Our Learning Benchmarks Broward County Public Schools Presented

Our Learning Benchmarks Broward County Public Schools Presented by: Laurel E. Thompson

CRITICAL BENCHMARKS Average public school student scores on the FCAT Writing Assessment Percentage of public school students scoring 3. 0 and above on the FCAT Writing Assessment Percentage of public school students scoring at level 3 or higher: FCAT Reading and Mathematics scores Percentage Scoring 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement Examinations Percentage of students who drop out of school Graduation rates Absence Details www. browardschools. com 2

ADDITIONAL BENCHMARKS Student Enrollment Diversity Composition Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Status Bullying Incidents www. browardschools. com 3

FCAT WRITING Average Student Scores on FCAT Writing Assessment 2006 www. browardschools. com 2007 2008 4

FCAT WRITING ASSESSMENT Percentage Students Scoring 3. 0 and Above 2006 www. browardschools. com 2007 2008 5

FCAT READING Percentage Scoring Level 3 or Higher 2006 www. browardschools. com 2007 2008 6

FCAT MATHEMATICS 2006 www. browardschools. com 2007 2008 7

ADVANCED PLACEMENT www. browardschools. com 8

DROPOUT RATES Calculation of Dropout Rates Percentage of Students Who Dropped Out of High School Unduplicated count of students assigned a dropout code at end of school year Number is divided by total count of students attending school at anytime during that year. Figure includes students expected to enroll but did not. www. browardschools. com 9

GRADUATION RATES • 1 st create cohort of students entering 9 th grade in the fall term • Add transferring students • Divide number of graduating students in cohort by total number in cohort. • Minus students who transfer out of school system to attend school elsewhere, e. g. private school, home education, adult education program etc. www. browardschools. com 10

Absence Details • Broward County Public Schools have a 94% average daily attendance. • Therefore approximately 15, 000 students are absent on a daily basis. • This translates to about the total student body of 5 large high schools. • Truancy remains an area of concern for the Broward County Schools. www. browardschools. com 11

STUDENT ENROLLMENT • For the past 4 years BCPS have experienced a significant decrease in student enrollment. • Contributing factors include - Migration from Broward County due to: - Increase in property taxes - Decrease in house values Unemployment issues 20 th DAY ENROLLMENT COUNT YEAR # Enrolled % Decrease 2005 272, 691 2006 270, 935 1, 756 . 64 2007 262, 616 8, 319 3. 07 2008 258, 905 3, 711 1. 41 2009 255, 738 3, 167 1. 22 16, 953 6. 22 TOTAL DECREASE www. browardschools. com Decrease 12

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS Characteristic Percentage MALES 51. 47 FEMALES 48. 53 WHITES 29. 54 BLACKS 37. 81 HISPANICS 26. 05 ASIAN 3. 43 NATIVE AMERICANS 0. 2 MULTIRACIAL 2. 97 ELL (English as a Limited Language) 9. 63 ESE (Exceptional Student Education) 11. 46 FRL (Free and Reduced Price Lunch) www. browardschools. com 13 48. 16

SCHOOL SAFETY • Anti-Bullying Policy • Violence Prevention • Threat Assessment • Anonymous Tips, e. g. text messaging and emailing www. browardschools. com 14