheresultsofthePDevents?
Methodsusedtocollectdataincludedfollow-uponlinesurveys,participantevaluationsurveys,anddocumentreviewsofreportscompletedbyFLPstaffandAVIDCenterstaff.ParentandstudentsurveyswereconductedbyoneoftheCARESgranteesandsummarized.IndicatorsofinterestincludedlevelsofparticipationandsatisfactionlevelsforprofessionaldevelopmentandtechnicalassistanceconductedbyFLPstaff,enrollmentinAVIDelectivecourses,studentparticipationandtestscoresonthePSAT8/9,PSAT/NMSQT,SATassessments,andAPexams.Thisreportincludesanalysisatthedistrictlevel.InAppendicesA-E,2017-2018dataislistedattheschool-level.
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Section2:EvaluationMethodology(cont.)ExhibitAdisplaystheevaluationquestionsalignedwiththecorrespondingleveloftheGuskeyModelanddatasources.
ExhibitAEvaluationQuestions DataSources
Level1:Reaction
1. TowhatextentwereparticipantssatisfiedwithprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesofferedthroughtheFLP?
PDsurveysFollow-upPDsurveys
Level2:Learning
2. TowhatextentdidparticipantsincreaseknowledgeandskillsasaresultofattendingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesofferedthroughtheFLP?
PDSurveysFollow-upPDsurveys
Level3:OrganizationSupport
3. Howhavedistrictandschooladministratorscontributedtoincreasingequityandaccesstoadvancedlevelcoursesandpostsecondaryenrollment?
4. Howhavedistrictandschooladministratorscontributedtoincreasingenrollmentofminorityandunderrepresentedstudentsinadvancedlevelcourses?
5. HowhaveFLPstaffprovidedsupporttocommunity-basedorganizationstoimprovecollegeandcareerreadiness?
PSATTestTakersPSAT/NMQSTTestTakersSATTestTakers
APExamTestTakersAPExamMinorityTestTakersAPCourseEnrollmentAVIDSchoolGeneralReports
Level4:UseofNewKnowledgeandSkills
6. Towhatextentdidschooldistrictpersonnelimplementnewknowledgeandskillsasaresultofparticipatinginprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities?
PDSurveysSchoolAdministratorSurveyDistrictAdministratorSurvey
Level5:StudentLearningOutcomes
7. HowdidstudenttestscoresinFLPdistrictscomparetostatewidefigures?
PSATTestScoresPSAT/NMQSTTestScoresSATTestScores
APExamTestScoresAPExamMinorityTestScores
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Section2:EvaluationMethodology(cont..)Thefollowingtaskswerecompletedduringtheevaluationprocess:StakeholderMeetingsTheevaluatorscheduledaninitialmeetingwithFLPstaffandparticipatedinperiodicmeetings,byconferencecall,asnecessary,forthepurposeofplanningandreportingtostaffontheprogressoftheevaluation.ProfessionalDevelopmentandFollow-upSurveysSixonlinesurveyswereconductedduringthe2017-2018grantperiod.InMay2018,anonlinesurveywassenttodistrictandschooladministratorsforfeedbackregardingFLPservicesandimplementationonnewskillsandtechniquespresentedduringPDevents.InMay2018,surveyswerealsosenttothosewhoattendedtheSouthernRegionalForumandAVIDelectivecourseteachersinFLPdistricts.OnlinesurveysforparticipantswhoattendedAPSummerInstitutesandAVIDSummerInstituteswereconductedinAugust2018.PaperformattedsurveysweregiventoparticipantsatallprofessionaldevelopmenteventsconductedbyFLPstaffwhichincludedallDevelopingaCultureofReadiness(DCR)Workshops,andtheAPSymposia.Forthefirsttime,attendeesweregivenalinktocompleteanonlinesurveyaftertheDistrictLeadershipTrainingandtheMiddleSchoolColloquium,inplaceofpaper-formattedsurveys.ThreeCARESgranteesconductedpaperformattedsurveysoftheirparentandstudentparticipants.
ExhibitBTypesofSurveysandDatesConducted
PDEvent DateConducted TypeofSurveyDCRWorkshops Oct.2017-June2018 Paper-formattedAPSymposia Jan.2018-Feb.2018 Paper-formattedSouthernRegionalForum May2018 OnlineAVIDTeacherSurvey May2018 OnlineDistrictAdministrators May2018 OnlineSchoolAdministrators May2018 OnlineMiddleSchoolColloquium July2018 OnlineDistrictLeadershipTraining July2018 OnlineAPSummerInstitute August2018 OnlineAVIDSummerInstitute August2018 Online
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Section2:EvaluationMethodology(cont..)InterviewsandSiteVisitsTheevaluatorconductedinterviewswithprogramadministratorsduringsitevisitstoCARESgranteeslocationswherestudentprogramswereobservedtakingplace.AworkshopobservationtookplaceataKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshopinMarionCounty.Theevaluatorattendedthethree-dayMiddleSchoolColloquiumandDistrictLeadershipTraininginOrlando.DocumentReviewsTheevaluatorreviewedmonthlyreportssubmittedtoFDOEbytheFLP,AVIDCenter,andCaresgrantees.DataCollectionandAnalysisDatacollectionwasanongoingprocessduringthegrantperiod.Theanalysisinvolvedamergingofthequalitativeandquantitativedataforinclusioninthefinalreport.Thequalitativedatawascodedandanalyzedtoidentifycommonthemesemergingfromtheonlinesurveysandinterviews.Quantitativesurveydatawassummarizedandpresentedusingdescriptivestatisticsofmeansandpercentagechanges,asappropriateforthedata.Datafromthepastthreeyearsforvariableslistedbelowwascollectedfor25FLPdistricts.FourFLPschooldistrictsdonothavedistrict-wideFLPservices:Alachua(3schools),Escambia(10schools)andMarion(1school),St.Lucie(9schools)andthereforewerelimitedindistrict-leveldataanalysis.However,these“expanding”servicedistrictswereincludedintheschool-leveldatatablesinAppendicesA-E.Thepurposeofthislongitudinalanalysiswastoexaminepercentagechangeoverathreeyearperiod.TheCollegeBoardSuiteofAssessments(PSAT8/9,PSAT/NMSQT,andSAT)wereallrevisedin2015.Inpastevaluationreports,longitudinalanalysiswasconductedtoexaminechangesinvariablesrelatedtotheSuiteofAssessmentsoverthepastfiveyears.Duetorevisions,longitudinalanalysiswouldnotbepsychometricallysound,therefore,thisyear’sreportprovidesathreeyearcomparisondataforthePSAT8/9andPSAT/NMSQTandatwoyearcomparisonforSATdataduetothenewtestbeingprovidedforonehalfoftheschoolyear.APexamdatawasalsoexaminedforchangeoverthepastthreeyears.
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Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverviewSection3providesademographicprofileofFLPdistrictsandashortsummaryoftheservicesprovidedthroughtheFLP.SchoolsuperintendentsofparticipatingschooldistrictsallsignaletterofcommitmenttoreceivetechnicalsupportandprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesfromtheFLP.Duringthe2017-2018schoolyear,atotalof116schoolsparticipatedintheFLP,anincreaseof13schoolsoverthepreviousyear.TheFLPschoolsinclude59highschools,42middleschools,and13combinationschoolswithstudentsingrades(K-8th),(6th-12th)or(K-12th)andtwovirtualschoolsinLakeCountyandSt.LucieCounty.ThreepillarsthatguidetheworkoftheFLPtowardsitsmission:
1. GetReady:Improvestudents’accesstochallengingcourseworkandreducetheinformationgap
2. GetIn:Connectstudentstocollegesandcareersthatfit3. GetThrough:Improvestudents’postsecondarydegreecompletionrate
BeingaFLPmemberdistrictmeansbeingcommittedtofivegoalstowardbuildingaschoolcultureofcollegeandcareerreadiness.
• Buildingacommonunderstanding:Schoolanddistrictstaffworktogethertobuild,promote,andimplementacommonunderstandingofcollegecareerreadiness.
• Aligninginstruction:Schoolanddistrictinitiativesconnectcurriculumandinstruction,strengthenthecollaborationbetweenmiddleschoolteachersandhighschoolteachers,andfocusonbuildingapipelineofstudentspreparedforchallengingcoursework.
• Promotingequityandaccess:Schoolanddistrictleadersoperationalizethebeliefthatallstudentscansucceedatalllevels.
• Supportingacultureofongoingimprovement:Schoolanddistrictstaffsystemicallyusedatatoinformandimproveinstructionalandcurriculardecisions.
• Usingresourcesstrategically:Schoolanddistrictstaffallocatestime,funding,materials,andpersonneltosupportimprovementeffortsthroughtheFLP.
ExhibitCdisplaysademographicprofileofFLPdistrictscomparedtostatewideaverages.FLPdistrictsvaryinsizerangingfrom604middleandhighschoolstudentsinFranklinCountyto22,561highschoolstudentsinLakeCounty.Thepercentageofminoritystudentsinthesedistrictsvariessignificantlywiththelowestpercentage(15%)inDixieCountytothehighestpercentage(80%)inHendryCounty.FLPdistricts,onaverage,havealowerminoritystudentpopulation(50%)comparedtothestatewideaverage(62%).Asasocio-economicstatusindicator,thepercentageofstudentswhoareeligibleforfreeandreducedlunchisincludedinExhibitC.FLPdistricts,asagroup,haveaslightlyhigherpercentageoflow-incomestudents(69%)comparedtothestatewideaverage(58%),witharangefrom49%to89%.Twenty-oneoutof25FLPdistrictshaveanequalorhigherfreeandreducedlunchpercentagecomparedtothestateaverage.
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Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverview(cont..)
ExhibitCDemographicProfileofFloridaPartnershipDistricts
2017-2018
SchoolDistrict StudentEnrollmentGrades6-12
PercentageofMinorityStudents
PercentageofStudentsEligibleforFree/Reduced
LunchAlachua* 2,668 57% 60%Bradford 1,516 29% 76%Columbia 4,931 36% 75%Desoto 2,407 61% 82%Dixie 982 15% 89%Escambia* 12,625 52% 57%Flagler 7,274 38% 67%Franklin 604 24% 68%Glades 630 65% 62%Hamilton 773 61% 75%Hendry 3,785 80% 87%Highlands 6,384 57% 82%Lake 22,561 49% 67%Levy 2,718 29% 82%Liberty 739 22% 49%Madison 1,362 56% 61%Marion* 2,041 50% 74%Nassau 6,482 18% 51%Okeechobee 3,387 55% 87%Putnam 5,445 47% 71%SaintLucie* 13,534 67% 69%Sumter 4,365 35% 65%Taylor 1,226 36% 68%Walton 4,719 24% 53%Washington 1,818 28% 53%FLPDistricts 114,976 50% 69%Florida 1,493,579 62% 57%*Populationrepresents1-10schoolsservedbyFLPinthedistricts,notthetotalschooldistrictpopulation.Source:http://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml
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Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverview(cont..)FLPProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesExhibitDdisplaysthevarioustypesofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesattendedby1,131FLPdistrictstaffduringthe2017-2018grantperiod.
ExhibitDFLPProfessionalDevelopmentEvents
TypeofTraining NumberofSessions ParticipantRegistration
APSymposia
Aoneandone-halfdayworkshopinPanamaCity,FLonJan.17-18,2018andinOrlando,FLonFeb.1-2
OpenenrollmentforAPteachersinFLPdistricts.(211participants)
DevelopingaCultureOfReadinessWorkshops
A1-dayprofessionaldevelopmenteventprovidedbyFLPstaff.
EightdifferenttypesofDCRworkshopswereconducted.(342participants)
APSummerInstitutesforTeachers
Fourorfive-daytrainingsofferedthroughoutFloridaJune-July2018
ScholarshipsofferedforAPteachersinFLPdistricts(197participants)
AVIDSummerInstitutesThree-daytrainingsofferedinTampaandOrlando,FloridainJune2018
ScholarshipsofferedforAVIDteachersinFLPdistricts(99participants)
DistrictLeadershipTrainingAoneand½daytrainingofferedinOrlando,FLonJuly18-19,2018
Openenrollmentfordistrict-levelstaff,schooladministratorsandguidancecounselors(143participants)
MiddleSchoolColloquium Aoneand½daytraining Openenrollmentfordistrict
inOrlando,FLonJuly17-18, andmiddleschool2018 administratorsand
guidancecounselors (139participants)
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Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverview(cont..)DevelopingaCultureofReadinessWorkshops(DCR)FLPstaffconductedsixteenDCRworkshopsforFLPdistrictstaffduringthe2017-2018grantperiod.Theseworkshopsaredesignedtoprovidedistrictandschooladministrators,guidancecounselors,andteacherswithclassroomstrategiesforincreasingrigorandstudentengagement,skillsonhowtouseKhanAcademyforSATtestpractice,howtoincreasecollegeandcareerreadiness,andstrategiesformasteringAlgebraIstandards.Atotalof342schooladministrators,counselors,andteachersattendedDCRworkshopsduringthe2017-2018schoolyear,asshowninExhibitE.
ExhibitEDevelopingaCultureofReadinessWorkshops
Event Date District NumberofParticipants
KhanAcademyCoaching 10-16-17 St.Lucie 40PreparingandEmpoweringStudents 10-16-17 St.Lucie 40KhanAcademyCoaching 11-8-17 Flagler 21PreparingandEmpoweringStudents 12-12-17 St.Lucie 18PreparingandEmpoweringStudents 1-8-18 Okeechobee 67KhanAcademyCoaching 2-20-18 St.Lucie 18KhanAcademyCoaching 2-21-18 St.Lucie 17KhanAcademyCoaching 5-23-18 Alachua 17ConnectingStudentstoOpportunity 5-23-18 Franklin 22KhanAcademyCoaching 5-31-18 Marion 32Pre-APELA:TextsTakeCenterStage 6-14-18 NEFEC 18Pre-APELA:TextsTakeCenterStage 6-15-18 HEC 14KhanAcademyCoaching 6-21-18 St.Lucie 16AlgebraISummitTeacherTraining 6-26-18 PAEC 37AlgebraISummitTeacherTraining 6-27-18 NEFEC 26PreAPMath 7-31-18 PAEC 24TotalParticipants 342
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Section3:FloridaPartnershipOverview(cont..)FLPTechnicalSupportInadditiontotheprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitieslistedinExhibitC,FLPstaffalsoconductedmeetingsthroughouttheschoolyearwithdistrictandschooladministrators.Topicscoveredduringthesetechnicalsupportmeetingsincludedthefollowing:
• ReviewandinterprettheAPPotentialReport• ReviewAPOnlineScoreReportsandAPInstructionalPlanningReport• ReviewandinterprettheDistrictIntegratedSummaryData• Reviewandinterprettestingdata(PSAT8/9,PSAT/NMQST,SAT,APexams)• DiscussAPequityandaccessissuesstrategiesforaddingAdvancedPlacement
coursesintoMasterSchedule• DiscussAVIDprogram• DiscussPre-APprogram• DiscussAPCapstone• DiscussAPInsight• DiscussSATSchoolDay• DiscussSATPracticeonKhanAcademy• DiscussCollegeBoard’sBigFuturecollegeplanningtool• DiscusscorrelationsbetweenPSAT/SATandFSA• Discusshowtobroadenenrollmentofminoritiesandunderrepresentedstudents
intoadvancedlevelcourses,improvingaccessandequity.• Discussprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities
AVIDCenterAVIDCenter,anonprofitorganizationandsub-recipientgranteeofFLP,alsoprovidestrainingandtechnicalassistancetoadministratorsandteachersin27schoolsin8FLPdistrictsfundedthroughtheFLP.AVIDisalsopresentinotherFLPdistricts;however,AVIDprogramsarefundedthroughtheschooldistrict’sbudget.TheprojectutilizestheAVIDCollegeReadinessSystemasthefoundationforcollegereadinessbestpractices,instructionalmethodologiestoincreaseaccesstorigorouscoursework,studentsupportstrategies,andasystemicapproachtocreatingcollege-goingculturesonschoolcampuses.AVIDstrategieshaveproventobeoneofthemosteffectivewaystoincreasegraduationratesandpostsecondaryenrollmentrates.CollegeAccessandReadinessExperiences(CARES)GranteesTwelvesub-recipientgranteesreceivedfundingthisyearthroughCollegeAccessandReadinessExperiencesgrants,administeredbyFLPstaff.Theseprogramsaredesignedtoreachat-riskstudents,studentsfromlowsocioeconomicbackgrounds,minorities,andmanywhowouldbecomethefirstgenerationintheirfamiliestogotocollege.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedbackThissectionofthereportincludesevaluationfindingswithrespecttoparticipants’reactionstoprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesandtheimpactithadonthem.EvidencepresentedinSection4providesanswerstothefollowingthreeevaluationquestionsrelatedtoGuskey’sModelofTrainingEvaluation.
• Q1:TowhatextentwereparticipantssatisfiedwithprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesofferedthroughtheFLP?
• Q2:TowhatextentdidparticipantsincreaseknowledgeandskillsasaresultofattendingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesofferedthroughtheFLP?
• Q7:Towhatextentdidschooldistrictpersonnelimplementnewknowledgeand
skillsasaresultofparticipatinginprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities?SurveyresultswillbepresentedinthissectionofthereportforeachofthefollowingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesattendedbyFLPdistrictpersonnelduringthe2017-2018grantperiod.
• APSummerInstitutes• APSymposia• AVIDSummerInstitute• DevelopingaCultureofReadinessWorkshops• DistrictLeadershipTraining• MiddleLevelColloquium• SouthernRegionalForum(CollegeBoard)
APSummerInstitutesFLPdistrictstaff(n=197)receivedscholarshipstoattendAPSummerInstitutesconductedbytheCollegeBoardacrossthestateinJuneandJuly2018.These4-dayinstitutesprovideAPteacherswithrigorousinstructiondesignedtoincreasestudentachievementinAPcourses.Afollow-uponlinesurveyrequestwassenttoparticipantsinAugust2018.Inthesurvey,respondentswereaskedtoratechangesintheirconfidencelevelsonascaleof1to5,with1representingthelowestleveland5representingthehighestlevel.Inthreecategories,averageratingscoreswerehigherthan4.0,demonstratingapositiveimpactasaresultofattendinganAPSI.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)
AdditionalfindingsfromASPIparticipants:
• Eighty-sevenpercentofrespondentsreportedlearninganewinstructionalstrategytheyplannedtouseintheclassroom.
• 100%wouldrecommendattendinganAPSItoacolleague.APSymposiaFLPstafforganizedandconductedtwoAPSymposiaevents,oneinPanamaCityBeachonJanuary17-18,2018(55participants)andasecondoneinOrlandoonFebruary1-2,2018(156participants).Twosurveysweredistributedtoattendees:apre-symposiumsurveyandapost-symposiumsurveyaskingparticipantstoratetheirlevelofunderstandingthelearningobjectivesofthesymposia.Resultsaredisplayedintables4.1through4.3.Whencomparingtheaverageratingpre-Symposiascorewiththepostscore,Orlando’saverageratingscoreincreasedby1.46forLearningObjective1andPanamaCity’sincreasedby1.31.ThenumberofteacherswhoratedObjective1witha5onthepost-surveyincreasedfrom16to133teachers.
IncreaseinyourmotivationallevelforteachinganAPcourse- 4.24
Increaseinyourconfidenceforpreparingstudentstoscorea3ormoreonanAPexam-4.21
Increaseinyourlevelofnewinstructionalskills- 4.02
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)APSymposia
Table4.1RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective1:
UnderstandingAPResourcesandTools
Locations 1Low 2 3 4 5
HighAverage
RatingScoreOrlandoPre- 6 17 23 22 13 3.23
OrlandoPost- 0 1 4 30 97 4.69
PanamaCityPre- 2 1 13 18 3 3.51
PanamaCityPost- 0 0 0 8 36 4.82
APSymposiaOrlando’saverageratingscoreincreased1.34pointsandPanamaCityincreasedby0.81,fromthepre-symposiumscoretothepostscoreforLearningObjective2.ThenumberofteacherswhoratedObjective2witha5onthepost-surveyincreasedfrom24to130teachers.
Table4.2RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective2:UnderstandingoftheAPCurricularRequirementsinYourSubjectArea
Locations 1Low 2 3 4 5
HighAverage
RatingScoreOrlandoPre- 5 17 22 24 13 3.28
OrlandoPost- 1 1 8 27 95 4.62
PanamaCityPre- 2 2 5 17 11 3.89
PanamaCityPost- 0 1 2 6 35 4.70
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)APSymposiaWhencomparingthepre-symposiascoreswithpost-symposiaresultsforlearningobjective3,theaverageratingscoreforOrlandoincreasedby1.39andPanamaCityincreasedby1.01.ThenumberofteacherswhoratedObjective3witha5increasedfrom19to138teachersbetweenthepre-surveyandthepost-survey.
Table4.3RatingScaleResponseCountsforAPSymposiaLearningObjective3:
UnderstandingofAPExamandGradingProcess
Locations 1Low 2 3 4 5
HighAverage
RatingScoreOrlandoPre- 7 13 24 26 11 3.26
OrlandoPost- 1 1 8 23 100 4.65
PanamaCityPre- 1 1 10 17 8 3.81
PanamaCityPost- 0 0 2 4 38 4.82
Additionalfindings:
• 96%ofparticipantsatbothSymposiareportingtheylearnedanewstrategyortechniquetheyplannedtouseinthefuture.
• 100%ofsurveyrespondentsfromboththePanamaCityandtheOrlandoAPSymposiareportedtheywouldrecommendattendingtheAPSymposiumtoacolleague.
AVIDSummerInstituteAVIDisanonprofitorganizationdedicatedtoclosingtheachievementgapbypreparingallstudentsforpostsecondaryeducationalopportunities. FLPdistrictstaff(n=99)receivedscholarshipstoattendoneoftwoAVIDSummerInstitutes,oneinTampaandtheotherinOrlandoinJune2018.ThisinstituteisorganizedandconductedbyAVIDandisdesignedforteacherstostrengthentheirAVIDinstructionalstrategiesusedintheclassroom.Anonlinefollow-upsurveywassenttoparticipantsinAugust2018.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)AVIDSummerInstituteOnaratingscaleof1to5,AVIDSummerInstituteparticipantsratedtheirlevelofsatisfactionwiththeeventabovea4.5forthepresenters,thecontentofthesessionsandtheoverallqualityoftheevent.
Allparticipantseither“agreed”or“stronglyagreed”thattheygainednewknowledgeandskillsandwhattheylearnedwouldchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
Table4.4AVIDSummerInstituteKnowledgeGainsRatingScale
KnowledgeGains Strongly
DisagreeDisagree Undecided Agree Strongly
AgreeAverageRatingScore
Igainednewknowledgeandskills.
0
0
0
6
14
4.70
WhatIlearnedwillchangethewayIdomyjob.
0 0 0 8 12 4.60
AdditionalFindings:
• 75%oftheparticipants“stronglyagreed”theywouldrecommendtheInstitutetoacolleagueand25%“agreed”theywouldrecommendit.
4.65
4.60
4.60
4.65
Figure4.1AVIDSummerInstituteParticipantSatisfactionLevels
Thepresenterswereabletoengageand stimulateinterest in participants.
The materialswerehelpfulinunderstandingthecontent.
Thecontent ofthesessionsprovidedmewithusefulinformation.
TheoverallqualityoftheAVIDSummerInstitutemetmyexpectations.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)DevelopingaCultureofReadiness(DCR)WorkshopsAtotalof342FLPdistrictstaffattendedsixteenDCRworkshopsin2017-2018.FLPstaffconductedtheseworkshopsthroughouttheyearuponrequestbyFLPdistricts.Regionalworkshopswerealsoconductedinpartnershipwithallthreeeducationalconsortiumfacilities.
• NortheastFloridaEducationalConsortium(NEFEC)• PanhandleAreaEducationalConsortium(PAEC)• HeartlandEducationalConsortium(HEC)
ThecontentoftheworkshopsisdesignedtofulfillthemissionofFLPandprovidedistrictstaffwithinstructionalstrategiestoengagestudentsandprovidethemwithrigorouscourseworktomasterAlgebraIstandardsandPre-APELAstandards.WorkshopsarealsoprovidedtogivestafftheskillstheyneedtointerprettestresultsfromCollegeBoard’sSuiteofSATAssessmentsandinformstaffonthevalueandimportanceoflinkingKhanAcademytoCollegeBoard.ThissectionofthereportprovidessurveyresultsfromDCRworkshopsregardinglevelsofsatisfactionwiththeworkshopsandtheextenttowhichparticipantsexperiencedknowledgegainsandnewskills.KhanAcademyCoaching:Alachua,Flagler,MarionandSt.LucieCountiesKhanAcademyCoachingworkshopsinFlaglerCountyonNov.11,2017andonOctober16,2017inSt.LucieCounty.ThesurveyresultsinTable4.5showparticipants’averageratingscoreswereabove4.0forallfourlearningobjectives.
Table4.5KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop
FlaglerandSt.LucieLearningObjective AverageRating
ScoreUnderstandingofKhanAcademyOfficialSATPracticetoolsandResources.
4.52
UnderstandingoftheimportanceoflinkingstudentstoKhanAcademyOfficialSATPractice.
4.67
AwarenessofthelinkingprocessforstudentsconnectingtoKhanAcademyOfficialSATPractice.
4.52
AwarenessofcoachingresourcesforKhanAcademyandOfficialSATPractice.
4.56
Additionalfinding:99%percentofparticipantsreportedlearningcontentattheworkshopthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)ParticipantsfromtheSt.LucieCountyKhanAcademyCoachingworkshopsheldonFeb.20-21,2018wereprovidedwithalistofthreelearningobjectivesandaskedtoranktheirlevelofknowledgegainsonascaleof1to5,with1representingthelowestscoreand5representingthehighestscore.TheresultsinTable4.6showparticipantsfromthe“KhanAcademyCoaching”workshopinSt.LucieCounty.Theaverageratingscorefortwoobjectiveswereabove4.0andtheotherobjectivewasveryclosetoa4.0.
Table4.6KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop
St.LucieLearningObjective AverageRating
ScoreAwarenessofdatasourcesrelatedtoyourschool. 3.97UnderstandingoftheFloridaPartnership’sprogramsandservices. 4.27AwarenessofresourcesandtoolsrelatedtoKhanAcademy. 4.10AdditionalFinding:99%percentofparticipantsreportedlearningcontentattheworkshopthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.TwoKhanAcademyworkshopswereconductedinMay2018inAlachuaandMarioncounties.Participantsoftheworkshopswereprovidedwithalistoffourlearningobjectivesandaskedtoranktheirlevelofknowledgegainsonascaleof1to5.TheresultsinTable4.7showtheaverageratingscoreforallfourobjectiveswerenearly5.0.
Table4.7KnowledgeGainsforKhanAcademyCoachingWorkshop
AlachuaandMarionLearningObjective AverageRating
ScoreUnderstandingtheimportanceoftheElectronicScoreReportSystemfortheSATSuiteofAssessments
4.77
Understandinghowtoutilizeyourschoolrelateddata(Alachuaonly) 4.81
UnderstandingoftheimportanceoflinkingstudentstoKhanAcademyOfficialSATPractice
4.77
UnderstandingofKhanAcademyOfficialSATPracticetoolsandresources
4.77
AdditionalFinding:100%ofparticipantsreportedlearningcontentatthetrainingthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)PreparingandEmpoweringStudents:St.LucieandOkeechobeeCountiesTwo“PreparingandEmpoweringStudents”workshopswereconductedinSt.LucieCountyonOctober16,2017andonDecember7,2017.OnJanuary8,2018,athirdworkshopwasconductedinOkeechobeeCounty.Participantswereprovidedwithalistthreeworkshoplearningobjectivesandaskedtoranktheirlevelofknowledgegainsonascaleof1to5,with1representingthelowestscoreand5representingthehighestscore.TheresultsinTable4.8showparticipants’averageratingscoresaboveafour.Table4.8KnowledgeGainsforPreparingandEmpoweringStudentsWorkshopSt.LucieandOkeechobeeLearningObjectives AverageRating
ScoreAwarenessofDataSourcesRelatedtoYourSchool 4.41UnderstandingoftheFLP’sProgramsandServices 4.36AwarenessofUpcomingResourcesandToolsRelatedtoAPInstruction
4.30
Additionalfinding:85%ofparticipantsreportedlearningcontentattheworkshopthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.ConnectingStudentstoOpportunity:FranklinCountySchoolDistrictOnMay23,2018,stafffromFranklinCounty’sK-12schoolattendedaworkshoptobetterunderstandthelinkbetweenKhanAcademyOfficialSATPracticetoolsandFSA/EOCstudentperformance.Scoresforknowledgegainswereallabovea4.5.Table4.9KnowledgeGainsforConnectingStudentstoOpportunityFranklinLearningObjectives AverageRating
ScoreUnderstandingtheconnectionsbetweentheSuiteofSATAssessmentsdataandFSA/EOCperformance.
4.77
UnderstandinghowKhanAcademyOfficialSATPracticetoolscanhelpyouandyourstudents.
4.64
UnderstandingoftheimportanceoflinkingstudentstoKhanAcademyOfficialSATPractice.
4.77
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)Additionalfinding:95%ofparticipantsreportedlearningcontentattheworkshopthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
AlgebraISummitTeacherTrainingTwoworkshopswereconductedbyFloridaPartnership(FLP)staffinJune2018.OnewasheldatPAECandtheotheratNEFEC.ThefocusoftheworkshopwastoprovideresourcesandinstructionalstrategiestoAlgebraIteachers.Participantsoftheworkshopswereprovidedwithalistofthreelearningobjectivesandaskedtoranktheirlevelofconfidencewithunderstandingtheobjectivesonascaleof1to5,priortoandafterattendingtheworkshop.TheresultsinTable4.10showinincreaseintheaverageratingscoreforallobjectivesaftertheworkshop.
Table4.10ConfidenceLevelforUnderstandingAlgebraIWorkshopLearningObjectives
LearningObjective AverageRatingScore
Pre-Workshop
AverageRatingScorePost-Workshop
Change
AbilitytoassiststudentsinmasteringAlgebra1’sstandards
3.6 4.5 +.90
KhanAcademyAlgebraICourseContent/OfficialSATPractice.
3.0 4.4 +1.4
AlgebraNation(MathNation)Resources.
3.6 4.5 +.90
AdditionalFinding:98%ofparticipantsreportedlearningnewstrategiesortechniquesattheworkshopthatwillchangethewaytheydotheirjob.Pre-APELATextsTakeCenterStageOnJune14,2018aworkshopwasconductedforPre-APEnglishLanguageArts(ELA)teachersattheNEFECfacilityandonJune15,2018attheHECfacility.Participantswereaskedtoratetheirlevelofsatisfactiononascaleof1to5.TheresultsinTable4.11showhighlevelsofsatisfaction.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)Table4.11
LevelofSatisfactionwithPre-APELAWorkshopSatisfactionIndicators AverageRating
ScoreIfoundthisworkshoptobehelpfulandinformative. 4.84Thefacilitatorwasclearandengaging. 4.84IfeelmoreconfidentapplyingthePre-APsharedprinciplesandareasoffocustomyclassroominstruction.
4.88
DistrictLeadershipTraining(DLT)OnJuly18-19,2018,districtandschooladministrators,alongwithguidancecounselorsfromFLPschooldistrictsattendedtheDLTinOrlando,Florida.FLPstafforganizeandconducttheDLTandthisyearatotalof143participantsattendedtheevent.Duringthefirstday,participantsattendbreak-outsessionsandontheseconddayparticipantsweregiventimetoworkwithothersfromtheirdistricttodevelopaplanforthenextschoolyear.Togaugethelevelofsatisfactionwiththetrainingandimpactitssessionshadonparticipants,aGoogleFormssurveylinkwasprovidedtoparticipants.ThissurveyincludedaretrospectivequestionaskingparticipantstoratetheirlevelofunderstandingtheDLT’smaintopicsboth“before”and“after”thetraining.Theaveragescoreinallfourtopicareasshowedincreasesrangingfrom+.68to+1.26asshowninTable4.12
Table4.12UnderstandingDistrictLeadershipTrainingTopics
Topics AverageRatingScorePre-DLT
AverageRatingScorePost-DLT
Change
Importanceofcreatingpipelineofcollegecareerreadystudents
3.44 4.10 +.66
TheFloridaPartnershipprogramandservices
2.81 4.07 +1.26
Theaccelerationmechanismsthatcanbeimplementedinyourschool/district
3.06 4.11 +1.05
Howleadershipimpactstheimplementationofequityandaccessgoals
3.17 4.14 +.97
Additionalfindings:94%ofparticipantsreportedtheylearnedanewstrategyattheDLTthatwouldchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
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Section4:ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesandFeedback(cont.)MiddleLevelColloquiumOnJuly17-18,2018,justpriortotheDLT,districtadministrators,schooladministrators,andguidancecounselors,fromFLPschooldistrictsattendedtheMiddleLevelColloquium(MLC)inOrlando,FL.FLPstafforganizeandconducttheMLCandthisyearatotalof139participantsattendedtheevent.Duringthefirstday,participantsreceivedseparatepresentationsbasedontheirgroup:MiddleSchoolCounselors,MiddleSchoolAdministrators,DistrictLeaders.Onthesecondday,participantsweregiventimetoworkwithothersfromtheirdistricttodevelopaplanforthenextschoolyear.Togaugethelevelofsatisfactionwiththetrainingandimpactitssessionshadonparticipants,aGoogleFormssurveylinkwasprovidedtoparticipants.ThissurveyincludedaretrospectivequestionaskingparticipantstoratetheirlevelofunderstandingtheMLC’smaintopicsboth“before”and“after”thetraining.Table4.13displaysthepre-Colloquiumandpost-Colloquiumaveragescoresfortrainingobjectives.TheaveragescoreinallfourcategoriesshowedincreasesafterattendingtheColloquiumrangingfrom+.61to+1.21.
Table4.13UnderstandingMLCTopicsBeforeandAfterColloquium
Topics ResponsePercentPre-MLC
ResponsePercentPost-MLC
Change
Collegeandcareerreadinessdata 3.16 3.77 +.61
WhyofficialSATpracticeisimportantinmiddleschools
2.81 3.79 +.98
HowtousePSAT8/9testresultstoguidestudents
2.53 3.74 +1.21
Importanceofcreatingapipelineofcollegeandcareerreadystudents
3.14 3.93 +.79
Additionalfindings:96%percentofparticipantsreportedcontentlearnedduringtheColloquiumwouldchangethewaytheydotheirjob.
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Section5:CommunityEngagementandTraining Duringthe2017-2018grantperiod,FLPinitiatedtheCollegeAccessandReadinessExperiences(CARES)Grantprogram.Thegranteessubmittedapplicationswhichincludedastatementofneed,programdelivery,numberofstudentstobeserved,organizationalcapacity,alogicmodel,andabudgetequalto$10,000.FLPstaffreviewedtheapplications,scoringthemwitharubric,andthetoptwelvewereawardedthegrant.Theprogramsselectedweredesignedtoreachat-riskstudents,studentsfromlowsocioeconomicbackgrounds,minorities,andmanywhowouldbecomethefirstgenerationintheirfamiliestogotocollege.Datapresentedinthissectionofthereportprovideevidenceforthisevaluationquestion.
• Q5:HowhaveFLPstaffprovidedsupporttocommunity-basedorganizationstoimprovecollegeandcareerreadiness?
Thetwelveprogramsthatreceivedfundingthisyearwereasfollows:BarryUniversity,MiamiShoresCollegeReachOutProgram(CROP)targeted4middleschoolsand15highschools(126students)withachievementscoresbelow50inELAandmathfromFebruary2018–July31,2018.FloridaEducationFund,ColumbiaCountySummerSATandCollegePreparationHighSchoolProgramdesignedtoincreasecollegereadinessandaccessforstudentswhograduatedfromRichardsonMiddleSchool.FloridaEducationFund,HillsboroughCountyASummerCoding/GameDesignCertificationMiddleSchoolProgramwasdesignedtoincreasecollegereadinessandaccessforunderservedstudentswhoattendGreco,Monroe,VanBurenmiddleschools,orWaltonAcademyCharterSchool.Twoschoolsreceivedaschoolgradeof“C”whiletheothertwoschoolsreceiveda“D.”StudentsusedappliedmathskillsinpreparationforCertifiedInternetWebDigitalToolCertificationandaGamingDesigncertification. FloridaEducationFund,Miami-DadeCountyASummerCoding/GameDesignCertificationMiddleSchoolProgramwasdesignedtoincreasecollegereadinessandaccessforeconomicallydisadvantagedstudentswhoattendthesesevenschools:ArtsAcademyofExcellence(newcharterschool),CarolCityMS,MiamiCarolCityHS,MyrtleGroveK-8,NorthCountyK-8,NorthDadeMS,WilliamH.TurnerTechnicalArtsHS.ActivitiesincludedstudentsusingappliedmathskillstopreparingstudentsforCertifiedInternetWebDigitalToolCertificationandaGamingDesigncertification.
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Section5:CommunityEngagementandTraining(cont.) FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,FLThefocusofthesummerprogramisonacademicachievement,testpreparation,collegereadiness,withanemphasisonenrollmentinAP,IB,anddualenrollmentcourses.The10thgradeprogramincludesstudentsstayingoncampusfor12daysand11nights.Theprogramrecruitedmiddleandhighschoolstudentsfromsevenschoolslocatedinlowincomezoneswithlessthanaverageratesofstudentspursuingacollege education. HeartlandEducationConsortium,DesotoCountyACollegeandCareerReadinessandAccessBootcamptookplaceatDesotoCo.HighSchoolandincludedtwocomponents.
• AthreeweeklongafterschooltutoringprogramfocusedonhelpingstudentswhoareatriskofnotpassingtheAlgebraIEOCorFSAELA.
• A4-weeksummerprogramwillinvolvetestpreparationforeconomicallydisadvantagedstudentsingrades9-12whomustpasstheELAFSAinordertograduatehighschool.
HeartlandEducationConsortium,GladesCountyACollegeandCareerReadinessandAccessBootcamptookplaceatMooreHavenMS/HS.This4-weeksummerprograminvolvedtestpreparationusingKhanAcademy’sOfficialSATPracticebystudentsingrades9-12whomustpasstheELAFSAand/orAlgebraIEOCinordertograduatehighschool. HeartlandEducationConsortium,HendryCountyACollegeandCareerReadinessandAccessBootCamptookplaceatClewistonHSandLabelleHS.This4-weeksummerprograminvolvedtestpreparationusingKhanAcademy’sOfficialSATPracticebyrisingjuniorswhomustpasstheELAFSAand/orAlgebraIEOCFSAinordertograduatehighschool. HeartlandEducationConsortium,HighlandsCountyACollegeandCareerReadinessandAccesstoAPBootcamptookplaceatAvonParkHS.StudentsfromSebringHSandLakePlacidHSwereinvitedtoparticipateinthis2-weeksummerprograminvolvingstudyskillsandtestpreparationforunderrepresentedrising9thand10thgradestudentswhowereidentifiedbytheirAPPotentialReportscores. HeartlandEducationConsortium,OkeechobeeCountyThe4-weekSummerStartAcademicYouthDevelopmentPrograminvolvedtestpreparationforeconomicallydisadvantagedstudentsingrades8and9whomustpasstheELAFSAand/ortheAlgebraIEOCinordertograduatehighschool.StudentsfromOsceolaMS,YearlingMS&OkeechobeeFreshmenCampusparticipated.ActivitiesincludedTestpreparationusingAgileMindforAlgebraandKhanAcademy’sOfficialSATPractice.HillsboroughCommunityCollege,BrandonCampusTheCROPprogramservedminoritystudentsingrades9-12fromhighschoolsthroughoutHillsboroughCounty.Fifteen3hoursessionstookplaceonSaturdaymorningstoenhance
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academicachievementandcollegepreparednessthroughtestpreparationandFAFSAcompletion,collegeapplications,scholarshipsearches,exploringmajorsofstudy.IndianRiverStateCollege,FortPierceTheRISEprogramwasdesignedtoimproveacademicperformanceandcollegereadinessofstudentsingrades6-12at13targetedschoolslocatedneartheIRSCcampuswithhighminorityandacademicallyandeconomicallydisadvantagedstudents.
• SummerAcademicEnrichment–4weekprogramforstudentsingrades6-8withafocusonSTEMsubjectsandJustReadFloridastrategies.
• RISESummerAcademy–4weekprogramforstudentsingrades9-12tostudysciencewithlabs,Algebra,English,Literature,ComputerTechnology,andACT/SATtestprep.
SiteVisitsAspartoftheevaluationprocess,sitevisitswereconductedinJuneforthefollowingfourprograms.
• HeartlandEducationalConsortium:DesotoCounty• HeartlandEducationConsortium,GladesCounty• HeartlandEducationConsortium,OkeechobeeCounty• BarryUniversity
Studentswereobservedincomputerlabsandclassroomsandinformalinterviewswereconductedwithprogramstaff.ObservationswererecordedandsummarizedinareportsubmittedtoFLP.ParentSurveysAparentsurveytemplatewasdistributedtogranteesfortheiruseifparentworkshopswereconducted.Onegrantee,IndianRiverStateCollege(IRSC),submittedparentsurveysandtheresultsdisplayedinTable5.1showknowledgegainsrelatedtotopicspresentedduringtheworkshop.Parentsusedaratingscaleof1to5,with1representingthelowestlevelofunderstandinganda5representingthehighestlevel.
Table5.1RatingScaleScoresBeforeandAfterIRSCParentWorkshop
Topics RatingBefore
RatingAfter
Change
KhanAcademy’sOfficialSATPractice 3.78 4.00 +.22CollegepreparationusingCollegeBoard’sBigFuture
3.78 4.10 +.32
Benefitsofdualenrollmentand/orAPcourses 4.00 4.20 +.20Financialaidandscholarshipinformation 3.89 4.10 +.21Collegeadmissionrequirements 3.89 4.70 +.81
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Section5:CommunityEngagementandTraining(cont’d) StudentSurveysAstudentsurveytemplatewassenttogranteesforusewithstudentsattheendofthesummerprogram.Granteeswereadvisedtomodifythetopicsbasedonwhatwaspresentedtostudentsduringthesummerprogram.IRSC’ssummerprogramsubmittedsurveysandtheresultsshowedpositivegainsinalltopicareasasshowninTable5.2.
Table5.2RatingScaleScoresBeforeandAfterIRSCSummerProgram
Topics RatingBefore
RatingAfter
Change
Readingandwritingskills 3.55 3.95 +.40Mathskills 3.05 3.74 +.69Benefitsoftakingadvancedcourses,likedualenrollmentand/orAPcourses
2.37 3.21 +.84
Collegeandcareerplanning 3.05 3.53 +.48KhanAcademyfortestpreparation 2.70 3.63 +.93
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Section6:SATSuiteofAssessments:ParticipationandPerformanceCollegeBoard’sSATSuiteofAssessmentsincludesthePSAT8/9,PSAT/NMSQT,andSAT.FLPstaffworkwithdistrictstafftoensurethattestscoresfromtheSuiteofAssessmentsprovidedtotheminOnlineScoreReportsprovidethemwithinformationthatcandriveinstructionandimprovestudentprogresstowardcollegeandcareerreadiness.Furthermore,theSuiteofAssessmentsarealignedwithFloridaStandardsandFloridaStandardsAssessmentsandbylinkingtestscoreswiththeKhanAcademystudentsareprovidedwithanindividualizedstudyplantoimprovetestscoresandmasteryofFloridastandards.DatapresentedinSection6providesevidencelinkedtothefollowingtwoevaluationquestions.
• Q3:Howhavedistrictandschooladministratorscontributedtoincreasingequityandaccesstoadvancedlevelcoursesandpostsecondaryenrollment?
• Q7:HowdidstudenttestscoresinFLPdistrictscomparetostatewidefigures?Thenumberoftesttakersisanindicatorofhowmanystudentsareonthepathwaytoadvancedlevelcoursesandpostsecondaryenrollment.Thisdatawascollectedforallthreetests.Inaddition,meantestscoresandpercentagesofstudentsmeetingbenchmarksinbothERWandmathcanbecomparedacrossFLPdistrictsandstatewidefiguresPSAT8/9TestTakers-ThePSAT8/9testisthefirsttestintheSATSuiteofAssessmentsandisadministeredto8thand9thgradestudents.In2015,thistestwasrevisedtoalignwiththePSAT/NMSQTandestablishesabaselineforcollegeandcareerreadinessasstudentsareenteringhighschool.TestscoresfromthePSAT8/9canbeusedtoinforminstruction.Also,PSAT8/9scoresareprovidedinanAPPotentialreportusedbyschooladministratorsandteacherstoidentifystudentswhohavepotentialtosucceedinAPWorldHistoryandAPEuropeanHistorycoursesofferedinhighschool.Twentyoutofthetwenty-twofullserviceFLPdistrictsadministeredthePSAT8/9dataduringthe2017-2018schoolyear.Table6.1showsthenumberofPSAT8/9testtakersacrossathree-yearperiod,from2015-2016to2017-2018.WhilePSAT8/9participationvariedacrossthethreeyearsforalldistricts,11districtsdemonstratedanincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9whencomparing2015-2016to2017-2018,withincreasesrangingfrom2%inWaltonCountyto671%inGladesCounty.Overall,FLPdistrictsshoweda13%decrease,whilestatewide,theincreasewas209%.
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Section6:SATSuiteofAssessments:ParticipationandPerformance(cont.)
Table6.1ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT8/9TestTakersbyFLPDistrict
DistrictsNumberofTestTakers2015-2016
NumberofTestTakers2016-2017
NumberofTestTakers2017-2018
PercentageChangeOverThreeYear
PeriodBradford 381 182 162 -57%Columbia 1,215 1,242 1,199 -1%Desoto 321 289 663 107%Dixie 240 0 283 18%Flagler* 972 0 0 *Franklin 101 109 138 37%Glades** NOTFLP 14 108 671%Hamilton 212 94 186 -12%Hendry 526 0 986 87%Highlands 1,130 0 1,258 11%Lake 8,747 5,526 6,109 -30%Levy 480 481 623 30%Liberty 164 157 173 5%Madison 152 255 261 72%Nassau 1,754 0 1,712 -2%Okeechobee 805 373 761 -5%Putnam 1,399 1,038 1,165 -17%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP -- -- ***Sumter 1,021 619 749 -27%Taylor 177 153 150 -15%Walton 1,117 1,085 1,141 2%Washington 202 397 453 124%FLPDistricts 21,116 12,014 18,280 -13%Florida 49,665 107,779 153,338 209%*FlaglerCountymadeapolicydecisiontoadministertheAVIDbaselinedatain2016-2017andisnotincludedintheoverallFLPdistrictaverage.**GladesbeganitsinvolvementwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LucieCountyjoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,andwillbegintoadministerthePSAT8/9in2018-2019,thuscalculationswerenotincludedintheoverallFLPdistrictaverage.
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Section6:SATSuiteofAssessments:ParticipationandPerformance(cont.)Figure6.1providesanillustrationofthenumberof2015-2016and2017-2018PSAT8/9testtakerspresentedinTable6.1.
Table6.2presentsthefivedistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9in2015-2016comparedto2017-2018.
Table6.2TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
FortheNumberofStudentsWhoTookthePSAT8/9
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange
1 GladesCountyPublicSchools* 671%2 WashingtonCountyPublicSchools 124%3 DesotoCountyPublicSchools 107%4 HendryCountyPublicSchools 87%5 DistrictSchoolBoardofMadisonCounty 72%
FLPDistricts -13%Florida 209%*GladesjoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtotheotherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable6.1forthenumberoftesttakers.
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PSAT8/9Scores-Table6.3showstwoimportantvariableswhenconsideringPSAT8/9scoring:totalmeanscoreandpercentageoftesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Schooldistricts’meanscoresforbothtimepoints,2015-2016and2017-2018,rangedfromalowof719toahighof868.Overall,scoresshowedverylittlefluctuation.
Table6.3ThreeYearComparisonofPercentageofStudents
WhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT8/9inFLPDistricts
SchoolDistrict
MeanTotalScore
2015-16
MetBothBench-marks2015-16
MeanTotalScore
2017-18
MetBothBench-marks2017-18
PercentageChangein
StudentsWhoMetBoth
BenchmarksBradford 770 15% 785 14% -1%Columbia 868 24% 806 25% 1%Desoto 796 19% 754 13% -6%Dixie 808 23% 800 19% -4%Flagler* 849 32% -- -- --Franklin 775 20% 732 17% -2%Glades** NOTFLP NOTFLP 808 27% 27%Hamilton 770 12% 719 10% -3%Hendry 811 19% 765 18% -1%Highlands 809 22% 785 23% 1%Lake 793 22% 789 26% 4%Levy 801 18% 837 23% 5%Liberty 814 19% 805 25% 6%Madison 786 16% 753 11% -5%Nassau 843 34% 850 33% -1%Okeechobee 792 21% 792 19% -1%Putnam 772 16% 783 21% 5%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP NOTFLP -- -- --Sumter 786 17% 781 25% 8%Taylor 836 25% 802 16% -9%Walton 848 34% 830 35% 1%Washington 820 28% 805 25% -3%FLPDistricts 809 23% 788 24% 1%Florida 821 30% 830 32% 2%
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Figure6.2displaysthemeantotalscoresforFLPdistrictsfor2015-2016and2017-2018PSAT8/9tests.Thisvisualshowssmallvariationsinscoresacrosseachdistrict.Fourteenofthe22districtsexperiencedhighermeantotalscoresin2015-2016thanin2017-2018.
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Table6.4TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
InPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT8/9
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 GladesCountyPublicSchools* 27%2 SumterCountyPublicSchools 8%3 LibertyCountyPublicSchools 6%
4 LevyCountyPublicSchoolsPutnamCountyPublicSchools 5%
5 LakeCountyPublicSchools 4%FLPDistricts 1%Florida 2%*GladesbeganimplementingwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
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PSAT/NMSQTTestTakers-ThePSAT/NMSQTisthesecondtestintheSATSuiteofAssessmentsanditisgivento10thand11thgraders.ThistestqualifiesstudentsfortheNationalMeritScholarshipandover$180millioninadditionalscholarshipopportunities.AsseeninTable6.5andFigure6.3below,thenumberofPSAT/NMSQTtesttakersfluctuatedacrossthethree-yearperiod,withnineFLPdistrictsdemonstratinganincreasewhencomparingbaselineto2017-2018.Increasesrangedfrom1%to174%.FLPdistrictsoverallshoweda30%increaseinPSAT/NMSQTtesttakerscomparedto6%statewide.
Table6.5ThreeYearComparisonofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakersbyFLPDistricts
DistrictsNumberofTestTakers2015-2016
NumberofTestTakers2016-2017
NumberofTestTakers2017-2018
PercentageChangeOver
ThreeYearPeriodBradford 332 275 238 -28%Columbia 633 523 876 38%Desoto 411 527 495 20%Dixie 218 244 230 6%Flagler 1,635 694 1,654 1%Franklin 147 1 108 -27%Glades** NOTFLP 43 118 174%Hamilton 165 143 137 -17%Hendry 848 880 914 8%Highlands 1,260 1,228 1,187 -6%Lake 4,940 4,929 4,812 -3%Levy 581 495 515 -11%Liberty 117 128 117 0%Madison 232 0 241 4%Nassau 853 892 1,540 81%Okeechobee 766 621 508 -34%Putnam 1,063 1,076 852 -20%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP 2,885 5,041 75%Sumter 772 795 501 -35%Taylor 274 145 275 0%Walton 922 967 868 -6%Washington 422 319 329 -22%FLPDistricts 16,591 17,810 21,556 30%Florida 237,890 197,041 251,297 6%**GladesbeganitspartnershipwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LucieCountyjoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,andwillbegintoadministerthePSAT8/9in2018-2019,thuscalculationswerenotincludedintheoverallFLPdistrictaverage.
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Figure6.3providesanillustrationofthenumberof2015-2016and2017-2018PSAT/NMSQTtesttakerspresentedinTable6.5.
*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable6.5fortheirparticipation.Table6.6liststhefivedistrictsthathadthegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTin2015-2016comparedto2017-2018.
Table6.6TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
IntheNumberofStudentsWhoTookthePSAT/NMSQT
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 GladesCountyPublicSchools* 174%2 NassauCountyPublicSchools 81%3 St.LucieCountySchoolDistrict* 75%4 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 38%5 DesotoCountyPublicSchools 20%
FLPDistricts 30%Florida 6%*GladesbeganitspartnershipwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.**St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
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PSAT/NMSQTScores-Below,Table6.7showstwoimportantvariableswhenconsideringPSAT/NMSQTscores:totalmeanscoreandpercentageoftesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Schooldistricts’meanscoresforbothtimepoints,2015-2016and2017-2018,rangedfromalowof741toahighof929.Thepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom6%to32%acrossbothtimepoints.
***St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
Table6.7ThreeYearComparisonofPercentageofStudents
WhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT/NMSQTbyFLPDistrict
SchoolDistrict
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2015-2016
PercentageMetBothERWand
MathBenchmarks2015-2016
MeanTotalScore
2017-2018
PercentageMetBothERWand
MathBenchmarks2017-2018
PercentageChangeinStudentsWhoMetBoth
BenchmarksBradford 833 8% 817 15% 7%Columbia 878 25% 866 19% -6%Desoto 847 12% 741 9% -3%Dixie 874 16% 862 15% -1%Flagler 898 24% 876 27% 3%Franklin 891 25% 820 23% -2%Glades** NOTFLP NOTFLP 846 14% 0%Hamilton 824 6% 820 12% 6%Hendry 858 15% 805 11% -4%Highlands 895 23% 851 26% 3%Lake 899 23% 810 23% 0%Levy 869 18% 866 16% -2%Liberty 877 11% 846 8% -3%Madison 827 9% 825 8% -1%Nassau 920 32% 871 27% -5%Okeechobee 851 15% 865 19% 4%Putnam 860 14% 803 15% 1%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP NOTFLP 856 18% -5%Sumter 901 27% 903 23% -4%Taylor 878 23% 860 14% -9%Walton 929 32% 903 28% -4%Washington 859 15% 840 26% 11%FLPDistricts 875 20% 845 20% 0%Florida 821 30% 922 32% 2%
**GladesbeganimplementingwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
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ThemeantotalscoresforFLPdistrictsfor2015-2016and2017-2018PSAT/NMSQTtestsareillustratedinFigure6.4.Thisvisualshowsthatthescoresarequitestableacrossdistricts,withlittlefluctuationinmostcases.However,thescoresforallbuttwodistricts(OkeechobeeandSumter)werehigherin2015-2016thanin2017-2018.
ThesixdistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarksonthePSAT/NMSQTin2015-2016comparedto2017-2018aredisplayedinTable6.8.
Table6.8TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2015-2016to2017-2018
InthePercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonPSAT/NMSQT
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 WashingtonCountyPublicSchools 11%2 BradfordCountyPublicSchools 7%3 SchoolDistrictofHamiltonCounty 6%4 OkeechobeeCountyPublicSchools 4%
5 FlaglerCountyPublicSchoolsHighlandsCountyPublicSchools 3%
FLPDistricts 0%Florida 2%
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SATTestTakers-ThemajorityofSATtesttakersarestudentsin11thand12thgrade.Traditionally,theSATisadministeredtostudentsonSaturdaysatcentrallylocatedfacilities.ThedatapresentedinthenextthreetablesrepresentsstudentsinFLPdistrictswhotookthetestonthetraditionalSaturdayschedule.DuetotherevisionoftheSATinthespringof2016,atwoyearcomparisonwasdone,insteadofthreeyears.Despitethechallengesfacedbystudentsinruraldistricts,Table6.9andFigure6.5showthevastamountofgrowthinthenumberofSATSaturdaytesttakersbetween2016-2017and2017-2018.Indeed,allbutonedistrictdemonstratedanincreaseinparticipationintheSATSaturdaytest;forFLPoverall,SATSaturdaytesttakerswereovertwotimeshigher(119%)overthestatewideincreaseof53%.Increasesinparticipationrangedfrom38%to600%.ThisdemonstratesthemessagesfromFLPtodistrictstoincreaseequityandaccess.
Table6.9TwoYearComparisonofNumberofSATSaturdaysTestTakers
DistrictsNumberofTestTakers2016-2017
NumberofTestTakers2017-2018
PercentageChange
Bradford 54 101 87%Columbia 98 289 195%Desoto 73 108 48%Dixie 10 23 130%Flagler 318 615 93%Franklin 2 14 600%Glades 18 59 228%Hamilton 18 35 94%Hendry 173 472 173%Highlands 295 697 136%Lake 889 1,863 110%Levy 30 75 150%Liberty 8 27 238%Madison 22 45 105%Nassau 253 775 206%Okeechobee 93 211 127%Putnam 214 413 93%St.Lucie 1,501 3,052 103%Sumter 53 116 119%Taylor 13 18 38%Walton 108 312 189%Washington 16 11 -31%FLPDistricts 4,259 9,331 119%Florida 131,901 201,995 53%
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*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable6.9fortheirparticipation.Asmentionedabove,21districtsdemonstratedanincreaseinSATtesttakersbetween2016-2017and2017-2018.Table6.10liststhetopfivedistricts’percentagechange;thetopfiveschooldistrictsandFLPDistrictsoverallincreasedtheparticipationoftesttakersbyovertwo-foldwhencomparingthetwotimepoints.
Table6.10TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
IntheNumberofStudentsWhoTooktheSATonSaturdays
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 FranklinCountySchoolBoard 600%2 LibertyCountyPublicSchools 238%3 GladesCountyPublicSchools 228%4 NassauCountyPublicSchools 206%5 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 195%
FLPDistricts 119%Florida 53%
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SATSchoolDayTestTakers-Transportation,workandotherreasonscreateachallengeforsomestudentslivinginruraldistrictstotaketheSATonaSaturday.ThroughtheassistanceoftheFLP,schoolsbeganofferingtheSATduringtheweekonaschooldayathighschoolstoincreaseparticipationandprovideanequalopportunityforallstudents.ThenumberofstudentswhotooktheSATduringtheSATSchoolDayseventsin2016-2017and2017-2018canbeseeninTable6.11andFigure6.6.FourteenFLPdistrictsincreasedthenumberofstudentswhoparticipatedinSATSchoolDaysbetween2016-2017and2017-2018,withincreasesrangingfrom2%to42%.ApositiveoutcomeofSATSchoolDaysshows3,633morestudentstooktheSATduringSchoolDayseventsthanwhenofferedonSaturday.
Table6.11TwoYearComparisonoftheNumberof
SATSchoolDayTestTakersbyFLPDistricts
DistrictsNumberofTestTakers2016-2017
NumberofTestTakers2017-2018
PercentageChange
Bradford 179 127 -29%Columbia 523 564 8%Desoto 239 340 42%Dixie 118 115 -3%Flagler 852 941 10%Franklin 50 61 22%Glades 0 70 --Hamilton 81 95 17%Hendry 405 549 36%Highlands 612 766 25%Lake 2,571 2,973 16%Levy 309 286 -7%Liberty 55 61 11%Madison 121 137 13%Nassau 831 806 -3%Okeechobee 352 395 12%Putnam 545 554 2%St.Lucie 2,638 3,055 16%Sumter 292 275 -6%Taylor 148 134 -9%Walton 407 462 14%Washington 208 198 -5%FLPDistricts 11,536 12,964 12%Florida 86,952 112,944 30%
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*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable6.11fortheirparticipation.Below,Table6.12liststhedistrictsthatdemonstratedanincreaseinthepercentagechangeinthenumberofstudentswhotooktheSATduringtheSATSchoolDayseventsin2016-2017comparedto2017-2018.
Table6.12TopFiveDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
IntheNumberofSATSchoolDayTestTakers
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 DesotoCountyPublicSchools 42%2 HendryCountyPublicSchools 36%3 HighlandsCountyPublicSchools 25%4 FranklinCountySchoolBoard 22%5 HamiltonCountyPublicSchools 17%
FLPDistricts 12%Florida 30%
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SATScoresforSaturdayTestTakers-Table6.13showstwoimportantvariableswhenconsideringSATscoresbySaturdaytesttakers:totalmeanscoreandpercentageoftesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Schooldistricts’meanscoresforbothtimepoints,2016-2017and2017-2018,rangedfromalowof828toahighof1101.Thepercentagewhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom0%to55%acrossbothtimepoints.Elevendistrictsexperiencedanincreaseinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarksbetween2016-2017and2017-2018.
Table6.13
TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarks
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SchoolDistrict
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2016-2017
PercentageMetBothERWand
MathBenchmarks2016-2017
MeanTotalScore
2017-2018
PercentageMetBothERWand
MathBenchmarks2017-2018
PercentageChangeinStudentsWhoMetBoth
BenchmarksBradford 927 17% 973 24% 7%Columbia 1013 32% 1045 44% 12%Desoto 916 21% 897 19% -1%Dixie 1091 40% 1028 26% -14%Flagler 1067 35% 1056 45% 10%Franklin 980 0% 1023 36% 36%Glades 945 11% 951 20% 9%Hamilton 828 17% 873 6% -11%Hendry 964 20% 942 17% -3%Highlands 995 28% 1004 4% -24%Lake 1019 40% 1011 38% -2%Levy 1035 43% 1052 31% -13%Liberty 976 13% 1030 52% 39%Madison 960 18% 984 38% 20%Nassau 1087 55% 1058 47% -7%Okeechobee 1020 35% 932 23% -13%Putnam 916 20% 965 21% 1%St.Lucie 1011 21% 963 23% 2%Sumter 1039 40% 1088 45% 5%Taylor 990 46% 966 22% -24%Walton 1101 44% 1098 37% -8%Washington 932 25% 963 55% 30%FLPDistricts 991 30% 996 29% -1%Florida 1008 35% 1033 41% 6%
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ThemeantotalscoresforFLPdistrictsfor2016-2017and2017-2018SATtestsareillustratedinFigure6.7.Asseeninthegraph,thescoresfluctuatedslightlyacrossdistrictsbetweenthetwotimepoints.
Asmentionedabove,11districtsdemonstratedanincreasebetween2016-2017and2017-2018inthepercentageofSaturdaySATtesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Table6.14liststhedistrictsrankinginthetopfiveforthepercentagechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarkswhencomparing2016-2017to2017-2018.
Table6.14TopFiveFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
InthePercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarksonSATSaturdays
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange
1 LibertyCountyPublicSchools 39%2 FranklinCountySchoolBoard 36%3 WashingtonCountyPublicSchools 30%4 DistrictSchoolBoardofMadisonCounty 20%5 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 12%
FLPDistricts -1%Florida 6%
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SATScoresforSATSchoolDayTestTakers-Table6.15showstwoimportantvariableswhenconsideringSATscoresbySchoolDaystesttakers:totalmeanscoreandpercentageoftesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Schooldistricts’meanscoresforbothtimepoints,2016-2017and2017-2018,rangedfromalowof787toahighof999.Thepercentagewhometbothbenchmarksrangedfrom2%to30%acrossbothtimepoints.Threedistrictsexperiencedanincreaseinthepercentageofstudentswhometbothbenchmarksbetween2016-2017and2017-2018.
Table6.15TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarks
onSATSchoolDaysbyFLPDistrict
SchoolDistrict
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MeanTotalScore
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PercentageChangeinStudentsWhoMetBoth
BenchmarksBradford 913 13% 832 14% 1%Columbia 944 21% 818 13% -8%Desoto 904 12% 817 11% -1%Dixie 902 12% 791 14% 2%Flagler 962 23% 865 21% -2%Franklin 808 22% 861 30% 8%Glades -- -- 922 13% --Hamilton 872 7% 791 2% -5%Hendry 914 15% 863 9% -6%Highlands 962 22% 848 21% -1%Lake 961 22% 861 19% -2%Levy 937 19% 787 15% -4%Liberty 961 15% 909 13% -1%Madison 890 8% 861 9% 0%Nassau 992 29% 875 29% 0%Okeechobee 911 12% 829 11% -1%Putnam 918 14% 846 10% -4%St.Lucie 925 17% 849 15% -2%Sumter 935 20% 863 19% -1%Taylor 928 18% 927 13% -6%Walton 999 29% 890 23% -6%Washington 939 20% 850 14% -6%FLPDistricts 927 20% 853 17% -3%Florida 973 27% 942 22% -5%
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SATSaturdaytesttakerscomparedtoSchoolDaystesttakers-Table6.16presentsthat2017-2018SATscoresbySaturdayandSchoolDaystesttakers,withthetotalmeanscoreandpercentageoftesttakerswhometbothERWandMathbenchmarks.Ingeneral,SaturdaytesttakershadhigherscoresthanSchoolDaystesttakers,withagreaterpercentageofstudentsreachingbothbenchmarks.MeanscoresforSaturdaytesttakersin2017-2018rangedfromalowof873toahighof1098,whileSchoolDaystesttakers’scoresrangedfrom787to927.
Table6.16TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudentsWhoMetBothERWandMathBenchmarks
onSATSaturdaysvs.SATSchoolDaybyFLPDistrict
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Bradford 973 24% 832 14% 10%Columbia 1045 44% 818 13% 31%Desoto 897 19% 817 11% 8%Dixie 1028 26% 791 14% 12%Flagler 1056 45% 865 21% 24%Franklin 1023 36% 861 30% 6%Glades 951 20% 922 13% 7%Hamilton 873 6% 791 2% 4%Hendry 942 17% 863 9% 8%Highlands 1004 4% 848 21% 17%Lake 1011 38% 861 19% 19%Levy 1052 31% 787 15% 16%Liberty 1030 52% 909 13% 39%Madison 984 38% 861 9% 29%Nassau 1058 47% 875 29% 18%Okeechobee 932 23% 829 11% 12%Putnam 965 21% 846 10% 11%St.Lucie 963 23% 849 15% 8%Sumter 1088 45% 863 19% 26%Taylor 966 22% 927 13% 9%Walton 1098 37% 890 23% 14%Washington 963 55% 850 14% 41%FLPDistricts 996 29% 853 17% 12%Florida 1033 41% 942 22% 19%
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SATConcordanceScores-Below,Table6.17providesdataonthenumberofstudentswhotooktheSATandreachedconcordanceduringSchoolDayseventsin2016-’17and2017-2018.Themajorityofstudentsreachedconcordanceinnearlyeverydistrictforbothtimepoints.
Table6.17TwoYearComparisonofPercentageofStudents
WhoMetERWConcordanceScoresonSATbyFLPDistrict
SchoolDistrict
NumberofTestTakers2016-2017
PercentageMetERW
ConcordanceScores
2016-2017
NumberofTestTakers2017-2018
PercentageMetERW
ConcordanceScores
2017-2018
PercentageChangeinStudentsWhoMetERW
ConcordanceScores
Bradford 179 69% 126 66% -3%Columbia 523 72% 505 72% 0%Desoto 239 65% 233 63% -2%Dixie 118 66% 113 65% -1%Flagler 852 78% 877 79% 1%Franklin 49 78% 51 73% -5%Glades -- -- 28 56% --Hamilton 81 59% 77 42% -18%Hendry 406 68% 474 61% -7%Highlands 612 77% 664 77% 0%Lake 2,570 78% 2,782 77% -1%Levy 310 72% 285 64% -8%Liberty 55 82% 0 -- --Madison 121 65% 160 64% -1%Nassau 832 84% 791 83% -1%Okeechobee 352 65% 349 62% -3%Putnam 545 69% 519 68% -1%St.Lucie 2,640 71% 2,717 70% -1%Sumter 292 70% 268 73% 3%Taylor 148 71% 134 78% 7%Walton 424 86% 481 80% -5%Washington 208 74% 183 73% -1%FLPDistricts 11,556 74% 11,839 73% -1%
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Thegraphbelow,Figure6.8,showsthepercentageofstudentsachievingconcordanceforeachtimepointandwiththeexceptionofHamiltonCounty,verylittledifferenceoccurredbetweenthetwoyears.
ThethreedistrictsthatdemonstratedpositivechangeinthepercentageofstudentswhometERWconcordancescoresbetween2016-’17and2017-’18arepresentedbelow.
Table6.18TopThreeFLPDistricts:PercentageChangefrom2016-2017to2017-2018
InthePercentageofStudentsWhoMetERWConcordanceScoresonSAT
Rank SchoolDistrict PercentageChange1 TaylorCountyPublicSchools 7%2 SumterCountyPublicSchools 3%3 FlaglerCountyPublicSchools 1%
FLPDistricts -1%
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Section7:AVIDFLPSchoolsTheAVIDprogramwasfundedin27schoolsin8FLPdistrictsduringthe2017-2018grantperiod.TheseschoolsprovidedanAVIDelectivecourseforstudentsanddatafromtheschools’GeneralReports,submittedtoAVIDCenter,aresummarizedinthissectionofthereportalongwithresultsfromanonlinesurveyofAVIDElectiveTeachers.DatafromtheSchoolGeneralReportspresentedinthissectionincludes:
• AnoverviewofAVIDstudentenrollment,includingnumberofminoritystudentsandpercentageoftotalstudentpopulationenrolledinanAVIDelectivecourse.
• TheNumberofStudentsEnrolledinanAVIDElectiveCoursebyGradeLevel• AVIDElectiveMiddleSchoolStudentOutcomes(4indicators)• AVIDElectiveHighSchoolSeniorOutcomes(3indicators)• AVIDElectiveHighSchoolStudentPostsecondaryEnrollment(4indicators)
Insomeschools,AVIDinstructionalpracticesareimplementedschool-wide.SurveyresultsfromAVIDteachersshowtheextenttowhichAVIDinstructionalstrategieswereusedinotherclassrooms.Table7.1showshighpercentagesforfourAVIDstrategiesthatimpactstudentswhoarenotenrolledinAVIDElectivecoursesandprovidethemwithstrongstudyskills. Typically,studentsenrolledinAVIDelectivecoursesaremid-levelperformingstudents,minoritystudents,andfirstgenerationcollegegoingstudents.NationalstatisticsforAVIDprogramsshowapproximately50%Hispanicstudents(nationalaverageis20%ofallschool-agechildren)and19%African-Americanstudents(nationalaverageis15%ofschool-agechildren)areenrolledinAVIDelectivecourses.Forthesereasons,thedatapresentedinthissectionprovidesevidenceforthefollowingtwoevaluationquestions.
• Q3:Howhavedistrictandschooladministratorscontributedtoincreasingequityandaccesstoadvancedlevelcoursesandpostsecondaryenrollment?
• Q4:Howhavedistrictandschooladministratorscontributedtoincreasingenrollmentofminorityandunderrepresentedstudentsinadvancedlevelcourses?
Table7.1AVIDStrategiesUsedinOtherClassrooms
Strategies ResponsePercentageWICORmethodologies 100%Binders 93%Cornellnotes 93%Socraticseminars 86%Tutorials 29%Learninglogs,1-2-3,etc. 7%
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Section7:AVIDFLPSchools(cont.)SevenmiddleschoolAVIDteachersrespondedtotheonlinesurveyrequest.DatainTable7.2displaysthenumberofmiddleschoolstudentsenrolledinanAVIDelectivecourseforeachsurveyrespondentalongwiththepercentageofstudentsenrolledwhowouldbefirstgenerationcollegegoingstudents.
Table7.2MiddleSchoolAVIDElectiveStudents
WhoWouldbe1stGenerationCollegeGoingStudentsIndicators NumberofStudentsEnrolled
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*MissingdataSevenhighschoolAVIDteachersrespondedtotheonlinesurveyrequest.Table7.3displaysthenumberofAVIDElectivecoursestudentsforeachrespondentandthepercentagesoftheirstudentswhoarefirstgenerationcollegegoingstudentsandthepercentagesofstudentsenrolledinadvancedlevelcourses.
Table7.3NumberofHighSchoolAVIDElectiveStudentsbyRespondent
Indicators NumberofStudentsEnrolled
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Section7:AVIDSchools(cont..)
DatainTable7.4shows1,615studentsinFLPschoolswereenrolledinanAVIDelectivecourseand40.8%wereminoritystudents.ThepercentageofthetotalstudentpopulationattheschoolenrolledinAVIDaveragedforallFLPandrangedfrom1.4%atFlaglerPalmCoastHighSchoolto19.3%atCedarKeyK-12school.
Table7.4OverviewofAVIDElectiveCoursebySchool
SchoolNames SchoolDistrict
YearProgramStarted
#ofStudents
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%ofStudentsEnrolledinAVID
BronsonMS/HS Levy 2011 548 40 14 7.3%BuddyTaylorMS Flagler 2015 858 41 18 4.8%CallahanMS Nassau 2014 806 146 18 18.1%CedarKeyMS/HS Levy 2011 150 29 4 19.3%ChipleyHS Washington 2015 529 43 24 8.1%C.H.Price Putnam 2017 649 13 8 2.0%C.L.Overturf6thGradeCtr** Putnam 2015 345 31 13 9.0%CrescentCityJr/SrHS Putnam 2011 577 46 32 8.0%DixieCountyHS Dixie 2015 502 62 14 12.4%FlaglerPalmCoastHS Flagler 2015 2,505 36 17 1.4%HillGustat Highlands 2013 693 86 50 12.4%HilliardMS/HS Nassau 2013 708 55 6 7.8%IndianTrailsMS Flagler 2014 943 39 19 4.2%InterlachenHS* Putnam 2017 MantanzasHS Flagler 2015 1,710 116 48 6.8%PalatkaHS** Putnam 2011 1,112 42 40 3.8%RobertH.JenkinsMS Putnam 2015 514 48 28 9.3%RoulhacMS Washington 2014 454 74 28 16.3%SebringHS Highlands 2013 1,596 173 81 10.8%SebringMS Highlands 2013 777 68 40 8.8%TaylorCo.HS* Taylor 2015 VernonMS Washington 2014 292 79 21 27.0%VernonHS Washington 2014 343 40 23 11.7%WestNassauHS Nassau 2011 985 94 19 9.5%WillistonMS/HS Levy 2012 1,021 83 40 8.1%YuleeHS Nassau 2013 1,292 65 44 5.0%YuleeMS Nassau 2014 941 66 9 7.0%Totals 20,850 1,615 658 *Missingdata-InterlachenHS,TaylorHS
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Section7:AVIDSchools(cont..)DatainTable7.5showsthenumberofstudentsenrolledinAVIDelectivecoursesishighestin7thand9thgradeanddropsoffin11thand12thgrades.CallahanMiddleSchoolshowsthehighestnumberofstudentsenrolledinallthreemiddleschoolgrades(n=146)andSebringHighSchoolshowsthehighestnumberenrolledinallfourhighschoolgradelevels(n=173).
Table7.5NumberofStudentsEnrolledinAVIDElectiveCourses
byGradeLevelinFLPFundedSchoolsSchoolNames 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12thBronsonMS/HS -- -- -- 14 12 6 8BuddyTaylorMS -- 17 24 -- -- -- --CallahanMS 57 49 40 -- -- -- --CedarKeyMS/HS 6 11 3 3 2 2 2ChipleyHS -- -- -- 23 12 8 --C.H.PriceMS -- 13 -- -- -- -- --C.L.Overturf6thGradeCtr 31 -- -- -- -- -- --CrescentCityJR/SR -- -- -- 22 24 -- --DixieCountyHS -- -- -- 27 20 15 --FlaglerPalmCoastHS -- -- -- 18 5 13 --HillGustatMS 24 25 37 -- -- -- --HilliardMS/HS -- 17 15 13 10 -- --IndianTrailsMS -- 22 17 -- -- -- --InterlachenHS* MatanzasHS -- -- -- 47 31 38 --PalatkaHS -- -- -- 14 27 1 --RobertHJenkinsMS -- 39 9 -- -- -- --RoulhacMS 24 25 25 -- -- -- --SebringHS -- -- -- 57 47 38 31SebringMS 23 21 24 -- -- -- --TaylorCountyHS* VernonMS 27 36 16 -- -- -- --VernonHS -- -- -- 9 23 8 --WestNassauHS -- -- -- 20 24 25 25WillistonMS/HS 23 15 16 18 1 4 6YuleeHS -- -- -- 15 22 17 11YuleeMS 21 24 21 -- -- -- --TotalbyGradeLevel 236 314 247 300 260 175 83*Missingdata-InterlachenHS,TaylorHS
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Section7:AVIDSchools(cont..)DatainTable7.6displaysfourdifferentindicatorsfor743middleschoolstudents.ThecombinedtotalsforallFLPmiddleschoolAVIDcoursesshowthefollowingpercentageofmiddleschoolstudentsforeachindicatorduringthe2017-2018schoolyear.
• Percentageofstudentsenrolledinhigherlevelmath=19.4%• Percentageofstudentsenrolledin2ndyearofAVID=44.7%• Percentageof8thgradersrecommendedforcollegeprepcourses
inhighschool=13.8%• Percentageof8thgraderswhotookthePSAT8/9,ACTExploreorPSSS=15.8%
Table7.6AVIDElectiveMiddleSchoolStudentOutcomes
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Numberof8thGradersinLastYear’sProgram
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ExploreorPSSS
BuddyTaylorMS 41 19 19 28 --CallahanMS 146 40 87 44 40CedarKeyMS/HS 20 3 9 1 1C.H.PriceMS 13 -- -- -- --C.L.Overturf6thGradeCtr
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HillGustatMS 86 21 23 15 18HilliardMS/HS 32 6 12 -- 13IndianTrailsMS 39 -- 22 -- --RobertJenkins 48 5 19 10 4RoulhacMS 74 25 38 -- 25SebringMS 68 16 44 -- --VernonMS 79 6 25 4 16YuleeMS 66 3 34 -- --Totals 743 144 332 102 117
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Section7:AVIDSchools(cont..)DatainTable7.7displaysthreeindicatorsrepresenting83AVIDelectivehighschoolsenioroutcomes.ThecombinedtotalsforallFLPhighschoolseniorsenrolledinAVIDcoursesshowthefollowingpercentageofstudentsforeachindicatorduringthe2017-2018schoolyear.
• PercentageofseniorsenrolledinAVIDfor3rdyear=36.2%• PercentageofseniorswhotooktheSAT=36.2%• PercentageofseniorswhotookatleastoneAPorIBexam=16.9%
Table7.7AVIDElectiveHighSchoolStudentOutcomes
NumberofLastYear’sSeniors
SchoolNamesTotal
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WhoTooktheSAT
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examBronsonMS/HS 8 4 6 2CedarKeyMS/HS 2 -- -- --SebringHS 25 11 10 8WestNassauHS 31 -- -- --WillistonMSHS 6 -- -- --YuleHS 13 12 13 3Totals 83 30 30 14*SchoolswithoutseniorsinAVIDlastyearhavebeenremovedfromthetable.Table7.8displaysthreeindicatorsrelatedtoAVIDElectivehighschoolseniorpostsecondaryenrollmentoutcomes.ThecombinedtotalsforallFLPhighschoolseniorsenrolledinAVIDcoursesshowthefollowingpercentageofstudentsforeachindicatorduringthe2017-2018schoolyear.
• Percentageofseniorswhoappliedtoa4-yearcollegeoruniversity=35.0%• Percentageofseniorswhowereacceptedbya4-yearcollegeoruniversity=35.0%• Percentageofseniorswhoplannedtoattenda4-yearcollegeoruniversity=30.2%• Percentageofseniorswhoplannedtoattenda2-yearcollege=1.2%
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Section7:AVIDSchools(cont..)
Table7.8AVIDElectiveHighSchoolStudentPostsecondaryEnrollment
NumberofLastYear’sSeniors
SchoolNames
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Appliedto4-YearCollege/Univ.
AcceptedBy4-YearCollege/Univ.
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PlannedtoAttend2-
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BronsonMS/HS 8 6 6 5 0CedarKey 2 -- -- -- --SebringHS 25 10 10 7 1WestNassauHS 31 -- -- -- --WillistonMS/HS 6 -- -- -- --YuleHS 13 13 13 13 0TotalStudents 83 29 29 25 1*SchoolswithoutseniorsinAVIDlastyearhavebeenremovedfromthetable.
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Section8:CollegeBoardAPExamParticipationandPerformanceThissectionofthereportexaminesthenumberofAPexamtesttakersasanindicatorofstudentswhoareplanningforpostsecondaryenrollmentincollege.APExamTestTakers-Table8.1andFigure8.1showtheamountofgrowthinthenumberofstudentswhotookanAPexambetween2015-’16and2017-’18.Indeed,overone-halfofthedistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinAPexamparticipation.Increasesrangedfrom5%inLevyCountyto1,350%inFranklinCountywherethenumberofAPexamswentfrom2to29.FLPdistrictsoverallexperiencedanincreaseof13%inthenumberofAPexamtesttakersthisyearcomparedto4%statewidelastyear.
Table8.1ThreeYearComparisonofNumberofStudentsWhoTookanAPExam
andPercentageChangebyFLPDistrictsFLPDistrict 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 %ChangeBradford 35 58 79 126%Columbia 274 355 336 23%Desoto 109 103 108 -1%Dixie 135 114 109 -19%Flagler 652 669 699 7%Franklin 2 3 29 1,350%Glades** NOTFLP 3 15 400%Hamilton 20 7 19 -5%Hendry 519 609 447 -14%Highlands 473 489 593 25%Lake 4,051 3,917 3,653 -10%Levy 146 189 154 5%Liberty 7 5 4 -43%Madison 88 44 -- --Nassau 803 769 765 -5%Okeechobee 137 145 151 10%Putnam 194 228 240 24%St.Lucie* NOTFLP 1,119 973 -13%Sumter 470 606 648 38%Taylor 48 96 83 73%Walton 469 650 599 28%Washington 58 97 87 50%FLPDistricts 8,690 10,275 9,791 13%Florida**** 187,137 194,164 194,164 4%**GladesbeganitspartnershipwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.****State-wideAPnumbersfor2017-2018werenotavailableatthetimeofthisreport;therefore,thestatewide2016-2017numberwascarriedforwardto2017-2018.
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Table8.2displaysthetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeforthenumberofstudentswhotookanAPexambetweenbaselineand2017-’18.Overall,FLPdistrictsexperiencedanincreaseor1,101studentswhotookanAPexam.
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Table8.2TopTenFLPDistricts:PercentageChangeforNumberofStudents
WhoTookanAPExam
Rank SchoolDistrict IncreaseinNumberofStudents
PercentageChange
1 FranklinCountySchoolBoard 27 1,350%2 GladesCountyPublicSchools 12 400%3 BradfordCountyPublicSchools 44 126%4 TaylorCountyPublicSchools 35 73%5 WashingtonCountyPublicSchools 29 50%6 SumterCountyPublicSchools 178 38%7 WaltonCountyPublicSchools 130 28%8 HighlandsCountyPublicSchools 120 25%9 PutnamCountyPublicSchools 46 24%10 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 62 23%
FLPDistricts 1,101 13%
*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable9.1fortheirparticipation.
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MinorityAPExamTestTakersTable8.3andFigure8.2showtheamountofgrowthinthenumberofstudentswhoidentifiedasminoritywhotookanAPexambetween2015-’16and2017-’18.LikethegrowthinthenumberofallstudentswhotookanAPexam,overone-halfofthedistrictsdemonstratedanincreaseinparticipationbyminoritieswhotookanAPexam.Increasesrangedfrom5%to300%.
Table8.3ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofMinorityStudentsWhoTookanAP
ExamandPercentageChangebyFLPDistrictsFLPDistrict 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 %ChangeBradford 4 11 13 225%Columbia 50 62 58 16%Desoto 53 52 60 13%Dixie 12 13 12 0%Flagler 195 202 191 -2%Franklin 1 2 3 200%Glades** NOTFLP 3 12 300%Hamilton 7 4 7 0%Hendry 383 443 343 -10%Highlands 201 198 256 27%Lake 1,415 1,440 1,338 -5%Levy 26 47 39 50%Liberty 1 1 -- --Madison 40 14 -- --Nassau 85 81 89 5%Okeechobee 61 93 94 54%Putnam 59 74 68 15%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP 535 483 -10%Sumter 99 144 153 55%Taylor 4 17 15 275%Walton 53 72 75 42%Washington 17 17 12 -29%FLPDistricts 2,766 3,525 3,321 20%Florida**** 70,270 89,497 89,497 27%**GladesbeganimplementingwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.****State-wideAPnumbersfor2017-2018werenotavailableatthetimeofthisreport;therefore,thestatewide2016-2017numberwascarriedforwardto2017-2018.
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ThetendistrictswiththegreatestpercentagechangeinthenumberofminoritystudentswhotookanAPexambetweenbaselineand2017-2018arepresentedinthetablebelow.
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Table8.4TopTenFLPDistricts:
PercentageChangeforNumberofMinorityStudentsWhoTookanAPExam
Rank SchoolDistrict IncreaseinNumberofStudents
PercentageChange
1 GladesCountyPublicSchools* 9 300%2 TaylorCountyPublicSchools 11 275%3 BradfordCountyPublicSchools 9 225%4 FranklinCountySchoolBoard 2 200%5 SumterCountyPublicSchools 54 55%6 OkeechobeeCountyPublicSchools 33 54%7 LevyCountyPublicSchools 13 50%8 WaltonCountyPublicSchools 22 42%9 HighlandsCountyPublicSchools 55 27%10 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 8 16%
FLPDistricts 555 20%*GladesbeganitspartnershipwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.
*LakeandSt.LucieareintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable9.3fortheirparticipation.
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APExamswith3+Scores-Scoresonexamswithathreeorhigherwerealsoexaminedasanadditionalmeasureofcollegereadinessforthetotalstudentpopulationandforminorities.Table8.5andFigure8.3showtheamountofgrowthinthenumberofAPexamsthatreceivedascoreofa3,4,or5from2015-’16to2017-’18.NearlyeverydistricthadgainsinthepercentageofAPexamsthatscoredatleasta3,withincreasesrangingfrom5%to400%.
Table8.5ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswith3+Scoresand
PercentageChangebyFLPDistrictsFLPDistrict 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 %ChangeBradford 2 2 10 400%Columbia 194 246 278 43%Desoto 24 43 28 17%Dixie 27 37 46 70%Flagler 470 511 536 14%Franklin 1 1 1 0%Glades** NOTFLP 4 1 -75%Hamilton 5 0 4 -20%Hendry 250 257 167 -33%Highlands 183 183 267 46%Lake 2,030 2,118 2,130 5%Levy 73 98 77 5%Liberty 2 0 3 50%Madison 6 3 -- --Nassau 488 579 609 25%Okeechobee 65 92 133 105%Putnam 51 58 71 39%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP 356 300 -16%Sumter 148 207 302 104%Taylor 16 14 22 38%Walton 205 375 443 116%Washington 10 19 19 90%FLPDistricts 4,250 5,203 5,447 28%Florida**** 164,028 171,833 171,833 5%**GladesbeganimplementingwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.****State-wideAPnumbersfor2017-2018werenotavailableatthetimeofthisreport;therefore,thestatewide2016-2017numberwascarriedforwardto2017-2018.
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Table8.6ranksthe10districtswiththegreatestincreasesinthepercentageofexamsthatscored3+in2017-’18whencomparedto2015-’16.Additionally,thistableshowstheincreaseinthenumberofexams,whichresultedinthestrongpercentageincrease.
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Table8.6TopTenFLPDistricts:
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Rank SchoolDistrict IncreaseinNumberofExams3+
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1 BradfordCountyPublicSchools 8 400%2 WaltonCountyPublicSchools 238 116%3 OkeechobeeCountyPublicSchools 68 105%4 SumterCountyPublicSchools 154 104%5 WashingtonCountyPublicSchools 9 90%6 DixieCountyPublicSchools 19 70%7 LibertyCountyPublicSchools 1 50%8 HighlandsCountyPublicSchools 84 46%9 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 84 43%10 PutnamCountyPublicSchools 20 39%
FLPDistricts 1,197 28%
*Lakeisintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationskewsthebargraph.SeeTable9.5fortheirparticipation.
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Table8.7andFigure8.4showtheamountofgrowthinthenumberofAPexamstakenbystudentswhoidentifiedasminoritythatreceivedascoreofa3,4,or5from2015-’16to2017-’18.NearlyeverydistricthadgainsinthepercentageofAPexamstakenbyminoritiesthatscoredatleasta3,withincreasesrangingfrom9%to271%.
Table8.7ThreeYearComparisonoftheNumberofAPExamswith3+ScoresTakenby
MinorityStudentsandPercentageChangebyFLPDistrictsFLPDistrict 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 %ChangeBradford 1 0 2 100%Columbia 24 33 38 58%Desoto 9 17 18 100%Dixie 0 0 0 --Flagler 131 126 130 -1%Franklin 1 1 0 -100%Glades** NOTFLP 4 2 -50%Hamilton 0 0 0 --Hendry 184 194 127 -31%Highlands 78 46 93 19%Lake 582 654 636 9%Levy 8 17 22 175%Liberty 0 0 x --Madison 1 0 x --Nassau 51 63 68 33%Okeechobee 21 60 78 271%Putnam 18 22 23 28%St.Lucie*** NOTFLP 155 148 -5%Sumter 18 46 41 128%Taylor 0 0 1 --Walton 21 34 52 148%Washington 3 3 1 -67%FLPDistricts 1,151 1,475 1,480 29%Florida**** 52,035 65,901 65,901 27%**GladesbeganimplementingwiththeFLPin2016-2017,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.***St.LuciejoinedtheFLPin2017-2018,thus2016-2017isthebaseline;calculationsarebasedonatwo-yearperiod.****State-wideAPnumbersfor2017-2018werenotavailableatthetimeofthisreport;therefore,thestatewide2016-2017numberwascarriedforwardto2017-2018.
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Table8.9ranksthe10districtswiththegreatestincreasesinthepercentageofexamstakenbyminoritiesthatscored3+in2017-’18whencomparedto2015-’16.
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Table8.9TopTenFLPDistricts:
PercentageChangeintheNumberofAPExamswith3+ScoresTakenbyMinorityStudents
Rank SchoolDistrict IncreaseinNumberofExams
PercentageChange
1 OkeechobeeCountyPublicSchools 57 271%2 LevyCountyPublicSchools 14 175%3 WaltonCountyPublicSchools 31 148%4 SumterCountyPublicSchools 23 128%5 BradfordCountyPublicSchools 1 100%6 DesotoCountyPublicSchools 9 100%7 ColumbiaCountyPublicSchools 14 58%8 NassauCountyPublicSchools 17 33%9 PutnamCountyPublicSchools 5 28%10 HighlandsCountyPublicSchools 15 19%
FLPDistricts 329 29%
*LakeisintentionallyomittedbecausetheirlargestudentpopulationcomparedtootherFLPdistrictsskewsthebargraph.SeeTable9.7fortheirparticipation.
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Section9:ConclusionandRecommendationsEvaluationfindingsrevealedasignificantamountofevidenceshowingtheFLPismeetingitsmissionbyimplementingthreekeyelements:professionaldevelopment,technicalassistance,andresourcesforFLPdistricts.Inconclusion,theevaluationfindingsareasfollows:
• Datacollectedfromparticipantswhoattendedprofessionaldevelopmenteventsshowedhighlevelsofsatisfactioninmeetingtheirexpectationswith100%reportingtheywouldrecommendtheAPSymposia,APSummerInstituteandAVIDSummerInstitutetoacolleague.
• Alargemajority(rangingfrom85%to100%)ofprofessionaldevelopmentparticipants,forallevents,reportedgainingnewknowledgeandskillstotakebacktotheirworkenvironment,whichwillbenefittheintended,targeted,students.Manyreportedtheywereinspiredandappreciatedhavinganopportunitytonetworkwithcolleaguesinotherschooldistrictsandwithothersintheirownschooldistrict.
• Districtandschooladministratorsareimplementingstrategieslearnedatprofessionaldevelopmentevents.ManyparticipantsmentionedtheybetterunderstandhowtouseCollegeBoardresourcestoexpandequityandaccessforallstudents.
• Middleschooladministratorsareworkingtogetherwithhighschooladministrators,someforthefirsttime.
• ThenumberofstudentstakingthePSAT8/9,PSAT/NMQST,andSATcontinuestoincreaseinFLPdistricts.
• CollegeAccessandReadinessExperiencesgranteesexpandedthereachoftheFLPbyprovidingadditionaltutoringandeducationalopportunitiesforminoritiesandunderrepresentedstudents.
• FLPdistrictsaremakingprogresstowardsenrollingmorestudentsinadvancedlevelcourses,andincreasingthenumberofstudents,includingthosewhoareminoritiesandunderrepresented,whoareenrollinginAPcourses,andscoringa3+onAPexams.FLPdistrictsoverallexperiencedanincreaseof13%inthenumberofAPexamtesttakersthisyearcomparedtoa4%increasestatewidelastyear.
RecommendationsRecommendation1:IncreasediscussionwithadministratorsofCARESprogramsforwaystohelpincreasethenumberofstudentstheyservewhoarelinkedtoCollegeBoardandKhanAcademy.
Recommendation2:ConsiderinvitingCommunityOutreachGranteestafftoDCRtrainingsandotherFLPprofessionaldevelopmenteventstolearnmoreaboutKhanAcademyandCollegeBoard’sBigFuture.
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Recommendation3:WorkwithAVIDCenterstafftoidentifythoseschoolswithlowlevelsofstudentenrollmentinAVIDelectivecourses,anddevelopstrategiestoincreaseenrollmentwherepossible.
Recommendation4:Considerdevelopinganddistributingaclassroomobservationtoolforadministratorstousepriortoaprofessionaldevelopmenteventandaftertheeventtodocumentnewstrategiesbeingimplemented.Ideally,theadministratorwouldshareresultswithFLPstaff.NewDirections,NewIdeas,LLCwouldliketothankthestafffromtheFLP,theAVIDCenter,andCommunityOutreachGranteesfortheirassistancewiththeevaluationprocessandtheopportunitytoevaluateservicesprovidedtoschooldistricts.
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AppendixA2017-2018OverviewofPSAT8/9TestTakersandScores
FLPSchoolDistricts
FLPSchools
NumberofTestTakers
MeanTotalScore
MetBothERWandMath
Benchmarks
8th
Grade9th
Grade8th
Grade9th
Grade8th
Grade9th
GradeAlachua AbrahamLincolnMiddle
School219 893 97
Alachua EastsideHighSchool 295 893 113Alachua HowardWBishopMiddle
School210 876 99
Bradford BradfordHighSchool 162 785 23Bradford BradfordMiddleSchool N/A N/A N/A Columbia ColumbiaHighSchool 463 829 123Columbia FortWhiteHighSchool 139 111 793 815 31 27Columbia LakeCityMiddleSchool 486 783 116 Columbia RichardsonMiddleSchool N/A N/A N/A Desoto DeSotoCountyHighSchool 306 771 35Desoto DesotoMiddleSchool 357 738 52 Dixie DixieCountyHighSchool 134 818 18Dixie RuthRainsMiddleSchool 149 782 35 Escambia BookerTWashingtonHigh
School 441 816 112
Escambia EscambiaCharterSchool N/A N/A N/A Escambia EscambiaHighSchool 1 720 0Escambia FerryPassMiddleSchool 286 771 61 Escambia JMTateHighSchool N/A Escambia NorthviewHighSchool N/A Escambia PensacolaHighSchool N/A Escambia PineForestHighSchool 380 764 40Escambia WestFloridaHighSchoolof
AdvancedTechnologyN/A
Escambia WoodhamMiddleSchool 189 744 33 Flagler FlaglerPalmCoastHigh
School 4 905 1
Flagler MatanzasHighSchool 1 740 0Flagler IndianTrailsMiddleSchool N/A Flagler BuddyTaylorMiddleSchool N/A Franklin FranklinCountyHighSchool 67 71 783 794 12 12
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Glades MooreHavenMiddle/HighSchool
51 768 7
Glades WestGladesSchool(K-8) 57 844 22 Hamilton HamiltonCountyHighSchool 125 61 723 788 12 6Hendry ClewistonHighSchool 129 775 38Hendry ClewistonMiddleSchool 219 733 29 Hendry LaBelleHighSchool 283 801 61Hendry LaBelleMiddleSchool N/A Highlands AvonParkHighSchool 328 777 44Highlands AvonParkMiddleSchool 331 761 44 Highlands HillGustatMiddleSchool N/A Highlands LakePlacidHighSchool 242 798 53Highlands SebringHighSchool 445 847 148Lake CarverMiddleSchool 232 789 48 Lake CecileEGrayMiddleSchool 282 792 76 Lake ClermontMiddleSchool 249 807 58 Lake EastRidgeHighSchool 562 857 176Lake EastRidgeMiddleSchool 327 840 121 Lake EustisHighSchool 294 838 83Lake EustisMiddleSchool 309 792 84 Lake LakeCountyVirtualSchool 9 9 893 940 5 5Lake LakeMinneolaHighSchool 371 869 131Lake LeesburgHighSchool 339 793 56Lake MountDoraHighSchool 284 837 78Lake MountDoraMiddleSchool 269 814 84 Lake OakParkMiddleSchool 158 735 19 Lake SouthLakeHighSchool 462 836 125Lake TavaresHighSchool 333 832 87Lake TavaresMiddleSchool 361 782 84 Lake UmatillaHighSchool 215 768 27Lake UmatillaMiddleSchool 176 762 31 Lake WindyHillMiddleSchool 446 818 143 Levy BronsonMiddleHighSchool 68 72 754 797 8 11Levy CedarKeySchool(K-12) 25 16 811 851 10 7Levy ChieflandHighSchool 78 93 796 838 24 28Levy WillistonHighSchool 117 137 780 823 25 27Levy YankeetownSchool(K-8) 16 788 2 Liberty HosfordElementaryJunior
HighSchool49 801 13
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Liberty LibertyCountyHighSchool 76 837 22Liberty WRTolarElementaryMiddle
School48 756 8
Madison MadisonCountyCentralSchool(K-8)
143 760 17
Madison MadisonCountyHighSchool 118 768 11Marion WestPortHighSchool 586 858 197Nassau CallahanMiddleSchool 240 806 62 Nassau FernandinaBeachHighSchool 248 929 131Nassau FernandinaBeachMiddle
School194 834 75
Nassau HilliardMiddle-SeniorHighSchool
118 109 821 832 34 27
Nassau WestNassauCountyHighSchool
1 212 870 854 1 68
Nassau YuleeHighSchool 265 844 71Nassau YuleeMiddleSchool 293 822 90 Okeechobee OkeechobeeHighSchool 338 829 78Okeechobee OsceolaMiddleSchool 215 762 33 Okeechobee YearlingMiddleSchool 208 746 37 Putnam CHPriceMiddleSchool 169 753 26 Putnam CLOverturfSixthGrade
CenterN/A
Putnam CrescentCityJuniorSeniorHighSchool
107 772 13
Putnam InterlachenHighSchool 153 792 25Putnam MillerIntermediateSchool 125 756 14 Putnam PalatkaHighSchool 216 786 31Putnam PutnamEDGEHighSchool N/A Putnam Q.I.RobertsJR-SRHighSchool 115 81 913 938 74 38Putnam RobertHJenkinsMiddle
School199 732 18
St.Lucie DaleCassensEducationComplex(HS)
N/A
St.Lucie FortPierceCentralHighSchool
3 990 1
St.Lucie FortPierceWestwoodHighSchool
N/A
St.Lucie LincolnParkAcademy(6-12) 60 994 28St.Lucie MosaicDigitalAcademy
UpperSchoolN/A
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St.Lucie PerformanceBasedPreparatoryAcademy(HS)
N/A
St.Lucie PortSaintLucieHighSchool N/A St.Lucie SaintLucieWestCentennial
HighSchoolN/A
St.Lucie TreasureCoastHighSchool 1 1290 1Sumter SouthSumterHighSchool 278 843 80Sumter SouthSumterMiddleSchool 280 802 82 Sumter WildwoodMiddle/High
School100 91 758 807 15 13
Taylor TaylorCountyHighSchool 148 803 24Walton EmeraldCoastMiddleSchool 217 877 110 Walton FreeportHighSchool 122 870 44Walton FreeportMiddleSchool N/A Walton PaxtonK-12School 58 58 805 860 17 18Walton SeacoastCollegiateHigh
SchoolN/A
Walton SouthWaltonHighSchool 2 197 860 906 0 86Walton WaltonAcademyCharter
School(6-12)N/A
Walton WaltonHighSchool 176 825 37Walton WaltonMiddleSchool 204 817 62 Washington ChipleyHighSchool 121 836 35Washington RoulhacMiddleSchool 141 811 38 Washington VernonHighSchool 99 811 23Washington VernonMiddleSchool 90 778 15 Washington WashingtonInst-Specialized
Ed(5-12)N/A
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AppendixB2017-2018OverviewofPSAT/NMSQTTestTakersandScores
FLPSchoolDistricts
FLPSchools
NumberofTestTakers
MeanTotalScore
MetBothERWandMath
Benchmarks
10thGrade
11thGrade
10thGrade
11thGrade
10thGrade
11thGrade
Alachua AbrahamLincolnMiddleSchool
N/A
Alachua EastsideHighSchool 281 261 943 1037 113 118Alachua HowardWBishopMiddle
SchoolN/A
Bradford BradfordHighSchool 157 79 840 836 26 9Bradford BradfordMiddleSchool N/A Columbia ColumbiaHighSchool 365 278 856 886 83 48Columbia FortWhiteHighSchool 144 76 856 882 21 15Columbia LakeCityMiddleSchool N/A Columbia RichardsonMiddleSchool N/A Desoto DeSotoCountyHighSchool 260 234 810 844 18 25Desoto DesotoMiddleSchool N/A Dixie DixieCountyHighSchool 105 125 855 868 14 21Dixie RuthRainsMiddleSchool N/A Escambia BookerTWashingtonHigh
School374 344 873 912 96 81
Escambia EscambiaCharterSchool N/A Escambia EscambiaHighSchool 439 22 834 1113 64 14Escambia FerryPassMiddleSchool N/A Escambia JMTateHighSchool 454 56 883 1161 117 47Escambia NorthviewHighSchool 126 1 853 1060 19 0Escambia PensacolaHighSchool 273 105 972 1256 124 97Escambia PineForestHighSchool 345 302 795 836 31 38Escambia WestFloridaHighSchoolof
AdvancedTechnology356 75 930 1096 129 49
Escambia WoodhamMiddleSchool N/A Flagler FlaglerPalmCoastHigh
School534 451 891 922 151 106
Flagler MatanzasHighSchool 352 293 902 936 107 74Flagler IndianTrailsMiddleSchool N/A Flagler BuddyTaylorMiddleSchool N/A Franklin FranklinCountyHighSchool 48 58 870 891 12 13
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Glades MooreHavenMiddle/HighSchool
70 48 809 883 9 8
Glades WestGladesSchool(K-8) N/A Hamilton HamiltonCountyHighSchool 73 64 837 802 14 2Hendry ClewistonHighSchool 205 182 822 848 24 19Hendry ClewistonMiddleSchool N/A Hendry LaBelleHighSchool 288 234 827 866 36 24Hendry LaBelleMiddleSchool N/A Highlands AvonParkHighSchool 193 171 853 874 40 25Highlands AvonParkMiddleSchool N/A Highlands HillGustatMiddleSchool N/A Highlands LakePlacidHighSchool 184 89 879 893 41 14Highlands SebringHighSchool 313 233 903 964 104 79Lake CarverMiddleSchool N/A Lake CecileEGrayMiddleSchool N/A Lake ClermontMiddleSchool N/A Lake EastRidgeHighSchool 560 484 912 939 170 134Lake EastRidgeMiddleSchool N/A Lake EustisHighSchool 287 257 868 932 48 61Lake EustisMiddleSchool N/A Lake LakeCountyVirtualSchool 8 4 1088 973 4 1Lake LakeMinneolaHighSchool 361 303 901 944 104 81Lake LeesburgHighSchool 279 237 843 879 51 36Lake MountDoraHighSchool 255 208 881 931 52 48Lake MountDoraMiddleSchool N/A Lake OakParkMiddleSchool N/A Lake SouthLakeHighSchool 384 320 864 919 78 69Lake TavaresHighSchool 283 251 882 946 64 60Lake TavaresMiddleSchool N/A Lake UmatillaHighSchool 185 121 830 907 24 17Lake UmatillaMiddleSchool N/A Lake WindyHillMiddleSchool N/A Levy BronsonMiddleHighSchool N/A Levy CedarKeySchool(K-12) 22 13 924 919 7 1Levy ChieflandHighSchool 106 80 878 859 25 6Levy WillistonHighSchool 106 85 856 897 19 18Levy YankeetownSchool(K-8) N/A Liberty HosfordElementaryJunior
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Liberty LibertyCountyHighSchool 65 52 829 863 4 5Liberty WRTolarElementaryMiddle
SchoolN/A
Madison MadisonCountyCentralSchool(K-8)
N/A
Madison MadisonCountyHighSchool 113 128 816 834 13 6Marion WestPortHighSchool 592 547 896 935 189 146Nassau CallahanMiddleSchool N/A Nassau FernandinaBeachHighSchool 179 189 929 1037 70 95Nassau FernandinaBeachMiddle
SchoolN/A
Nassau HilliardMiddle-SeniorHighSchool
80 60 877 914 13 10
Nassau WestNassauCountyHighSchool
258 215 885 894 62 35
Nassau YuleeHighSchool 305 248 895 888 86 49Nassau YuleeMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee OkeechobeeHighSchool 319 189 839 891 61 33Okeechobee OsceolaMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee YearlingMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CHPriceMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CLOverturfSixthGrade
CenterN/A
Putnam CrescentCityJuniorSeniorHighSchool
99 101 811 852 6 8
Putnam InterlachenHighSchool 146 97 832 841 23 6Putnam MillerIntermediateSchool N/A Putnam PalatkaHighSchool 175 95 792 872 13 12Putnam PutnamEDGEHighSchool N/A Putnam Q.I.RobertsJR-SRHighSchool 78 56 997 1025 39 20Putnam RobertHJenkinsMiddle
SchoolN/A
St.Lucie DaleCassensEducationComplex(HS)
10 3 740 577 0 0
St.Lucie FortPierceCentralHighSchool
519 304 846 881 87 52
St.Lucie FortPierceWestwoodHighSchool
396 303 796 835 39 25
St.Lucie LincolnParkAcademy(6-12) 231 191 987 1025 102 87St.Lucie MosaicDigitalAcademy
UpperSchool6 8 1052 1011 3 3
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St.Lucie PerformanceBasedPreparatoryAcademy(HS)
5 9 766 768 0 0
St.Lucie PortSaintLucieHighSchool 349 403 846 883 61 53St.Lucie SaintLucieWestCentennial
HighSchool563 467 846 876 84 71
St.Lucie TreasureCoastHighSchool 601 544 854 885 113 73Sumter SouthSumterHighSchool 200 167 909 927 62 38Sumter SouthSumterMiddleSchool N/A Sumter WildwoodMiddle/High
School66 68 847 871 9 8
Taylor TaylorCountyHighSchool 113 139 813 855 18 17Walton EmeraldCoastMiddleSchool N/A Walton FreeportHighSchool 90 92 948 951 32 32Walton FreeportMiddleSchool N/A Walton PaxtonK-12School 48 34 884 873 13 0Walton SeacoastCollegiateHigh
SchoolN/A
Walton SouthWaltonHighSchool 175 171 938 969 63 49Walton WaltonAcademyCharter
School(6-12)N/A
Walton WaltonHighSchool 143 96 898 896 38 18Walton WaltonMiddleSchool N/A Washington ChipleyHighSchool 111 75 879 898 27 15Washington RoulhacMiddleSchool N/A Washington VernonHighSchool 87 55 873 914 27 16Washington VernonMiddleSchool N/A Washington WashingtonInst-Specialized
Ed(5-12)N/A
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AppendixC2017-2018OverviewofSATTestTakersandScores
FLPSchoolDistricts
FLPSchools
NumberofTestTakers
MeanTotalScore
MetBothERWandMath
BenchmarksAlachua AbrahamLincolnMiddleSchool N/A Alachua EastsideHighSchool 271 1260 233Alachua HowardWBishopMiddle
SchoolN/A
Bradford BradfordHighSchool 101 973 24Bradford BradfordMiddleSchool N/A Columbia ColumbiaHighSchool 190 1054 80Columbia FortWhiteHighSchool 99 1038 47Columbia LakeCityMiddleSchool N/A Columbia RichardsonMiddleSchool N/A Desoto DeSotoCountyHighSchool 108 897 21Desoto DesotoMiddleSchool N/A Dixie DixieCountyHighSchool 23 1028 6Dixie RuthRainsMiddleSchool N/A Escambia BookerTWashingtonHigh
School110 1075 48
Escambia EscambiaCharterSchool N/A Escambia EscambiaHighSchool 69 1067 31Escambia FerryPassMiddleSchool N/A Escambia JMTateHighSchool 148 1078 74Escambia NorthviewHighSchool 6 1021 0Escambia PensacolaHighSchool 251 1061 116Escambia PineForestHighSchool 134 901 26Escambia WestFloridaHighSchoolof
AdvancedTechnology131 1080 66
Escambia WoodhamMiddleSchool N/A Flagler FlaglerPalmCoastHighSchool 368 1019 159Flagler MatanzasHighSchool 247 1112 116Flagler IndianTrailsMiddleSchool N/A Flagler BuddyTaylorMiddleSchool N/A Franklin FranklinCountyHighSchool 14 1023 5Glades MooreHavenMiddle/High
School(6-12)59 951 12
Glades WestGladesSchool(K-8) N/A Hamilton HamiltonCountyHighSchool 35 873 2
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Hendry ClewistonHighSchool 161 1000 34Hendry ClewistonMiddleSchool N/A Hendry LaBelleHighSchool 311 906 45Hendry LaBelleMiddleSchool N/A Highlands AvonParkHighSchool 175 961 35Highlands AvonParkMiddleSchool N/A Highlands HillGustatMiddleSchool N/A Highlands LakePlacidHighSchool 180 937 49Highlands SebringHighSchool 342 1008 112Lake CarverMiddleSchool N/A Lake CecileEGrayMiddleSchool N/A Lake ClermontMiddleSchool N/A Lake EastRidgeHighSchool 600 1038 213Lake EastRidgeMiddleSchool N/A Lake EustisHighSchool 169 1018 73Lake EustisMiddleSchool N/A Lake LakeCountyVirtualSchool 11 1081 4Lake LakeMinneolaHighSchool 442 1071 181Lake LeesburgHighSchool 167 974 52Lake MountDoraHighSchool 90 1066 34Lake MountDoraMiddleSchool N/A Lake OakParkMiddleSchool N/A Lake SouthLakeHighSchool 160 1003 60Lake TavaresHighSchool 143 1043 78Lake TavaresMiddleSchool N/A Lake UmatillaHighSchool 81 959 20Lake UmatillaMiddleSchool N/A Lake WindyHillMiddleSchool N/A Levy BronsonMiddleHighSchool 21 1005 6Levy CedarKeySchool 21 1009 5Levy ChieflandHighSchool 24 1024 7Levy WillistonHighSchool 9 1060 5Levy YankeetownSchool(K-8) N/A Liberty HosfordElementaryJunior
HighSchoolN/A
Liberty LibertyCountyHighSchool 27 1030 14Liberty WRTolarElementaryMiddle
SchoolN/A
Madison MadisonCountyCentralSchool(K-8)
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Madison MadisonCountyHighSchool 45 984 17Marion WestPortHighSchool N/A Nassau CallahanMiddleSchool N/A Nassau FernandinaBeachHighSchool 244 1115 154Nassau FernandinaBeachMiddle
SchoolN/A
Nassau HilliardMiddle-SeniorHighSchool
76 1017 31
Nassau WestNassauCountyHighSchool
178 1054 65
Nassau YuleeHighSchool 275 1041 118Nassau YuleeMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee OkeechobeeHighSchool 211 932 48Okeechobee OsceolaMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee YearlingMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CHPriceMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CLOverturfSixthGradeCenter N/A Putnam CrescentCityJuniorSeniorHigh
School(6-12)28 952 5
Putnam InterlachenHighSchool 97 927 13Putnam MillerIntermediateSchool N/A Putnam PalatkaHighSchool 244 925 47Putnam PutnamEDGEHighSchool 10 894 0Putnam Q.I.RobertsJR-SRHighSchool
(6-12)44 1107 21
Putnam RobertHJenkinsMiddleSchool N/A St.Lucie DaleCassensEducation
Complex(HS)5 790 0
St.Lucie FortPierceCentralHighSchool 828 968 224St.Lucie FortPierceWestwoodHigh
School347 919 18
St.Lucie LincolnParkAcademy(6-12) 246 1058 138St.Lucie MosaicDigitalAcademyUpper
School20 1050 12
St.Lucie PerformanceBasedPreparatoryAcademy(HS)
23 769 0
St.Lucie PortSaintLucieHighSchool 325 937 69St.Lucie SaintLucieWestCentennial
HighSchool576 993 113
St.Lucie TreasureCoastHighSchool 679 941 123Sumter SouthSumterHighSchool 75 1113 42
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Sumter SouthSumterMiddleSchool N/A Sumter WildwoodMiddle/HighSchool
(6-12)41 987 10
Taylor TaylorCountyHighSchool 18 966 4Walton EmeraldCoastMiddleSchool N/A Walton FreeportHighSchool 45 1030 20Walton FreeportMiddleSchool N/A Walton PaxtonK-12School 2 950 0Walton SeacoastCollegiateHighSchool 45 1152 33Walton SouthWaltonHighSchool 178 1109 70Walton WaltonAcademyCharter
School(6-12)3 878 0
Walton WaltonHighSchool 87 971 24Walton WaltonMiddleSchool N/A Washington ChipleyHighSchool 8 954 4Washington RoulhacMiddleSchool N/A Washington VernonHighSchool 3 997 2Washington VernonMiddleSchool N/A Washington WashingtonInst-SpecializedEd
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AppendixD
2017-2018OverviewofSATSchoolDayTestTakersandScoresFLPSchoolDistricts FLPSchools
NumberofTestTakers
byGrade
MeanTotalScore
byGrade
MetBothERWandMath
Benchmarks(11/12th)
11th 12th 11th 12th 11th 12thAlachua AbrahamLincolnMiddle
SchoolN/A
Alachua EastsideHighSchool 19 1 608 510 0 0Alachua HowardWBishopMiddle
SchoolN/A
Bradford BradfordHighSchool 126 1 894 770 18 0Bradford BradfordMiddleSchool N/A Columbia ColumbiaHighSchool 376 46 928 775 59 0Columbia FortWhiteHighSchool 126 16 928 812 17 0Columbia LakeCityMiddleSchool N/A Columbia RichardsonMiddleSchool N/A Desoto DeSotoCountyHighSchool 233 99 895 856 29 9Desoto DesotoMiddleSchool N/A Dixie DixieCountyHighSchool 113 1 924 690 16 0Dixie RuthRainsMiddleSchool N/A Escambia BookerTWashingtonHigh
School380 931 68
Escambia EscambiaCharterSchool 13 6 745 755 0 0Escambia EscambiaHighSchool 337 13 913 792 55 0Escambia FerryPassMiddleSchool N/A Escambia JMTateHighSchool 492 37 986 813 148 0Escambia NorthviewHighSchool 98 929 11 Escambia PensacolaHighSchool 266 44 1015 800 113 0Escambia PineForestHighSchool 335 61 864 754 26 0Escambia WestFloridaHighSchoolof
AdvancedTechnology319 2 992 780 97 0
Escambia WoodhamMiddleSchool N/A Flagler FlaglerPalmCoastHigh
School516 38 968 818 105 0
Flagler MatanzasHighSchool 18 808 1Flagler IndianTrailsMiddleSchool N/A Flagler BuddyTaylorMiddleSchool N/A Franklin FranklinCountyHighSchool 51 10 969 752 18 0
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Glades MooreHavenMiddle/HighSchool(6-12)
50 20 885 788 7 2
Glades WestGladesSchool(K-8) N/A Hamilton HamiltonCountyHigh
School77 18 824 757 2 0
Hendry ClewistonHighSchool 219 33 870 791 18 0Hendry ClewistonMiddleSchool N/A Hendry LaBelleHighSchool 255 42 899 988 26 7Hendry LaBelleMiddleSchool N/A Highlands AvonParkHighSchool 204 43 919 815 30 0Highlands AvonParkMiddleSchool N/A Highlands HillGustatMiddleSchool N/A Highlands LakePlacidHighSchool 154 4 965 780 36 0Highlands SebringHighSchool 279 49 988 819 94 1Lake CarverMiddleSchool N/A Lake CecileEGrayMiddleSchool N/A Lake ClermontMiddleSchool N/A Lake EastRidgeHighSchool 582 47 966 760 147 0Lake EastRidgeMiddleSchool N/A Lake EustisHighSchool 285 33 957 833 60 3Lake EustisMiddleSchool N/A Lake LakeCountyVirtualSchool 4 1120 2 Lake LakeMinneolaHighSchool 410 6 976 803 90 0Lake LeesburgHighSchool 333 28 915 790 52 0Lake MountDoraHighSchool 247 19 938 874 42 2Lake MountDoraMiddleSchool N/A Lake OakParkMiddleSchool N/A Lake SouthLakeHighSchool 462 29 950 785 96 2Lake TavaresHighSchool 307 25 958 902 59 4Lake TavaresMiddleSchool N/A Lake UmatillaHighSchool 148 7 908 763 20 0Lake UmatillaMiddleSchool N/A Lake WindyHillMiddleSchool N/A Levy BronsonMiddleHighSchool 60 879 7 Levy CedarKeySchool 11 1 865 670 0 0Levy ChieflandHighSchool 92 891 9 Levy WillistonHighSchool 122 929 26 Levy YankeetownSchool(K-8) N/A Liberty HosfordElementaryJunior
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Liberty LibertyCountyHighSchool 61 909 8 Liberty WRTolarElementary
MiddleSchoolN/A
Madison MadisonCountyCentralSchool(K-8)
N/A
Madison MadisonCountyHighSchool 118 19 879 769 12 0Marion WestPortHighSchool 623 35 975 747 168 0Nassau CallahanMiddleSchool N/A Nassau FernandinaBeachHigh
School201 1074 99
Nassau FernandinaBeachMiddleSchool
N/A
Nassau HilliardMiddle-SeniorHighSchool
75 6 997 742 24 0
Nassau WestNassauCountyHighSchool
220 5 955 760 42 0
Nassau YuleeHighSchool 295 4 974 763 67 0Nassau YuleeMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee OkeechobeeHighSchool 349 46 899 778 45 0Okeechobee OsceolaMiddleSchool N/A Okeechobee YearlingMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CHPriceMiddleSchool N/A Putnam CLOverturfSixthGrade
CenterN/A
Putnam CrescentCityJuniorSeniorHighSchool(6-12)
120 15 884 856 10 0
Putnam InterlachenHighSchool 130 13 894 761 8 0Putnam MillerIntermediateSchool N/A Putnam PalatkaHighSchool 190 29 899 828 19 0Putnam PutnamEDGEHighSchool 22 6 839 857 1 1Putnam Q.I.RobertsJR-SRHigh
School(6-12)57 1079 16
Putnam RobertHJenkinsMiddleSchool
N/A
St.Lucie DaleCassensEducationComplex(HS)
N/A
St.Lucie FortPierceCentralHighSchool
565 112 915 940 92 27
St.Lucie FortPierceWestwoodHighSchool
334 55 864 759 31 0
St.Lucie LincolnParkAcademy(6-12)
193 2 1072 595 97 0
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St.Lucie MosaicDigitalAcademyUpperSchool
1 1 890 1060
0 1
St.Lucie PerformanceBasedPreparatoryAcademy(HS)
11 61 738 720 0 0
St.Lucie PortSaintLucieHighSchool 407 42 910 803 1 1St.Lucie SaintLucieWestCentennial
HighSchool546 34 905 697 72 0
St.Lucie TreasureCoastHighSchool 625 29 919 666 85 0Sumter SouthSumterHighSchool 196 6 959 803 41 0Sumter SouthSumterMiddleSchool N/A Sumter WildwoodMiddle/High
School(6-12)72 1 905 580 10 0
Taylor TaylorCountyHighSchool 134 927 17 Walton EmeraldCoastMiddle
SchoolN/A
Walton FreeportHighSchool 105 3 979 740 28 0Walton FreeportMiddleSchool N/A Walton PaxtonK-12School 36 6 875 813 0 0Walton SeacoastCollegiateHigh
School31 1 1204 111
029 1
Walton SouthWaltonHighSchool 178 1013 51 Walton WaltonAcademyCharter
School(6-12)14 8 813 842 0 0
Walton WaltonHighSchool 129 5 937 842 26 1Walton WaltonMiddleSchool N/A Washington ChipleyHighSchool 112 10 924 795 15 0Washington RoulhacMiddleSchool N/A Washington VernonHighSchool 71 4 937 815 13 0Washington VernonMiddleSchool N/A Washington WashingtonInst-Specialized
Ed(5-12)N/A
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AppendixE2017-2018OverviewofAPExamTestTakersandScores
FLPSchoolDistricts
FLPSchools
NumberofTestTakers
NumberofExamswithScores3+
Percentagewith3+Scores
Alachua AbrahamLincolnMiddleSchool
Alachua EastsideHighSchool 1,037 632 60.9%Alachua HowardWBishopMiddle
School
Bradford BradfordHighSchool 102 10 9.8%Bradford BradfordMiddleSchool Columbia ColumbiaHighSchool 405 221 54.6%Columbia FortWhiteHighSchool 127 49 38.6%Columbia LakeCityMiddleSchool Columbia RichardsonMiddleSchool Desoto DeSotoCountyHighSchool 140 28 20.0%Desoto DesotoMiddleSchool Dixie DixieCountyHighSchool 152 46 30.3%Dixie RuthRainsMiddleSchool Escambia BookerTWashingtonHigh
School780 221 44.7%
Escambia EscambiaCharterSchool 3 1 33.3%Escambia EscambiaHighSchool 671 121 18.0%Escambia FerryPassMiddleSchool Escambia JMTateHighSchool 577 306 53.0%Escambia NorthviewHighSchool 2 2 100%Escambia PensacolaHighSchool 989 528 53.4%Escambia PineForestHighSchool 340 46 13.5%Escambia WestFloridaHighSchoolof
AdvancedTechnology481 300 62.4%
Escambia WoodhamMiddleSchool Flagler FlaglerPalmCoastHighSchool 535 284 53.1%Flagler MatanzasHighSchool 485 252 52.0%Flagler IndianTrailsMiddleSchool Flagler BuddyTaylorMiddleSchool Franklin FranklinCountyHighSchool 29 1 3.4%Glades
16
1
6.3%
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MooreHavenMiddle/HighSchool(6-12)
Glades WestGladesSchool(K-8) Hamilton HamiltonCountyHighSchool 19 4 21.1%Hendry ClewistonHighSchool 235 75 31.9%Hendry ClewistonMiddleSchool Hendry LaBelleHighSchool 333 92 27.6%Hendry LaBelleMiddleSchool Highlands AvonParkHighSchool 454 90 19.8%Highlands AvonParkMiddleSchool Highlands HillGustatMiddleSchool Highlands LakePlacidHighSchool 182 66 36.3%Highlands SebringHighSchool 230 111 48.3%Lake CarverMiddleSchool Lake CecileEGrayMiddleSchool Lake ClermontMiddleSchool Lake EastRidgeHighSchool 1,841 801 43.5%Lake EastRidgeMiddleSchool Lake EustisHighSchool 791 283 35.8%Lake EustisMiddleSchool Lake LakeCountyVirtualSchool 11 4 36.4%Lake LakeMinneolaHighSchool 1,275 405 31.8%Lake LeesburgHighSchool 367 86 23.4%Lake MountDoraHighSchool 321 123 38.3%Lake MountDoraMiddleSchool Lake OakParkMiddleSchool Lake SouthLakeHighSchool 763 191 25.0%Lake TavaresHighSchool 428 178 41.6%Lake TavaresMiddleSchool Lake UmatillaHighSchool 252 59 23.4%Lake UmatillaMiddleSchool Lake WindyHillMiddleSchool Levy BronsonMiddleHighSchool 4 3 75.0%Levy CedarKeySchool 17 5 29.4%Levy ChieflandHighSchool 87 38 43.7%Levy WillistonHighSchool 91 31 34.1%Levy YankeetownSchool(K-8) Liberty HosfordElementaryJunior
HighSchool
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Liberty LibertyCountyHighSchool 4 3 75.0%Liberty WRTolarElementaryMiddle
School
Madison MadisonCountyCentralSchool(K-8)
Madison MadisonCountyHighSchool Marion WestPortHighSchool 911 337 37.0%Nassau CallahanMiddleSchool Nassau FernandinaBeachHighSchool 642 362 56.4%Nassau FernandinaBeachMiddle
School
Nassau HilliardMiddle-SeniorHighSchool
100 41 41.0%
Nassau WestNassauCountyHighSchool
184 51 27.7%
Nassau YuleeHighSchool 324 155 47.8%Nassau YuleeMiddleSchool Okeechobee OkeechobeeHighSchool 228 133 58.3%Okeechobee OsceolaMiddleSchool Okeechobee YearlingMiddleSchool Putnam CHPriceMiddleSchool Putnam CLOverturfSixthGrade
Center
Putnam CrescentCityJuniorSeniorHighSchool(6-12)
35 20 57.1%
Putnam InterlachenHighSchool 47 15 31.9%Putnam MillerIntermediateSchool Putnam PalatkaHighSchool 169 35 20.7%Putnam PutnamEDGEHighSchool Putnam Q.I.RobertsJR-SRHighSchool
(6-12)48 1 2.1%
Putnam RobertHJenkinsMiddleSchool
St.Lucie DaleCassensEducationComplex(HS)
St.Lucie FortPierceCentralHighSchool
314 93 29.6%
St.Lucie FortPierceWestwoodHighSchool
250 35 14%
St.Lucie LincolnParkAcademy(6-12) 334 98 29.3%St.Lucie MosaicDigitalAcademyUpper
School485 252 52%
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St.Lucie PerformanceBasedPreparatoryAcademy(HS)
St.Lucie PortSaintLucieHighSchool 84 32 38.1%St.Lucie SaintLucieWestCentennial
HighSchool68 20 29.4%
St.Lucie TreasureCoastHighSchool 21 9 42.9%Sumter SouthSumterHighSchool 338 127 37.6%Sumter SouthSumterMiddleSchool Sumter WildwoodMiddle/HighSchool
(6-12)120 5 4.2%
Taylor TaylorCountyHighSchool 83 22 26.5%Walton EmeraldCoastMiddleSchool Walton FreeportHighSchool 205 119 58.0%Walton FreeportMiddleSchool Walton PaxtonK-12School 47 8 17.0%Walton SeacoastCollegiateHigh
School110 62 56.4%
Walton SouthWaltonHighSchool 494 221 44.7%Walton WaltonAcademyCharter
School(6-12)
Walton WaltonHighSchool 128 33 25.8%Walton WaltonMiddleSchool Washington ChipleyHighSchool 40 10 25.0%Washington RoulhacMiddleSchool Washington VernonHighSchool 75 9 12.0%Washington VernonMiddleSchool Washington WashingtonInst-Specialized
Ed(5-12)