It has been a decade since Florida started the controversial practice of grading schools and Tuesday's release of school grades from the Florida Department of Education added a celebratory note to the milestone. The results indicate that school accountability is doing just what it was intended to do: revealing what progress is - and is not occurring - in our schools. ...more

July 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. ...more

July 9, 2008

Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING - Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. Among the district's 15 schools, three had a lower grade, but three improved upon last year's grade, according to the accountability grades released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. On the bright side, three schools maintained an A grade – Lake Country and Lake Placid elementary schools and Sebring Middle School. ...more

July 8, 2008

Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. The Pasco County School District, a perennial B, earned an A this year. "We are absolutely thrilled," Fiorentino said. For individual schools in the district, there were 29 A's, 20 B's, 17 C's and two D's. Pasco has never had an F school. ...more

July 8, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Teachers across Florida are awaiting the Department of Education's annual grading of individual schools. ...more

July 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools are about to find out how well they did this year on the state's annual report card. ...more

July 5, 2008

The school year has ended, but most students are waiting to find out how they scored on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores constantly trailed the state scores released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. Except for a few high points at individual schools at the elementary and middle school levels, the percentages of students performing on or above grade level on the math, reading and science FCAT were lower than the state-wide percentages. Statewide, 38 percent of the 10th-graders scored on or above grade level on FCAT reading, compared to only 30 percent in Highlands County and only 25 percent at Avon Park High School. On the 10th-grade math FCAT statewide 69 percent scored on or above grade level compared to only 62 percent in Highlands County and 49 percent at Avon Park High School. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - The school year has ended, but most students are waiting to find out how they scored on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. While scores are usually released before students end the school year, the Florida Department of Education didn't release the bulk of reading, writing and mathematics scores until this week. Schools alerted families to the release of scores by calling their homes with a recorded message. Families that want to see scores have two options: They can access scores through the state's FCAT Parent Network site, www.fcatparentnetwork.com, beginning 6 a.m. Thursday, June 12, using the secure login and password provided by their school. Printed scores will be available for pickup at schools. Families will not be able to get test information over the phone. ...more

June 10, 2008