Orange County Public Schools
Ronald BlockerSuperintendent of Schools
OCPS Hispanic Dropout Rate
OCPS Students in Grades
9-12
2002-03School
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2003-04School
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2004-05School
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2005-06School
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Hispanic 4.9% 3.2% 2.6% 2.1%
OCPS HISPANIC STUDENTS’ DROPOUT RATES HAVE CONSISTENTLY GONE DOWN
NUMBER OF EXAMS THAT SCORED 3, 4, 5 (Duplicated Count)
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
% Change
InIncrease
Asian 224 251 257 260 335 447 496 558 122.3%
Hispanic 273 241 319 341 505 722 787 953 295.4%
Black 56 86 77 101 179 190 212 288 234.9%
White 975 1,014 1,116 1,332 1,551 1,912 2,438 2,859 182.0%
HISPANIC STUDENTS’ SHOW HIGHEST INCREASE IN TAKING ADVANCED
PLACEMENT TESTS
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 3RD GRADE
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3rd Grade
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3rd Grade
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7th Grade
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 7th GRADE
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10th Grade
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 10th GRADE
1,542 Hispanic students in Career and Technical Education programs.
1,261 Hispanic students earned college credits/Tech Prep program.
6,500 Hispanic students enrolled in ESOL classes through Adult Education programs.
1,261 ELL enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs.
ENSURING POSTSECONDARY HISPANIC STUDENTS’
ADVANCEMENTS
OCPS is proud to exhibit the highest academic learning gains for ELL students in comparison to other Florida districts.
Assistance through 104% FTE funding supported by research-based and effective practices.
Instructional models:•Two Way Developmental Bilingual•One Way Developmental Bilingual •Sheltered Instruction•Language Arts through ESOL
EXCEEDING STANDARDS USING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ENRICHMENT
LEP Student FCAT Reading Achievement Level 3 or AboveComparison w ith Large School Districts 2006
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Broward Dade Hillsborough Palm Beach Orange
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LEP Student FCAT Math Achievement Level 3 or AboveComparison w ith Neighboring School Districts 2006
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Lake Osceola Seminole Volusia Orange
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““Soar To Victory” Soar To Victory” Recognition Program Recognition Program for ELL for ELL
““Soar To Victory” Soar To Victory” Recognition Program Recognition Program for ELL for ELL
ELL students nominated grades K-12One nominee from each OCPS school54 final candidates recognized for outstanding merit
Students recognized for overcoming obstacles: language barriers cultural barriers academic barriers
““Soar to Victory” Recognition AwardsSoar to Victory” Recognition Awards
Ronald BlockerSuperintendent of Schools
Orange County Public Schools
“It is because we are part of a larger world that to
me respecting diversity is important. Because people are human
beings--when you respect diversity, you respect
humanity.”
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