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Polk County Schools

STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-09 through 2010-11

Second Year Update 2009-10

Dr. Sherrie Nickell February 24, 2011

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Table of Contents

PART I ACADEMICS

1. Academics 2009-10 Status Summary………..………………………………………………………… 1 2. Goal 1 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………...... 3 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Objective 3…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 25 Objective 4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 27 Objective 5…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30 3. Goal 2 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 34 Objective 3…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 39 4. Goal 3 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 46 Objective 3…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 47

PART II INSTRUCTION 5. Instruction 2009-10 Status Summary 49 6. Goal 1 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 61 Objective 3…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 63 Objective 4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 64 Objective 5…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65 Objective 6…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 67 Objective 7…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 68

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PART III MANAGEMENT

7. Management 2009-10 Status Summary 70 8. Goal 1 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 72 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 73 9. Goal 2 Objective 1…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 80 Objective 2…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 81 Objective 3…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 90 Objective 4…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 91 APPENDIX A: Public Relations and Community Involvement efforts………………………………….. 93 APPENDIX B: Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by alpha for 08-09…………………………….. 101 APPENDIX C: Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by rank for 08-09……………………………… 105 APPENDIX D: Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by alpha for 09-10…………………………….. 109 APPENDIX E: Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by rank for 09-10……………………………… 113 APPENDIX F: Percent of Courses Taught by Out of Field Teachers for 08-09……………………….. 117 APPENDIX G: Percent of Courses Taught by Out of Field Teachers for 09-10……………………….. 124 APPENDIX H: Teacher Action Research Goals and Educational Timeline (TARGET) Form and other Professional Development information…………………………………………………. 132 Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………………………………………. 142

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ACADEMICS 2009-10 Status Summary

Goal/Objective 2009-10 Status Summary

Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate

1. Increase student proficiency levels to meet or exceed the state standards.

Student achievement has steadily increased in almost all grade levels, elementary grades remained relatively flat in reading.

2. Increase overall graduation rate. Graduation rate has increased steadily over the past 5 years regardless of graduation formula used (Florida, National Governors Association or NCLB), e.g., NGA rate from 65.4% to 73.2%.

3. Increase the achievement of all subgroups. Proficiency targets have increased annually and Polk has increased the percent of proficient students in both reading and math.

4. Conduct on-going progress monitoring of student achievement. FAIR and FLDOE provided items were used for progress monitoring in 2009-10. However, Discovery Assessments will be used for the first time for on-going progress monitoring in 2010-11.

5. Increase student engagement by providing more opportunities for: • career and technical education • career academies • extra-curricular offerings at the secondary level

The increase in student engagement in Career and Technical Education is directly correlated to the increase in career academies in our district. Students are provided many more opportunities to earn college credits through articulation and dual enrollment; industry certification preparation is integrated into the course curriculum; executive internships are provided by business partners; career prep is a vital component of all academies; and Career Student Organizations train the students to become confident, effective and successful leaders. Career and Technical Education provides a pipe-line of well-trained workers - a workforce that is well poised to take advantage of the employment opportunities available today and in the future.


Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student.

1. Drive academic achievement through a continuous improvement model used in elementary, middle and high schools.

The Learning Division departments have supported efforts to assure consistency, intensity, and fidelity of the incorporation of the Florida Continuous Improvement Model (FCIM) mini-lessons across the K-12 academic curriculum. Learning Focused Strategies was implemented district-wide in 2009-10.

2. Align curriculum that reflects the knowledge and skills students are expected to master on Next Generation Standards at each level, K through 12.

All district curriculum maps have been revised to support and guide instruction that prioritizes mastery of tested skills specified in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.

3. Drive the teaching/learning process based on the goals, objectives, strategies, and evaluations in the School Improvement Plans.

Collaborative efforts among a broad range of district stakeholders have increased the alignment of curriculum development; instructional planning and delivery; student assessment; and program evaluation with all related elements of school and district improvement plans.

Goal 3: Enhance parent and community involvement and communication.

1. Promote diversity initiatives and encourage strong inclusive practices.

The focus was on increasing minority teacher recruitment, minority business opportunities, and minority mentors in the schools.

2. Increase multicultural cooperation within the schools and community.

Polk partnered with groups from the Haitian, Hispanic, African-American, and University communities to promote parent engagement, academic excellence, and community inclusion.

3. Ensure better communication through updated school web sites.

School websites are updated on an on-going basis.


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 1: Increase student proficiency levels to meet or exceed the state standards.

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Result Summary

Reading • Middle and high schools showed academic progress over the past three years; elementary grade levels remained relatively flat.

Math • Elementary, Middle and High schools showed strong academic progress over the past three years.

Writing • For 2009-10, there were two changes made to the FCAT Writing administration, including providing only one prompt at all grade

levels (4, 8, and 10) and reducing the number of scorers to one. Results for the 2010 were reported as percent scoring 3.0 or higher on the 1 to 6 scale.

Science • Grades 5, 8 and 11 showed strong academic progress over the past three years.

Changes for 2010-11 – last year of the Strategic Plan

• Florida is moving from FCAT 1.0 to FCAT 2.0 in Reading grades 3-10 and Math grades 3-8. • DOE will maintain the continuity of the Accountability System during the transitional year to FCAT 2.0. • FCAT Grade 9 Math is discontinued in 2010-11 but FCAT Grade 10 Math is continued in 2010-11. • For learning gains in math, Grade 9 FCAT scores from 2009-10 will be compared with Grade 10 FCAT scores from 2010-11. No

grade 8 to grade 9 FCAT math learning gains data. • Writing Criterion for School Grades increased to the standard of 4.0 and above. • FCAT Grade 10 Math will be sole component for AYP proficiency measure at the high school level.

Looking Ahead to 2011-12 For 2011-12, Polk will implement the Florida Department of Education’s (FLDOE) newly developed approach and training for addressing reading in the content area with a focus on social studies, and then will expand to science and language arts at the middle and high school levels. A new elementary reading block based on a similar concept will be piloted, which includes teacher training aimed at building student reading stamina.


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 1: Increase student proficiency levels to meet or exceed the state standards. FCAT Trend Data Polk Percent of Students Scoring FCAT Achievement Level 3 or Higher

Grade Reading Mathematics

Writing - Essay Science Level (3.5 and above) (3.0 and

above) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010

3 66 67 66 66 71 74 74 76 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

4 63 65 68 64 63 65 71 69 83 79 84 95 NA NA NA NA 5 65 61 64 63 52 54 55 58 NA NA NA NA 34 36 40 42

6 54 55 59 60 40 43 45 48 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 7 54 58 59 63 46 51 50 53 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

8 42 45 47 47 55 57 58 59 83 86 88 96 32 32 33 34 9 33 38 38 39 52 58 59 58 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

10 28 30 30 31 56 60 61 64 74 70 71 92 NA NA NA NA 11 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 26 30 28 31

Florida Percent of Students Scoring FCAT Achievement Level 3 or Higher

Grade Reading Mathematics

Writing - EssayScience Level (3.5 and above) (3.0 and

above) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 2010

3 69 72 71 72 74 76 78 78 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 4 68 70 74 72 69 71 75 74 78 77 85 94 NA NA NA NA

5 72 67 71 69 59 61 62 63 NA NA NA NA 42 43 46 49 6 62 63 66 67 50 53 55 57 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

7 63 65 67 68 59 61 60 61 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 8 49 53 54 55 63 67 66 61 86 88 90 96 38 40 41 43

9 41 46 47 48 60 65 68 67 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10 34 38 37 39 65 69 69 73 79 78 77 94 NA NA NA NA

11 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 37 38 37 38



Elementary and Middle School School Grades - 2008, 2009, and 2010

Grade 2007-08 Number/Percent

2008-09 Number/Percent

2009-10 Number/Percent

A or B 63 (64%) 77 (77%) 55 (56%)

A 38 (38%) 53 (53%) 36 (36%)

B 25 (25%) 24 (24%) 19 (19%)

C 33 (33%) 21 (21%) 41 (41%)

D 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 3 (3%)

F 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) Source: FLDOE School Accountability Reports

2009-10 “A” Schools “B” Schools “C” Schools “D” Schools “F” Schools

Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent

Elementary (73) 27 27% 11 11% 32 32% 3 3% - -

Middle (22) 8 8% 5 5% 9 9% - - -

Combination (4) Elementary/ Middle 1 1% 3 3% - - - - -

Total (99) 36 36% 19 19% 41 41% 3 3% - - Source: FLDOE School Accountability Reports

There was a statewide anomaly in the 2009-10 scores and the FLDOE contracted with Buros Institute to review and validate FCAT scoring



New High School Grades in 2010

Source: FLDOE School Accountability Reports A = At least 1,050 points, B = 990 to 1,049 points, C = 870 to 989 points, D = 790 to 869 points, F = Fewer than 790 points. In order for a school that earns enough points for an “A” to be awarded an “A”, the school’s at-risk graduation rate must meet a certain threshold to ensure “adequate progress.” The threshold is 75%; or 1 percentage point improvement over the prior year if percentage is within 10 points of the target or 5 percentage point improvement over the prior year if percentage is beyond 10 points of the target.

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Auburndale Senior High School 55% 448 506 954 YES C

Bartow Senior High School 46% 477 604 1,081 YES B*

Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School 68% 459 594 999 YES B

Frostproof Middle/Senior High School 67% 484 546 1,005 YES B

George Jenkins Senior High School 29% 483 591 1,074 YES B*

Haines City Senior High School 72% 437 592 1,029 YES C*

Kathleen Senior High School 63% 415 470 885 NO C

Lake Gibson Senior High School 50% 474 524 998 YES C*

Lake Region Senior High School 57% 460 540 1,000 YES B

Lake Wales Senior High School 62% 440 521 961 NO C

Lakeland Senior High School 45% 503 592 1,095 YES B*

McKeel Academy 30% 554 608 1,140 YES A

Mulberry Senior High School 61% 444 443 887 NO D*

Ridge Community Senior High School 64% 429 473 902 NO C

Tenoroc Senior High School 66% 422 508 930 YES D*

Winter Haven Senior High School 55% 440 519 959 YES D*

* School was dropped a letter grade because it did not meet the criteria for the lowest 25% making learning gains.



District Grades

Source: FLDOE School Accountability Reports

Polk has been a “B” district for the past three years.

Grade Points

A 525 points or more; at least 95% tested; and at least 50% of lowest students in reading and math must make gains in the current year

B 495 to 524;and at least 50% of lowest students in reading and math must make gains in one of two consecutive years C 435 to 494; and at least 50% of lowest students in reading and math must make gains in one of two consecutive years D 395 to 434 F less than 395



Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS) Status Results

Status Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Percent Percent Percent Percent

Polk

Consistently Demonstrating (CD) 62 61 58 57

Emerging/Progressing (EP) 29 28 33 34

Not Yet Demonstrating (ND) 9 10 10 9

State

Consistently Demonstrating (CD) 48 48 47 48

Emerging/Progressing (EP) 40 40 42 42

Not Yet Demonstrating (ND) 12 12 11 10

Source: FLDOE Office of Early Learning

Polk Kindergarten Readiness is calculated by adding the percent of students Consistently Demonstrating and Emerging/Progressing. Over the past four years this percent has remained stable. The total ECHOS score is based on the teacher’s observation of the child’s performance on a maximum of 19 benchmarks across 7 developmental areas.



In 2008-09, Polk County Schools added more than 900 students to the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program. Almost 100% of these students’ family income was at 100% of the federal poverty line. One hundred new instructors who had never used the VPK curriculum standards were hired for the initiation of Head Start. The State changed the FLKRS structure from ECHOS and DIBELS to ECHOS and FAIR, thereby changing the points possible from 300 to 200 for the top score. In 2005-06, Polk County Schools had 19 schools earning scores below the cut score. However, in 2009-10, Polk did not have any schools with scores at or below 139 thus the number of LPP* schools dropped to zero.

Highest Score

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Polk District Percent of Children Ready to Learn in

Kindergarten

2005-06 300 201 239 230 211 70.3%

2006-07 300 211 244 245 233 77.7%

2007-08 300 214 246 248 247 82.3%

2008-09 200 138 163 159 160 80.0%

2009-10 200 139 (165) Pending NA 180 90.0%* Providers at or below the cut score are deemed Low Performing Providers (LPP)** Polk County Providers score does not include PCS scores***Polk District Providers score includes PCS Summer providers

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Readiness Rate Polk and State Rates 2005-06 to 2009-10


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 2: Increase overall graduation rate and graduation rate for at-risk students.

Graduation Rate for At-Risk Students*

School 2008-09 2009-10 Bonus/ Deduction

Auburndale Senior High 58% 66% +8 Bartow Senior High 65% 82% +17 Fort Meade Middle/Senior High 63% 81% +18 Frostproof Middle/Senior High 70% 78% +8 George W. Jenkins Senior High 66% 85% +19 Haines City Senior High 53% 63% +10 Kathleen Senior High 59% 60% +1 Lake Gibson Senior High 74% 75% +1 Lake Region Senior High 61% 65% +4 Lake Wales Senior High 68% 61% 0 Lakeland Senior High 60% 76% +16 McKeel Academy of Technology 91% 80% -5 Mulberry Senior High 74% 70% 0 Ridge Community Senior High 68% 64% 0 Tenoroc Senior High 51% 69% +18 Winter Haven Senior High 68% 81% +13 *National Governors Association (NGA) Rate

Graduation Rate for At-Risk Students tracks the 4-year high school graduation rate of students who scored a Level 2 or lower on both FCAT Reading and Mathematics in 8th Grade.

To further enhance the Freshman Academy concept, four high schools (Bartow HS, Winter Haven HS, George Jenkins HS, and Lake Region HS) implemented advisory programs during the 2010-11 school year with plans to expand district-wide in 2011-12.



Types of Graduation Rates Calculated in Florida

Florida currently calculates three* graduation rates: • Florida’s Regular Graduation Rate – This rate has been calculated consistently since 1998-99. • NGA Graduation Rate – This rate was mandated by the Florida Legislature in 2006 to meet an agreement with the National

Governors Association Compact and was first implemented using the data for 2004-05. • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Graduation Rate – This rate used for reporting purposes was implemented in 2001.

All three versions use the cohort method of tracking individual students in and out of the system from their entrance into the ninth grade through completion four years later. However, each rate defines a graduate differently. The differences between Florida’s Regular Graduation Rate, the NGA Rate, and the NCLB Rate are as follows:

• Florida’s Regular Rate counts all diploma recipients as graduates. This includes standard and special diplomas and all GEDs.

• The NGA Graduation Rate counts as graduates recipients of standard and special diplomas but not GEDs.

• The NCLB Graduation Rate counts as graduates recipients of standard diplomas and GEDs awarded to high school students but not special diplomas and GEDs awarded to adult students.

*Note: Beginning in 2011-12, Florida will discontinue using the NGA Rate and will implement the New Federal Uniform

Graduation Rate. This version also uses a cohort method of tracking but will only count standard diploma recipients as graduates.



Source: FLDOE Automated Student Database

Polk’s Regular Cohort High School Graduation Rate has increased steadily over the past five years. As a part of a comprehensive plan to increase graduation rate, an early warning system will be initiated in the 2011-12 school year. Research shows that potential dropouts can be identified as early as elementary and middle school with the warning signs of poor attendance, behavior, and course performance. Students cannot learn if they are not in school. Every Polk student should be in school each day. The district will track chronic absenteeism, not just aggregate attendance.




Polk’s National Governors Association (NGA) High School Graduation Rate has increased steadily over the past five years.

School year 2010-11 will be the last year for using NGA Graduation Rate.




Polk’s NCLB also follows the same trend as the Florida and NGA Graduation Rate.




Polk’s Federal Uniform High School Graduation Rate has increased steadily over the past four years. This is the graduation rate that Florida will use starting 2011-12.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics and FLDOE Graduation Rate Note: The U.S. poverty rate is based on income thresholds set by the federal government that vary by family size and number of children and are adjusted annually for inflation by multiplying by the change in the Consumer Price Index. The federal government and the states establish who is eligible for certain entitlement programs based on the official poverty rate, either by itself or as one of multiple measures. The federal school nutrition program sets parameters for children entitled to meal subsidies as: Free lunch - 130% of the U.S. poverty rate and Reduced-price meal - 185% of the U.S. poverty rate. All children in Head Start are entitled to free lunch, but not all children on free lunch are eligible for Head Start.

In spite of the increase in the percent of children in Polk under the age of 18 in poverty, Polk’s Regular Cohort High School Graduation Rate continued to increase annually for the past five years.

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Source: US Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics

In comparison to other central Florida counties in 2009, Polk had the highest percent of poverty for all ages and for children under the age of 18.

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School Name Florida Rate NGA Rate

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

2008-2009 2009-2010 Auburndale High School 81.8 74.7 78.1 74.1 77.6Bartow High School 85.5 84.9 89.9 84.5 89.7Chain of Lakes Collegiate 98.9 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.2Frostproof Middle/Sr. High School 86.8 84.8 87.3 84.3 87.1Ft. Meade Jr/Sr. School 78.1 76.6 86.7 76.4 86.7George Jenkins High School 87.7 86.2 90.8 86.0 90.6Haines City High School 66.0 66.7 78.3 66.3 78.3Kathleen High School 71.7 70.0 73.0 69.5 72.5Lake Gibson High School 83.9 82.3 86.6 82.2 86.4Lake Region High School 77.5 79.3 83.7 78.8 83.5Lake Wales High School 76.0 76.8 73.1 76.6 72.9Lakeland High School 88.7 84.5 87.3 84.1 87.3McKeel Academy 100.0 96.2 93.3 96.2 93.3Mulberry High School 85.8 85.4 82.4 85.2 82.2PSC Collegiate 97.6 98.8 96.9 98.8 96.9Ridge Community High School 76.4 76.8 79.5 76.7 79.4Tenoroc High School 66.0 74.1 65.8 73.9Winter Haven High School 82.9 81.8 85.8 81.5 85.6

Polk 73.6 74.7 75.9 71.6 73.2Florida 75.4 78.6 80.7 76.3 79.0



Black Hisp. White Total Black Hisp. White Total Black Hisp. White Total Black Hisp. White Total Black Hisp. White TotalAuburndale Sr. School 69.2 56.4 83.0 81.8 72.2 43.2 75.8 74.7 67.1 72.1 83.0 78.1 73.1 61.5 86.7 74.1 66.7 72.1 82.5 77.6Bartow High School 74.6 71.4 85.8 85.5 72.2 71.9 83.7 84.9 78.6 85.4 93.5 89.9 80.6 75.0 86.7 84.5 78.6 85.4 93.4 89.7Chain of Lakes Collegiate 92.3 100.0 100.0 98.9 100.0 100.0 98.6 99.1 100.0 100.0 98.7 99.2 92.3 100.0 100.0 99.1 100.0 100.0 98.7 99.2Frostproof Middle/Sr. School 68.4 76.7 85.4 86.8 66.7 71.1 86.3 84.8 85.2 81.1 90.0 87.3 78.9 83.7 90.2 84.3 85.2 80.6 89.9 87.1Ft. Meade Jr/Sr. School 77.3 71.0 74.4 78.1 81.0 59.5 82.0 76.6 85.0 90.9 86.4 86.7 86.4 74.2 76.7 76.4 85.0 90.9 86.4 86.7George Jenkins High School 64.2 77.2 89.6 87.7 57.4 71.1 87.0 86.2 79.2 80.4 93.8 90.8 80.6 77.2 92.0 86.0 79.2 80.4 93.7 90.6Haines City High School 66.0 58.6 74.8 66.0 63.2 59.0 73.1 66.7 74.8 76.6 84.4 78.3 67.0 59.2 75.7 66.3 74.8 76.5 84.4 78.3Kathleen High School 63.4 70.2 68.7 71.7 63.0 71.8 63.6 70.0 76.0 66.7 72.1 73.0 70.5 71.9 73.2 69.5 75.8 66.7 71.2 72.5Lake Gibson High School 72.5 66.1 80.3 83.9 69.8 67.1 84.9 82.3 83.1 80.9 88.8 86.6 85.5 67.8 86.8 82.2 82.9 80.9 88.7 86.4Lake Region High School 65.7 57.7 78.9 77.5 64.6 56.8 84.1 79.3 83.1 80.2 84.6 83.7 73.7 62.9 82.6 78.8 83.1 80.2 84.4 83.5Lake Wales High School 67.4 55.3 76.7 76.0 70.5 57.5 74.9 76.8 74.2 50.0 78.3 73.1 78.7 57.4 79.7 76.5 74.2 50.0 77.9 72.9Lakeland High School 63.2 73.0 90.6 88.7 64.7 67.3 88.2 84.5 81.0 72.9 92.2 87.3 79.8 81.0 92.5 84.1 81.0 72.9 92.2 87.3McKeel Academy 81.8 100.0 98.8 100.0 90.0 90.9 91.4 96.2 92.9 * 93.5 93.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.2 92.9 * 93.5 93.3Mulberry High School 77.4 81.8 81.9 85.8 90.9 78.6 82.4 85.4 87.2 78.3 81.9 82.4 83.9 84.8 86.1 85.2 86.8 77.8 81.9 82.2PSC Collegiate 100.0 100.0 96.8 97.6 91.7 100.0 100.0 98.8 95.2 92.3 97.8 96.9 100.0 100.0 96.8 98.8 95.2 92.3 97.8 96.9Ridge Community High School 70.7 69.9 88.3 76.4 79.2 63.2 80.7 76.8 71.8 76.4 89.2 79.5 74.7 70.6 88.3 76.7 71.8 76.3 89.2 79.4Tenoroc High School 56.8 59.1 62.1 66.0 81.0 69.4 74.3 74.1 67.6 68.2 64.2 65.8 81.0 69.4 74.0 73.9Winter Haven High School 66.4 72.2 85.7 82.9 67.8 70.6 86.0 81.8 81.7 76.2 90.0 85.8 73.6 77.8 89.2 81.5 81.7 75.6 89.7 85.6

Polk 65.3 61.6 80.0 73.6 66.7 64.2 80.4 74.7 67.7 68.2 81.3 75.9 64.7 62.3 76.8 71.6 65.3 66.2 78.4 73.2Florida 62.5 69.1 83.6 75.4 66.7 73.5 86.0 78.6 70.1 76.4 87.4 80.7 64.9 72.1 83.1 76.3 68.4 75.3 85.4 79.0

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Source: College Board 2009-10

Polk has steadily increased participation in Advanced Placement courses over the past five years to ensure equity and access to more rigorous coursework for all students. In order to further enhance the AP pipeline, nine STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) academies were created for this purpose (Crystal Lake MS, Denison MS, Lake Gibson MS, Mulberry MS, Sleepy Hill MS, Southwest MS, Stambaugh MS, Westwood MS, and Ft. Meade MS).



Source: College Board 2009-10

At the same time that Polk has steadily increased participation in Advanced Placement courses; the percent of students scoring a grade of 3, 4 or 5 has also increased. Polk is one of the few districts in the nation where both participation and performance are moving upward.


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 3: Increase the achievement of all sub-groups.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

In spite of the increase in the Reading Target from 65% to 72%, Polk increased in six of nine Reading subgroups (highlighted in yellow) and maintained in the White, Black, and Asian subgroups.


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 3: Increase the achievement of all sub-groups.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

In spite of the increase in the Math Target form 68% to 74%, Polk increased in eight of nine subgroups (highlighted in yellow), and maintained in the Asian subgroup which surpassed the target.


ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 4: Conduct on-going progress monitoring of student achievement.

Progress Monitoring of Student Achievement - 2009-10

As required for districts in Corrective Action by FLDOE Differentiated Accountability, Polk selected to use the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading (FAIR) and FLDOE released items for progress monitoring in 2009-10. However, for 2010-11, Polk is using Discovery Education Assessment for progress monitoring in Reading ( R) Math (M), Science (Sci), and Algebra.

Discovery Education – Assessment 2010-2011

Grade Areas Mode

K R/M Paper and Pencil 1 R/M Paper and Pencil 2 R/M Paper and Pencil 3 R/M Online* 4 R/M Online* 5 R/M/Sci Online* 6 R/M Online* 7 R/M Online* 8 R/M/Sci Online* 9 R Online*

10 R/M Online* 11 Sci Online*

MS/HS Algebra Online* *Students with special needs on their

Individual Education Plan (IEP) use paper and pencil at all grade levels. When needed, large print or Braille is available upon request.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/



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CURR-Curriculum DA- Differentiated Accountability ELL-English Language Learners FCIM- Florida Continuous Improvement Model LFS-Learning Focused Strategies PI- Parent Involvement

PK- Preschool

PLCs-Professional Learning Communities RtI-A- RtI Academics

RtI-B- RtI Behavior (PBS) RTTT-Race to the Top

SIP-School Improvement Plan SPP- Student Progression Plan

Problem Solving – Response to Instruction/Intervention

ALL District initiatives, instruction, and intervention services have a “place” in this model.



Problem Solving – Response to Instruction/Intervention

Source: FLDOE Response to Instruction/Intervention model

Problem Solving - Response to Instruction/Intervention (PS/RtI) is a multi-tiered approach to meet the needs of all students. It provides for the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. Learners are provided with instruction and interventions at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate their rate of learning. These services may be provided by a variety of personnel, including general education teachers, special educators, student services personnel, and other specialists. Progress is closely monitored to assess both the learning rate and level of performance of individual students. Educational decisions about the intensity and duration of interventions are based on individual student response to instruction.

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ACADEMICS Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate. Objective 5: Increase student engagement by providing more opportunities for career and technical education,

career academies and extra-curricular offerings at the secondary level

The trend for the number of students enrolled in Career Academies has increased over the past three years: 08-09 to 09-10=37% increase and from 09-10 to 10-11=36% increase * Bartow High-Medical Academy (CAN) 22 passed an 85% pass rate * Haines City High ACES Academy earned 93 articulated credits * Lake Wales High Early Childhood earned 135 articulated credits *Two Early Childhood academies earned a total of 228 articulated credits *The Business Programs earned 174 Industry Certifications * The Business Programs earned 769 articulated credits * The Business Programs enrolled 269 students in Dual Enrollment classes at their respective high schools.

Site Academy Program Academy Name 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011Auburndale HS Medical Auburndale Medical Academy 98 211 171

Industrial Technology Brighthouse Communications Academy 20 119 74

Bartow HS Medical Bartow Medical Academy 227 251 296Teachers Assisting Future Educators Academy 0 (planning year) 0 (planning year) 57

Frostproof MS Construction/Interior Design Innovative Spaces (Ispaces) 62 110 207George Jenkins HS Medical George Jenkins Medical Academy 147 213 233

Business/ Legal Academy of Legal Studies 49 68 134Business/ Graphic Design Graphic Web Design 51 86 152

Haines City HS Education ACES, Academy of Children's and Educational Studies 85 90 323

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice, Law and Career Academy 119 127 0Business/Legal Academy of Legal Studies 0 (planning year)

Business/ Graphic Design/Communications Technology Academy of Media Productions (AMP) *new in 2010-2011) 0 0 (planning year) 270Kathleen HS Criminal Justice Criminal Justice, Law and Career Academy 206 219 149

Aeronautics Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) 63 125 242Business Management RTG Academy of Distribution Management 0 (planning year) 45 206

Lakeland HS Veterinary Science Academy of Veterinary Science 0 (planning year) 140 154

Information Technology IT Academy of Lakeland 0 (planning year) 85 154Digital Photography & T.V. Computer Art & Fashion Academy of Arts, Design, and Technology 515 576 536

Lk. Gibson HS Medical Lake Gibson Medical Academy 204 279 327

Business/ Finance Finance Academy 133 140 183

Business Polk Academy of Business and Technology 476 442 575Biotechnology Lake Gibson Biotech Academy * new in 2010-2011 0 0 (planning year) 133

Lk. Region HS Business/ Ind. Tech Communication Marketing Communications Technology Academy 156 220 326

Medical Lake Region Medical Academy 62 85 178Lk. Wales Early Childhood Education Early Childhood and Teacher Education Academy 132 173 164McKeel Academy Web Design McKeel Academy of Web Design (09-10) 0 (planning year) 82 143

Mulberry HS Automotive MAG - Mulberry Auto Garage 118 172 118Ridge Community HS Engineering Engineering Technology Career Academy 86 143 178

Medical Ridge Community Medical Academy 124 151 98Tenoroc Power Lakeland Electric Power Academy 87 95 89

Winter Haven HS Business Hospitality and Tourism 49 44 585Supply Chain Management Academy of Supply Chain Management ( 09-10 ) 0 (planning year) 8 0

Medical Winter Haven Medical Academy 123 145 136

TOTAL 3392 4644 6333

Workforce Development - Career Academy Enrollment




Career Center Enrollment Numbers

Source: PCPS Genesis

The trend for the number of high school students enrolled at Ridge and Traviss has increased over the past three years. The Adult Career Centers both operate under an open enrollment policy. Overall enrollment trend appears to be positive. There are plans to increase program offerings at Ridge and Traviss.

Number of Students by Year

Year Traviss Adult

Traviss High School

Ridge Adult

Ridge High School

2007-08 1439 97 1685 90 2008-09 1234 140 1292 128 2009-10 1455 226 1267 268




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ACADEMICS Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student. Objective 1: Drive academic achievement through a continuous improvement model used in elementary, middle

and high schools.

Polk County Schools Count of Over-Age Students by Grade

Source: PCPS Genesis

During the past three years, the percent of students Over-Age (by two years) and Critical (by more than two years) was reduced by 61% at the elementary level and 38% at the middle school level.


ACADEMICS Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student. Objective 2: Align curriculum that reflects the knowledge and skills students are expected to master on Next

Generation Standards at each level, K through 12.

K-12 Curriculum and Instruction

Direct Activity • Extensive revisions of all curriculum maps in order to:

– complete the transition to Next Generation Standards. – refine and refocus the target vocabulary to be taught. – significantly raise the amount of higher order thought expected of students. – re-prioritize instructional sequences to assure tested standards are adequately addressed before FCAT. – adjust timelines to accommodate routine assessment periods. – embed suggested anchor assessments at key points. – include additional information and resources for teachers.

• Provided ongoing professional development for teachers and administrators in the use of curriculum maps. • Completed the Language Arts instructional material adoption process. • Initiated the K-12 Science instructional material adoption process. • Revised and gained approval for the District K-12 Reading Plan • Reconfigured the organization and structure of the K-12 Curriculum Department to encompass Language Arts, Library Media,

Mathematics, Physical Education, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages, promoting increased curricular alignment and articulation from Kindergarten to Graduation.

• Conducted the district Grade 3 Summer Reading Camp • Facilitated summer content institutes for teachers • Administered the district Reading Endorsement program

– Reading Endorsement via English for Speakers of Other Languages (REESOL) – Career and Technical Endorsement for Reading (CATER) – Competency Courses 1-6


ACADEMICS Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student. Objective 2: Align curriculum that reflects the knowledge and skills students are expected to master on Next Generation Standards at each level, K through 12.

Curriculum Map Example: 5th grade Language Arts


ACADEMICS Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student. Objective 2: Align curriculum that reflects the knowledge and skills students are expected to master on Next Generation Standards at each level, K through 12.

Curriculum Map Example: 5th grade Language Arts (continued)




K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Indirect Activity • Provided monthly professional development sessions for all Academic Intervention Facilitators (Math, Reading, and

Science). • Conducted monthly “Curriculum and Issues” meetings for all secondary Assistant Principals of Curriculum and Guidance

Department Chairs. • Assisted with selection, implementation, and professional development for the Discovery progress monitoring tool





Support Activity

Assumed administrative responsibility for: – Standards-Based Achievement Report (SBAR) – District Student Progression Plan – Transcript review – Nature Discovery Center Program – Academic Competitions Office – Teaching American History grant – Southwest Florida Water Management District

grant – Inter-Institutional Articulation Agreements with Polk State College and

South Florida Community College – District nominations for Just Read! Florida awards programs

Actively participated in:

– All relevant state-level subject area committee work – Gause revision planning – DOE-facilitated intervention efforts for Oscar J. Pope Elementary – Race to the Top grant team (led Section 12 development) – Session presentations at various professional conferences – Computer-based testing certification efforts – Development and implementation of revised curriculum fidelity monitoring process – Professional Development Protocol Review teams for two districts


ACADEMICS Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student. Objective 3: Drive the teaching/learning process based on the goals, objectives, strategies, and evaluations in the

School Improvement Plans.


Activity

• Participated heavily in planning and delivery of summer school improvement plan development assistance sessions

• Contributed substantively to formulation of subject area school improvement goals and strategies

• Participated continuously in all efforts associated with Differentiated Accountability

• Revised schedules to facilitate Senior Curriculum Coordinator work in schools at least three days per week

• Provided direct coaching and assistance to school personnel routinely and on an “on-call” basis

• Collaborated with Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation to plan, implement and analyze evaluations of program

effectiveness



School Improvement Plans (SIP).

Source: FLDOE Bureau of School Improvement

Note: All schools must comply with Florida Statutes regarding SIP components including: postsecondary readiness, dropout prevention and academic intervention, and professional development as stated in Sections 1008.37(4), 1003.53(2)(b), 1003.413, and 1001.42(18), F.S.



School Improvement Plans (SIP).

Non-Title I and Title I A, B, or C schools may receive a waiver from FDOE if the district/school can demonstrate that their existing template provides strategies for subgroups that did not meet AYP in the area of data analysis, RtI, and increasing student achievement.

2010-2011 School Improvement Plan (SIP) – Form SIP-1 * When using percentages, include the number of students the percentage represents (e.g., 70% (35)).

June 2010 Rule 6A-1.099811 Revised May 28, 2010 Source FLDOE Bureau of School Improvement

READING GOALS Problem-Solving Process to Increase Student Achievement Based on the analysis of student achievement data, and reference

to “Guiding Questions”, identify and define areas in need of improvement for the following group:

Anticipated Barrier Strategy Person or Position Responsible for

Monitoring

Process Used to Determine Effectiveness

of Strategy

Evaluation Tool

1. Students achieving proficiency (FCAT Level 3) in reading Reading Goal #1:

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2010 Current Level of Performance:*

2011 Expected Level of Performance:*

Enter numerical data for current level of performance in this box.

Enter numerical Data for expected level of performance in this box. 1.2. 1.2. 1.2. 1.2. 1.2.

1.3 1.3. 1.3. 1.3. 1.3.Based on the analysis of student achievement data, and reference

to “Guiding Questions”, identify and define areas in need of improvement for the following group:

Anticipated Barrier Strategy Person or Position Responsible for

Monitoring

Process Used to Determine Effectiveness

of Strategy

Evaluation Tool

2. Students achieving above proficiency (FCAT Levels 4 and 5) in reading Reading Goal #2:

2.1. 2.1. 2.1. 2.1. 2.1.

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2010 Current Level of Performance:*

2011 Expected Levelof Performance:*

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Enter numerical data for expected level of performance in this box. 2.2. 2.2. 2.2. 2.2. 2.2.

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3


ACADEMICS Goal 3: Enhance parent and community involvement and communication. Objective 1: Promote diversity initiatives and encourage strong inclusive practices.

2009-10 Enhance Parent Involvement and Communication

Event Type - Schools Number of Schools

Number of Students

Minority Achievement Awards 13 350

Martin L. King, Jr. Essay Contest 104 1800

Parent Engagement Program 11 275

Promoting Academic Success for Boys of Color 7 350

Event Type – Community Number of Meetings

Number of Participants

Community Relations Advisory Committee 12 21

NAACP & Concerned Citizens Group 6 20

District-Wide Parent Teacher Association 3 35

Leadership Lakeland 1 40

Polk District ESOL Advisory Board Task Force 6 43

District Diversity Council 6 56 Source: PCPS Office of Diversity Management

The content in goal 3 was changed to reflect programs and actual interactions with community groups.



2009-10 Diversity Initiatives & Trainings

for Polk County Staff Diversity Initiatives for Students

Department/School # of Participants per month School # of Participants

Auburndale Central 45 Blake Academy 26

Winston Elem. 30 Wahneta Elem. 36

Wahneta Elem. 26 Palmetto Elem. 25

Palmetto Elem. 50 Winston Elem. 18

Crystal Lake Middle 25 Alta Vista Elem. 15

Blake Academy 15 Crystal Lake Elem. 28

Jesse Keen Elem. 47 Auburndale Central Elem. 22

Jewett School of the Arts 57

Deans 50

Parent/Student Inclusive Practices (Regarding Attendance, Academic, or Behavior)

Number Conferences per year

Student 275 3,960

Parent 275 2,475 Source: PCPS Office of Diversity Management



Public Relations Efforts by the Department of Community Relations


ACADEMICS Goal 3: Enhance parent and community involvement and communication. Objective 2: Increase multicultural cooperation within the schools and community. PR/Community Involvement Efforts by the Department of Community Relations

See Appendix A for full details on the Public Relations and Community Involvement efforts by the Department of Community Relations.


ACADEMICS Goal 3: Enhance parent and community involvement and communication. Objective 3: Ensure better communication through updated school web sites.


INSTRUCTION 2009-10 Status Summary

Goal/Objective 2009-10 Status

Goal 1: Recruit and retain highly qualified personnel who reflect the changing demographics of our county.

1. Develop a supportive district-wide culture committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining highly qualified, appropriately certified instructional and administrative personnel that reflects the changing demographics of our diverse community.

The District continues to implement inclusive recruitment strategies that attract and recruit highly qualified K-12 applicants. The District continues to strengthen its partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HHBUs) and Historically Hispanic Colleges and Universities (HHCUs), and produces publications that target diverse populations.

2. Provide professional instructional leadership while maintaining a vision, direction and focus for student learning.

Enhanced student performance is dependent on the implementation of a professional development system that fosters student learning. It requires careful planning, a collaborative effort by teachers and administrators, and the application of professional development through in-service activities that is relevant to the needs of our students and the needs of teachers. The Professional Development Department strives to accomplish this vision by continually providing service to schools through innovation, job-embedded professional learning, on-line and web-based resources.

3. Provide a coordinated system of relevant, timely staff development for all employee groups consistent with the Florida Professional Development Evaluation Protocol.

The Professional Development Department continues to impact student performance through the application of specific professional growth opportunities for all personnel through continuous improvement in the system. The Florida Protocol Standards guide the Professional Development practices in the district.


4. Ensure an effective teacher induction seminar. All teachers new to the profession and teachers new to Polk County schools participate in a day long Teacher Induction Program Seminar (TIPS).The seminar focuses on Polk County schools’ demographics and their implications for instruction, Differentiated Accountability, the newly adopted Florida Educator Accomplished Practices and the effective teacher, and continued teacher professional development. In an effort to retain our new teachers, school visits are conducted to follow-up with each new teacher and provide support throughout their first year.

5. Establish a fair competitive compensation structure for instructional and non-instructional employees.

Compensation structures were established for instructional employees and others paid from Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) by virtue of salary schedules which were developed, negotiated, ratified and approved by the School Board for application during 2009-10.

6. Incorporate diversity benchmarks into the performance evaluation process for teachers and administrators.

Diversity is one of the Florida Leadership Standards that is incorporated in all leadership development training. Diversity is on the current appraisal system and will be one of the ratings on the New Principal Evaluation System.

7. Use student academic progress as the chief indicator in evaluating school-based administrators.

The Administrative Appraisal Committee has worked for the past year to develop a valid and reliable instrument to assess principals. Fifty percent (50%) of the new instrument will be based on student achievement data.


INSTRUCTION Goal 1: Recruit and retain highly qualified personnel who reflect the changing demographics of our diverse communities.

Objective 1: Develop a supportive district-wide culture committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining highly qualified, appropriately certified instructional and administrative personnel that reflects the changing demographics of our diverse community.

2007-08

Polk County Demographics White Black Hispanic Other

Instructional Staff 82.35% 11.96% 4.95% .79%

Students 51.72% 21.44% 22.10% 4.74%

2008-09



Students 49.27% 23.98% 22.75% 4.00%

2009-10



Students 49.60% 23.60% 23.40% 3.40% Source: Polk County demographics as provided by FLDOE Automated Staff Database, Survey 2, 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10

2010 Estimated Polk County General Population

Demographics

White Black Hispanic Other

65.76% 13.47% 17.40% 3.37% Source: Polk County Economic Development Council 2010

Polk is working diligently to attract, hire and retain highly qualified personnel to reflect our changing demographics. Between the years 2007-2010, the District experienced an increase in its minority student enrollment (Black and Hispanic) and decrease in its non-minority student enrollment. Although the data reflect that there has been a slight gradual increase in instructional staff over this same period of time, the number of white instructional staff reflects a very slight growth in spite of a decrease in white student enrollment.




Polk and State

Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) and

Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) in Core Courses

DIST% HQT

DIST% NHQT

DIST-HIGH POVERTY

NHQT

DIST-LOW POVERTY

NHQT

STATE % HQT

STATE % NHQT

STATE-HIGH POVERTY

NHQT

STATE-LOW POVERTY

NHQT

2008-09 95.1 4.9 3.8 10.9 93.9 6.1 6.4 5.8

2009-10 97.3 2.7 1.9 2.6 95.2 4.8 4.9 4.7 Source: FLDOE, Classes Taught by Not Highly Qualified Teachers, 2008-09, 2009-10

Polk’s percent of Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) (95.1%) is above the State (93.9%) in 2008-09 and the following year (2009-10) Polk increased the percent of HQT to 97.3% as compared to the State at 95.2%.

Polk’s percent of Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) (2.7%) is below the State (4.8%); the percent of NHQT at High Poverty Schools (1.9%) is below the State (4.9%). The percent of NHQT at Low Poverty Schools (2.6%) is below the State (4.7%).

See Appendix B for by-school detail of Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by alpha for 08-09. See Appendix C for by-school detail of Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by rank for 08-09. See Appendix D for by-school detail of Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by alpha for 09-10. See Appendix E for by-school detail of Not Highly Qualified Teachers (NHQT) by rank for 09-10.




Percent of Courses Taught by Out of Field Teachers in the Master Schedule

Year Percent

2008-09 9.58%

2009-10 6.41% Source: PCPS Genesis Teacher Certification Report February 2009, February 2010

• Two years ago, the District Certification Department implemented a Compliance Assurance System (CAS) for the notification, monitoring and tracking of out of field teachers. Each teacher must sign a Compliance Assurance Plan (CAP) which clearly identifies the obligation to earn, the District's expectations and timeline, along with the consequences of non-compliance. The reduction in the percentage of courses being taught by out of field teachers is partly attributed to the new system.

• More teachers are completing the Reading Endorsement add-on program and adding the Reading Endorsement to their certificates

• The District will always be challenged to have a sufficient number of ESOL endorsed teachers; therefore, we will continue to see the primary language arts courses being taught by teachers who are infield and highly qualified in the content area, but lack the ESOL endorsement which is required of teachers who provide the primary language arts instruction for English Language Learners.

• Although the same requirements apply to out of field Charter and DJJ teachers, the District does not have the authority to apply the CAS to teachers who are not employed by the School Board.

See Appendix F for by-school detail of Percent of Courses Taught by Out of Field Teachers for 08-09. See Appendix G for by-school detail of Percent of Courses Taught by Out of Field Teachers for 09-10.




Source: PCPS HRS Teacher Certification Example: Compliance Assurance Plan (CAP) for Out of Field ESOL teacher. This form is also used for NHQ teachers, and teachers on temporary certificates. Although the same requirements apply to Charter and DJJ teachers, the District does not have the authority to apply the CAP to teachers who are not employed by the School Board.




Teachers' Average Years of Experience by Degree Level 2007-08 through 2009-10

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Polk State Polk State Polk State

Bachelor's 8.99 9.68 9.97 10.12 10.27 10.58

Master's 16.6 14.95 15.97 14.93 15.68 14.84

Specialist 21.69 18.04 20.21 17.45 19.17 16.34

Doctorate 14.95 15.32 15.62 15.35 14.73 15.17

All Degrees 10.96 11.86 11.61 12.13 11.79 12.37 Source: Florida DOE Staff Database, Survey 3, February 8‐12, 2010, as of August 13, 2010

For all degree levels, Polk teachers currently average 11.79 compared to the State average of 12.37 years of teaching experience. The State average includes both public and private teaching experience from within and outside the state. Since teachers’ average years of experience greatly impacts the average salary for teachers, this factor should be taken into consideration when comparing average teacher salaries of the districts.




Source: Florida DOE Staff Database, Survey 3, February 8‐12, 2010, as of August 13, 2010

*Cautionary Note In Florida, each public school district, after collective bargaining activities, adopts a salary schedule for instructional personnel in that district. In some school districts, a salary schedule for the school year is negotiated and adopted after the collection of salary data for that school year by the Department of Education (DOE). In many of these districts, the final negotiated salary schedule provides retroactive pay to instructional personnel for the entire school year. When this happens, the salary information on the DOE Staff Database does not reflect the subsequent salary increase for that district. Users of teacher salary data are advised to be aware of this and other factors affecting the data when making judgments and drawing conclusions based on these data.

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Note: Polk’s average teacher experience is lower than the State’s average; therefore, Polk’s average teacher salary will be lower than the State’s teacher salary. As we move toward salary based on performance, the teacher average salary will no longer be based on experience.




Teachers by Degree Level 2007-08 through 2009-10

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Polk Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Bachelor's 5,422 74.56 5,325 73.20 5,251 72.40Master's 1,736 23.87 1,823 25.06 1,873 25.82Specialist 65 0.89 69 0.95 76 1.05Doctorate 49 0.67 58 0.80 53 0.73All Degrees 7,272 100 7,275 100 7,253 100

State Bachelor's 113,774 60.74 109,789 59.69 107,842 59.12Master's 66,298 35.39 66,757 36.30 67,141 36.81Specialist 4,769 2.55 4,901 2.66 4,967 2.72Doctorate 2,475 1.32 2,478 1.35 2,458 1.35All Degrees 187,316 100 183,925 100 182,408 100

Source: Florida DOE Staff Database, Survey 3, February 8‐12, 2010, as of August 13, 2010 The table above displays the number and percent of teachers at each degree level for school years 2007-08 through 2009-10. The proportion of Polk teachers at each degree level has remained relatively consistent.




Support for alternative certification teachers to acquire professional certification through the ACE Program, Alternative Certification Educators Program is provided through the district webpage at http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/professionaldevelopment/ace.htm and the ACE Online Accomplished Practices Resources course on Polk County Schools’ Blackboard. Both support the Florida Alternative Certification Program, website at http://www.fl-online-ed.org/ .




Leadership Development programs focus on developing future leaders from our Aspiring Leaders Program to the Principal Intern Program.



Objective 2: Provide professional instructional leadership while maintaining a vision, direction and focus for student learning.

Florida Statute 1012.98 requires that districts develop and submit a professional development system. The purpose of the professional development system is to increase student achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and prepare students for continuing education and the workforce.



Objective 2: Provide professional instructional leadership while maintaining a vision, direction and focus for student learning.

Three-Year Trend Data

Year New Teachers

Active as of June (End of Year)

Teachers Terminated/Resigned

Total New Teachers Hired

Teachers Retained

Teacher Turnover

2007-2008 820 201 1021 80% 20%

2008-2009 683 111 794 86% 14%

2009-2010 540 138 678 80% 20%

The goal of the district is the recruitment and retention of effective teachers to positively impact student outcomes. Polk County Schools’ objective is to hire and retain qualified, high performing teachers that reflect the changing demographics of the communities we serve. We are retaining a significant percent of the teachers we have hired in the last three years.

See Appendix H for Polk Teacher Action Research Goals and Educational Timeline (TARGET) Form and other Professional Development information.



Objective 3: Provide a coordinated system of relevant, timely staff development for all employee groups consistent with the Florida Professional Development Evaluation Protocol.

Polk shares the Florida Professional Development Evaluation Protocol on an ongoing basis with district educators.



Objective 4: Ensure an effective teacher induction seminar.

Polk is revising the Teacher Induction Program Seminar (TIPS) to ensure teachers receive the most current instructional strategies and a deeper understanding of student data

Topics Covered in Tips: Polk County Schools’ Demographics

• Economically Disadvantaged • Exceptional Student Education (ESE) • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Differentiated Accountability • School Grade and AYP • Sunshine State Standards (SSS) • Student Assessments

Effective Teacher • PS/RtI • Learning Focused Strategies • Classroom Management

Teacher Professional Development • TARGET • ARROW

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Objective 5: Establish for instructional and non-instructional employees a fair competitive compensation structure.

State State State Polk Polk Polk

Positions

2009-2010 Average Months

Employed

2009-10 Average

2008-09 Average

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State Percent


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2009-2010 Average

2008-2009 Average

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District Percent

Selected District-Level Administrative PersonnelSuperintendent $138,813.00 $138,896.00 -$83 -0.06% $211,436.00 $165,718.00 $45,718.00 28%

Deputy/Associate/Assistant Area Superintendent $116,042.00 $117,682.00 -$1,640 -1.39% $120,792.00 $120,792.00 $0.00 0%

School Board Member $30,850.00 $31,619.00 -$769 -2.43% $35,000.00 $38,547.00 -$3,547.00 -9%

Business/Finance $88,674.00 $91,267.00 -$2,593 -2.84% $89,771.00 $83,313.00 $6,458.00 8%

Research and Evaluation $83,883.00 $87,878.00 -$3,995 -4.55% $67,266.00 $69,638.00 -$2,372.00 -3%

Management Information Services $81,651.00 $88,234.00 -$6,583 -7.46% $96,997.00 $96,997.00 $0.00 0%

Data Processing $78,450.00 $80,711.00 -$2,261 -2.80%

Personnel $87,048.00 $88,822.00 -$1,774 -2.00% $92,935.00 $82,051.00 $10,884.00 13%

Facilities $92,077.00 $91,782.00 $295 0.32% $82,506.00 $74,105.00 $8,401.00 11%

Transportation $66,820.00 $61,736.00 $5,084 8.24% $92,935.00 $72,879.00 $20,056.00 28%

Food Service $73,936.00 $71,009.00 $2,927 4.12% $46,851.00 $56,895.00 -$10,044.00 -18%

Media Services $78,189.00 $79,615.00 -$1,426 -1.79%

Vocational Adult Education $87,460.00 $87,492.00 -$32 -0.04% $49,999.00 $49,999.00 $0.00 0%

Exceptional Student Education $76,717.00 $79,071.00 -$2,354 -2.98% $65,548.00 $70,332.00 -$4,784.00 -7%

Student Services $79,191.00 $83,837.00 -$4,646 -5.54% $82,506.00 $76,120.00 $6,386.00 8%

Federal Programs $83,742.00 $88,819.00 -$5,077 -5.72% $82,506.00 $82,506.00 $0.00 0%

Selected School-Level Professional PersonnelPrincipal, High School 11.90 $92,664.00 $93,023.00 -$359 -0.39% 12.00 $86,737.00 $87,961.00 -$1,224.00 -1%

Principal, Middle/Junior High School 11.90 $87,593.00 $88,945.00 -$1,352 -1.52% 12.00 $81,754.00 $82,058.00 -$304.00 0%

Principal, Elementary School 11.90 $85,634.00 $87,109.00 -$1,475 -1.69% 12.00 $79,786.00 $78,583.00 $1,203.00 2%

Principal, Other Type Schools 11.90 $85,102.00 $85,928.00 -$826 -0.96% 12.00 $79,272.00 $77,820.00 $1,452.00 2%

Assistant Principal, High School 11.30 $70,009.00 $70,818.00 -$809 -1.14% 11.90 $75,796.00 $71,827.00 $3,969.00 6%

Assistant Principal, Middle/Junior High School 11.20 $66,535.00 $67,824.00 -$1,289 -1.90% 12.00 $66,331.00 $66,792.00 -$461.00 -1%

Assistant Principal, Elementary School 10.90 $64,933.00 $65,654.00 -$721 -1.10% 11.90 $66,099.00 $61,232.00 $4,867.00 8%

Assistant Principal, Other Type Schools 11.50 $65,809.00 $68,554.00 -$2,745 -4.00% 11.60 $63,055.00 $62,200.00 $855.00 1%

Deans 10.20 $54,005.00 $55,136.00 -$1,131 -2.05% 10.00 $46,492.00 $45,117.00 $1,375.00 3%

Curriculum Coordinator $62,415.00 $65,986.00 -$3,571 -5.41%

Special School Director (Voc/Tech/Adult/ESE) 11.90 $90,789.00 $93,793.00 -$3,004 -3.20% 11.50 $77,549.00 $77,219.00 $330.00 0%

Difference Difference



Objective 5: Establish for instructional and non-instructional employees a fair competitive compensation structure.

Source: The data source for 2009-2010 staff salary information is the Florida Department of Education’s Staff Database, Survey 3 date (February 8-12, 2010) as of August 13, 2010.

Average salaries are presented for selected (as determined by the state) district-and school-level administrative staff, instructional staff and support and technical staff. This report does not incorporate the salaries for all district employees. Salary averages are affected by the number of years of experience of those persons, thus caution should be used when analyzing and comparing district-to-district state average salaries.

State State State Polk Polk Polk

Positions


Employed

2009-10 Average

2008-09 Average

State Amount

State Percent


Employed

2009-2010 Average

2008-2009 Average

District Amount

District Percent

Selected Instructional PersonnelGuidance 10.10 $51,537.00 $52,262.00 -$725 -1.39% 11.10 $50,655.00 $51,258.00 -$603.00 -1%

Librarian/Media Specialist 9.90 $52,306.00 $52,594.00 -$288 -0.55% 10.00 $49,129.00 $49,483.00 -$354.00 -1%

School Psychologist 10.70 $58,216.00 $59,108.00 -$892 -1.51% 11.40 $58,093.00 $58,051.00 $42.00 0%

Teacher 10.00 $46,708.00 $46,950.00 -$242 -0.52% 10.00 $42,761.00 $43,080.00 -$319.00 -1%

Selected Support and Technical PersonnelNurse (LPN/RN) 9.80 $31,312.00 $31,927.00 -$615 -1.93% 9.20 $28,690.00 $28,626.00 $64.00 0%

Computer Systems Analyst 11.90 $62,060.00 $62,511.00 -$451 -0.72% 12.00 $55,136.00 $55,136.00 $0.00 0%

Computer Programmer $48,191.00 $48,442.00 -$251 -0.52%

Accountant 11.90 $50,237.00 $51,323.00 -$1,086 -2.12% 12.00 $35,713.00 $38,410.00 -$2,697.00 -7%

Bookkeeper 11.60 $30,848.00 $31,064.00 -$216 -0.70% 12.00 $35,589.00 $35,145.00 $444.00 1%

Secretary 11.60 $31,789.00 $31,987.00 -$198 -0.62% 11.90 $25,228.00 $25,568.00 -$340.00 -1%

Clerk/Clerk Typist 11.00 $23,565.00 $23,767.00 -$202 -0.85% 11..9 $27,053.00 $26,775.00 $278.00 1%

Data Entry Operator 11.40 $28,398.00 $28,358.00 $40 0.14% 12.00 $33,440.00 $33,650.00 -$210.00 -1%

Electrician 11.90 $50,350.00 $50,675.00 -$325 -0.64% 12.00 $40,841.00 $40,841.00 $0.00 0%

AC Technician/Boiler Mechanic 11.90 $44,043.00 $44,134.00 -$91 -0.21% 12.00 $40,288.00 $40,288.00

Mechanic 11.90 $38,939.00 $38,956.00 -$17 -0.04% 12.00 $40,762.00 $40,762.00

Carpenter 11.90 $43,222.00 $43,246.00 -$24 -0.06% 12.00 $40,228.00 $40,242.00 -$14.00 0%

Teacher Aide 9.70 $17,348.00 $17,044.00 $304 1.78% 9.40 $17,340.00 $17,496.00 -$156.00 -1%

Bus Driver 10.10 $17,484.00 $17,481.00 $3 -1.93% 9.20 $13,225.00 $13,088.00 $137.00 1%

Food Service Worker 9.70 $15,385.00 $15,532.00 -$147 -0.95% 9.10 $10,909.00 $11,033.00 -$124.00 -1%

Custodian/Groundskeeper 11.90 $23,650.00 $23,730.00 -$80 -0.34% 12.00 $19,160.00 $19,155.00 $5.00 0%

Difference Difference



Objective 6: Incorporate diversity benchmarks into the performance evaluation process for teachers and administrators.

Cluster- School Leadership

Diversity Benchmark - on current Principal Appraisal

Demonstrates understanding of, responds to, and influences the personal, political, social, economic, legal, and cultural relationships in the classroom, the school and the local community

Rating Rubric = 5- Outstanding Performance 4- High Performing 3- Satisfactory 2- Performing with Needs 1- Unsatisfactory

Diversity is one of the Florida Leadership Standards that is incorporated in all leadership development training. Diversity is on the current appraisal system and will be one of the ratings on the New Principal Evaluation System.



Objective 7: Use student academic progress as the chief indicator in evaluating school-based administrators.

A committee has worked on the Principal Appraisal for almost 2 years developing a quality assessment for principals requiring that 50% of their evaluation is based on student achievement. The remainder of the assessment is based on the Florida Leadership Standards and Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) which is a 360¤ degree feedback from teachers, principals and supervisors of principals.



Objective 7: Use student academic progress as the chief indicator in evaluating school-based administrators.


MANAGEMENT 2009-10 Status Summary

Goal/Objective 2009-10 Status

Goal 1: Ensure students realize their highest potential through the use of all available resources.

1. Prioritize resource allocation to enhance student achievement. Allocations were prioritized according to schools with the greatest needs.

2. Provide equitable facilities, staffing, and services to all schools. Staffing and services were provided equitably to all schools based on a formula. Facility needs were met on a rotational basis as specified in the Master Plan for 2009-10.

Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student.

1. Cultivate a highly professional environment that is safe, orderly, and family friendly.

Student Services personnel continue to provide evidenced-based violence prevention, anger management, bullying prevention, social skills/problem solving training, and mental health counseling to students. District-wide child abuse and suicide prevention training initiatives have been developed and implemented with all PCSB employees. Crisis Intervention Teams (district and school based) have been highly responsive and utilized on a regular basis in the aftermath of a crisis or tragic event. During 2009-2010, the district’s Substance Abuse Code of Conduct program served 486 students who made bad choices regarding alcohol and drugs. The recidivism rate for this program is 1-2 percent. Student Athletic Drug Testing continues to be a strong, effective deterrent for drug and alcohol use among secondary students. Approximately 88% of our school clinics are now staffed by licensed practical nurses that care for the increasing numbers of medically fragile students in our schools. Polk County achieved 100% compliance with Department of Health (DOH) school immunization audit. The recent H1N1 pandemic exemplifies the district’s capacity to


respond to communicable disease emergencies and to effectively collaborate with the Polk County Health Department. Roughly 36,000 students were immunized at school for the H1N1 virus. Employee Wellness staff strategically team with (student) health education/health services personnel to create healthy, safe, and nurturing school cultures. The Teen Parent programs are now in compliance with DOE requirements offering equity and quality educational choices for pregnant and parenting teens. Financial Aid and College/Postsecondary seminars were presented and well attended in all high schools across the district. The National Office of School Counseling Advocacy (College Board) continues to showcase Polk County as a school district (one of ten) whose school counseling program is actively engaged in the transformational process.

2. Provide safe and secure schools through the implementation of Positive Behavior Support and other strategies.

Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers continue to provide leadership and assist in the implementation of Problem Solving Response to Intervention (PS/RtI), used to address both academic and behavioral concerns school by school, across the district. Student data collection and interpretation are critical in developing, implementing, progress monitoring, and evaluating effective interventions (academic and behavioral for struggling students.

3. Establish school zones that make optimal use of facilities that preserve diversity in the student body.

Facilities and diversity were addressed as new school zones were designed.

4. Establish and enforce a consistent Attendance Policy throughout the district.

Considerable progress has been made in student attendance over the past 3 years. A district-wide policy is in place; professional development for school based personnel occurs annually; written procedural documents are in place; a continuum of intervention programs/services are now available to students and their families; and school social workers closely monitor student attendance to ensure compliance and connect families to school and community services. The home education loop hole (as a means of escaping compulsory attendance) has been addressed. A pilot Truancy Court program is planned for the 2010-2011 school year.


MANAGEMENT Goal 1: Ensure students realize their highest potential through the use of all available resources. Objective 1: Prioritize resource allocation to enhance student achievement.

Polk Schools Expenditures

Source: PCPS 2010 and Beyond Financial Review

Polk consistently is listed in FDOE reports as among the best Florida school districts for low administrative costs and returning dollars to the classroom. The district is also considered a state leader for efficiency in transportation and energy conservation.


MANAGEMENT Goal 1: Ensure students realize their highest potential through the use of all available resources. Objective 2: Provide equitable facilities, staffing, and services to all schools.

Freshman Academies:

• Auburndale High School (NB) • Bartow High School/IB/Summerlin • Ft. Meade Middle/Senior High

School • Frostproof Middle/Senior High

School • George Jenkins High School (NB

2009-10) • Haines City High School/IB (NB

2009-10) • Kathleen High School • Lake Gibson High School • Lake Region High School • Lakeland High School • Mulberry High School • Ridge Community High School (NB 2009-10) • Tenoroc High School • Winter Haven High School (NB)

NB: New building constructed specifically for Freshman Academy.



Shelley S. Boone Middle School



Project Description Project BudgetAuburndale High School Master Plan $26,736,000.00Boone Middle School Master Plan $21,600,000.00Caldwell Elementary School Cafeteria $3,000,000.00Crystal Lake Middle School Renovation $2,360,000.00Dale Fair/Babson Park Elementary School Cafeteria Remodel $1,000,000.00Davenport School of the Arts $37,840,000.00Dr. Gail F. McKinzie Elementary School (New School) $18,951,000.00Inwood Elementary School Cafeteria $3,000,000.00Jewett School of the Arts Renovation $4,950,000.00Kathleen Senior High School Master Plan $34,776,030.00Lake Wales Senior High School Cafeteria, Classrooms, Ag Bldg $7,588,000.00Mulberry Middle School Master Plan $24,670,000.00Winter Haven High School Master Plan $29,705,000.00

Current Construction Projects > $1,000,000.00



The Staffing Plan is designed to provide an equitable distribution of available personnel services for the entire Polk County School District in accordance with the Strategic Plan, Goals and Objectives. For the purpose of allocating units to schools (All administrators, teachers, and other staff) a formula, which is found in the Board approved Staffing Plan, is used for each level (Elementary, Middle, Senior) to ensure all schools are equivalently staffed.

DIFFERENTIATED ACCOUNTABILITY STAFFING (2009-10)

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION FACILITATORS (AIFs)

Title I Reading 77 Title I Math 13 Title I Science 2 Title II Reading 15 Title II Math 6 Title II Science 3

Total 116

All Title I schools received at least one AIF; others were placed according to a “needs matrix,” based on school grade, AYP, and demographic factors. All “D” and “F” schools are required to have Reading, Math, and Science Coaches. AIFs were placed at those schools to meet this requirement.



DIFFERENTIATED ACCOUNTABILITY STAFFING (2009-10)

TURNAROUND SPECIALISTS

Two Turnaround Specialists, funded by Title I, provided coaching, mentoring, training and support for Title I schools on the Differentiated Accountability Matrix as Prevent II or Correct II schools.

Gail Daves and Max Thompson, funded by Title II assisted five high schools.

Debra Edmiston, Senior Director on Assignment for School Improvement

Eileen Castle, Principal on Assignment for School Improvement Gail Daves and Max Thompson

• Auburndale Central Elementary • Churchwell Elementary • Combee Elementary • Dundee Elementary • Eagle Lake Elementary • Garner Elementary • Kingsford Elementary • North Lakeland Elementary • Oscar J. Pope Elementary • Purcell Elementary • Winston Elementary

• Bartow Middle • Boone Middle • Crystal Lake Middle • Denison Middle • Dundee Ridge Middle • Horizons Elementary • Lake Alfred Addair Middle • Mulberry Middle • Sleepy Hill Middle • Southwest Middle • Westwood Middle

• Kathleen High School • Tenoroc High School • Ridge Community High School • Haines City High School • Mulberry High School

Two additional persons worked with non-Title I schools on the DA Matrix (“D” schools). One is a full-time employee of Polk County Schools, and the other was already on contract with Polk County Schools. In addition to the full-time staff funded by Title I and Title II, the two grants also funded a contract for Dr. Max Thompson to work with the above-named schools on a Coaching Project and for Dr. Cecilia Garcia to work with these schools on a Data Coaching Project.



Polk’s IT department is working to create equity among all schools.


MANAGEMENT Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student. Objective 1: Cultivate a highly professional environment that is safe, orderly, and family friendly.

Survey scale ranges from Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (4) Source: Office of Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation 2009-10

Perceptions by parents, students, and staff on Safe and Orderly Learning Environment and Home/School/Community Relationships need further analysis.

Count Mean Count Mean Count Mean (Average) (Score) (Average) (Score) (Average) (Score)

SAFE AND ORDERLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 7304 3.41 4682 2.90 2342 3.62 HIGH EXPECTATIONS 7392 3.50 4815 3.36 2485 3.61 INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP 6554 3.47 4121 3.27 2597 3.52 CLEAR SCHOOL MISSION 7401 3.46 4589 3.22 2622 3.50 OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN - - TIME ON TASK 6986 3.42 4690 3.10 2488 3.58 FREQUENT MONITORING OF STUDENT PROGRESS 7088 3.35 4622 3.04 2518 3.55 HOME / SCHOOL / COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS 6454 3.41 3867 2.88 2759 3.63 BULLYING / HARRASSMENT 6463 3.40 4564 3.16 2836 3.51

Overall Average / Mean Score 6955 3.43 4494 3.12 2581 3.57

2009-10 POLK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSSUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SURVEY CORRELATES

DISTRICT RESULT

PARENT STUDENT STAFF AREAS


MANAGEMENT Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student. Objective 2: Provide safe and secure schools through the implementation of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and

other strategies.

Elementary Guidance

• Social Skills Classroom & Group Programs: Elementary School Counselors have been trained by the PBS staff on the Arnold Goldstein Social Skills Curriculum (evidenced-based) and are running school-based social skills behavioral groups with a data component.

• Bullying Awareness/Prevention: Since 2008-2009, elementary school counselors have worked in Student Services teams to train all school staff on the Polk Bullying policy and awareness. School counselors continue to provide updated training for staff and classroom programs on bullying prevention/intervention.

• Too Good For Violence: All elementary school counselors were trained in this evidenced-based initiative. Counselor Tommy Pollock from Kathleen Elementary demonstrated lessons from the program which were video-taped and broadcast on public TV.

• All Elementary School Counselors were trained by PBS staff on ‘Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools.’ • DCF/Heartland Liaison Training: One contact person from each school was trained on child abuse prevention and

awareness/intervention activities for ‘children known to the department.’ These individuals serve as a resource for children in foster care to coordinate services with foster parents and agency personnel. A school-wide brochure and a taped message from the School Superintendent were developed to update compliance training for all schools.

• Problem Solving/Response to Intervention (PS/RtI): All Elementary Counselors have been trained in PS/RtI and are revamping their developmental guidance functions according to the tiered intervention levels with classroom guidance corresponding to tier 1; group guidance to tier 2; and individual counseling with tier 3. Each counselor provided follow-up on intervention strategies, graphing techniques for interventions for progress monitoring, and problem solving formats to school personnel. In addition, the counselors serve as coach and/or resource for the Problem Solving Teams in regard to development and monitoring of interventions for academics and behavior. Each has implemented an accounting system for recording and monitoring the interventions; and is responsible for maintaining the records related to PS/RtI.

• MEASURE: All elementary counselors submit annual plans to address prevention and intervention strategies for their school which includes specific data components and incorporates the MEASURE Accountability Report as required in Florida Statutes.



other strategies.

Secondary Guidance

• The College Board’s National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA) selected Polk County as one of the 12 school districts nationwide to participate in The Urban School Counseling Initiative. A district steering committee comprised of district and school-based personnel continues to work toward redefining the role of secondary counselors to better address the needs of all students.

• Professional learning/training for all secondary counselors was provided on the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 4. o All Grade 8 students in public schools must have a completed electronic Personal Education Plan (ePEP) in order to be

promoted to Grade 9. Each ePEP must include a plan for high school courses that must be reviewed every year. o Secondary Counselors are responsible for monitoring the Student Activity System on FACTS.org for update/review of

ePEP. • Professional learning/training for all secondary counselors was provided as follows:

o FLDOE and FACTS.org regarding CHOICES, FACTS.org and SB 4 implementation. o College Board Fall Counselor Workshop – College Board staff o ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop – ACT staff

• Approximately 4,000 parents and students participated in the Polk District College Fair, and were provided an opportunity for parents and students to communicate directly with colleges/universities regarding curriculum, admission, majors, financial aid, etc.

• Eleven College/Postsecondary Planning Seminars were conducted throughout the district for parents of high school students. • Eleven Financial Aid Seminars were held in January 2011.

• Secondary Guidance Departments submitted a MEASURE Accountability Report in accordance with Florida’s School Counseling Framework and as required in Florida Statute. MEASURE is a six-step accountability process which links the impact of counseling to critical data elements utilizing a standards-based model. . MEASURE uses information (promotion & retention rates, test scores, attendance and postsecondary going rates) for the development of specific strategies. Florida Statutes 1006.025 also requires school districts to have a guidance plan and to report to the Commissioner of Education annually with items such as access of students to school counselors and impact upon student achievement.



other strategies.

Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention (Formerly known as Safe & Drug Free Schools - SDFS)

• The Substance Abuse Assessment Code of Conduct Program is a 10-day drug education intervention for students who violate the

drug sections of the Code of Student Conduct, fail a drug screening as part of their participation in clubs or sports and chose to attend, or were recommended by their parents to voluntarily participate. As a part of the program, students receive drug education lessons and a substance abuse assessment, as well as completing academic assignments. Participants’ parents receive parenting education. Drug screenings through Drug Court are offered to parents as well. During the 2009-10 school year, the program served 486 students. Nineteen Voluntary Assessments were completed. The total cost of the program per year is $335,000.00 and includes all salaries of 5 full-time employees, benefits, and supplies.

• The Too Good for Violence Program is a Model Program and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. This program is listed as a proven program that has been scientifically tested, reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. During the 2009-10 school year, the “Too Good for Violence” curriculum was offered to every elementary and middle school in Polk County Public Schools, charter schools, and interested private schools; it was implemented in 47 schools. Over 17,000 students received the violence prevention education. Training, consultative services, and materials were provided by SDFS.

• Implementation and analysis of the Polk County Prevention Survey. Every spring, data is collected from the Polk County Prevention Surveys from all eligible secondary students. The information from the Polk County Prevention Survey attempts to present an accurate picture of current youth substance use, substance abuse problems and trends, provides information to help reduce and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by adolescents, and identifies the risk and protective factors that pose the most significant challenges and opportunities in Polk County. On the 86 item survey, secondary students answer questions about safety and violence, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and related risk and protective factors. In late April and early May of 2010, over 28,000 students took the Polk County Prevention Survey in 59 schools. Survey data for the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 were used for trend analysis. This data was distributed to the schools to help them identify drug and violence prevention issues specific to their sites. The survey data is also utilized as data measurement to obtain and monitor competitive grants, including the Student Drug Testing Grant, which has resulted in two awards totaling over 1 million dollars. The survey provides data to support federal grant dollars which are currently being used to strengthen the district’s bullying prevention initiative. Finally, this data is utilized throughout the county by other entities to secure funding for our schools and community that benefit the students of Polk County. Overall, almost $450,000.00 has been secured to provide community services ranging from suicide prevention, drug prevention, and violence prevention. Information from the Polk Prevention Survey is shared with our community partners, such as those who participate in Stand UP Polk (law enforcement, mental and substance abuse treatment providers, parents, and community leaders) to help identify “hot spots” in our schools and communities. This data helps our partners know where resources are best spent. It costs approximately $2,000.00 for surveys each year.



other strategies.

Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention

(Formerly known as Safe & Drug Free Schools - SDFS) continued

• District Bullying Prevention Initiative. This initiative addresses the requirements of the Jeffrey Johnston Act. SDFS has developed and

updated Public Service Announcements and other instructional materials for student and teacher use. Such materials include: developing, printing, and disseminating a bullying brochure for parents; assisting with the development of the bullying blackboard training for teachers; and developing curriculum in the area of bullying prevention for all grades from K-12. This curriculum addresses identification of bullying behavior, steps to deal with bullies when you are targeted, the power of the bystander, reporting methods, and ways to make campuses bully-free. Other materials include additional curriculum, monthly bullying tips for teachers, posters, banners, and monitoring the Appian Online Bullying Program to facilitate deadline compliance. Most aspects of the Jeffrey Johnston Act are supported through SDFS personnel.

• Media Library: Educational materials on substance abuse prevention, violence prevention, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, character education, health and safety, interpersonal skills, and stress management are maintained in a lending library for use by school personnel. SDFS was able to provide materials for guidance counselors, school psychologist and social workers to use for classroom presentations and individual and group counseling.

• SDFS collaborated with several community agencies to provide prevention and intervention services to Polk County students and their families. InnerAct Alliance provides instruction to students in resisting peer pressure, conflict resolution skills, and substance abuse prevention. The SDFS Manager was an active member of the Stand Up Polk! Coalition for a Drug-Free Polk County to reduce underage drinking and tobacco use in Polk County. Tri-County Human Services provides substance abuse assessment services, substance abuse education, and counseling services for students and families who are referred through the SDFS Substance Abuse Assessment Code of Conduct Program, and provides substance abuse and violence prevention instruction in two schools. PRIDE Partnership of Polk County provides substance abuse and violence prevention education to student leaders and volunteers with the Competitive Student Drug Testing Program.



other strategies. Prevention, Health Education, and Health Services

Student Drug Testing: Beginning in 2008-2009, the drug testing program expanded to include any student in any extra-curricular, competitive club, as well as high school athletes. In 2009-2010, 3,581 students were tested in 17 schools, with approximately 2% testing positive. Out of those students, 64% attended and completed the Mark Wilcox Center Program. In the last parent survey, more than 75% of the 80 parents surveyed were in favor of student drug testing and almost 60% felt that random student drug testing was one of the best ways to identify students with drug problems. Health Education: Health topics are included in curriculum maps in elementary Science, Social Studies, and Physical Education. In addition, bullying prevention and drug prevention lessons are taught across the district on designated “health days”. Reproductive Health lessons provided by district RN Prevention Educators include puberty, STDs, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy prevention, and self exams. These lessons are taught at appropriate developmental levels from 4th grade through high school at each school in the district. In addition, these lessons have been expanded for 2010-2011 to include teen dating violence prevention in 7th, 8th and high school grades. Overall, Polk County RN Prevention Educators taught 8,061 classes and 154,063 students in Human Sexuality, Pregnancy Prevention, STDs and HIV during the 2009-2010 school year. Character Education Activities/Events: The monthly Keys to Character Education Newsletter is distributed throughout the district. Topics reflect state mandated character education traits. Included in each issue are stories, writing prompts, lesson plans, activity ideas, FCAT preparation activities, parent information, and other educational ideas for instilling character in students. Other health and character education activities flourish throughout the district. For example, many elementary schools are currently participating in Auto-B-Good, a Character Education program which teaches valuable character traits in an animated format similar to “Cars” the movie. This program began with 7 schools, and has grown to 53 in three years. It is easily adapted to lunch and morning news segments and helps schools meet the Character Education state requirement. Other events for schools include the “Yellow Dress”, which is a dating violence show available to select high schools. Training for school health/clinic personnel across the district: Health Contacts, LPNs, and administrators in Medication Administration, Communicable Diseases, Head Lice, Allergic Reactions, Health Room Procedures, CPR, First Aid, and Genesis Health Information Training. Development of Nursing Care Plans and a Medical High Risk List of chronic health conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, ADD/ADHD, etc. The 2009-2010 School Health Report reflects the following diagnosis: 6,545 students with ADD/ADHD, 12,513 students with Allergies, 11,995 students with Asthma, 283 students with Diabetes, 777 students with Epilepsy/Seizures, 872 students with Cardiac Conditions, 883 Psychiatric Conditions and 5,053 students diagnosed with “Other” Health Conditions.



other strategies. Wellness

Student Services embraces the Coordinated School Health (CSH) model, which is endorsed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Education (DOE). Wellness works closely with each discipline in CSH to enhance student wellness including school-wide promotions such as: • Kick Butt Day ─ teen smoking cessation in conjunction with Great American Smokeout and Drug Prevention Resource Center • Fuel Up to Play 60 ─ working with Food Services, Florida Dairy Council, and National Football League, stressing the importance of proper

nutrition to play hard (elementary) • Student Wellness Policy ─ discourages activities prohibited by the policy (i.e., PTAs providing special breakfast ─ honey buns ─ the day

of FCAT testing, students selling candy for fund raisers, students receiving candy for spelling correctly) • Extreme Health Challenge & Wellness Warriors ─ providing student nutrition and physical fitness education through special events • Derrick Brook’s Essay Contest ─ in conjunction with Florida Dairy Council, promotes opportunities for students to express importance of

good nutrition and fitness while improving writing skills. • Wellness Wednesday & Weekly Email ─ provide promotional ideas for teachers to incorporate in classrooms • Fitness videos ─ provide schools with exercise videos that can be incorporated in 15-minute exercise breaks.

A healthy, professional environment begins with a healthy employee. Activities for employees included: • After school fitness classes (30 classes at 17 locations, 580 sessions/3,632 total visits) • Screenings:

o heart disease (8,492) o diabetes (442) o cancer (5,093) o osteoporosis (586)

• Weekly & monthly newsletters (48 Wellness Wednesday emails; 13 Wellness Matters newsletters) • Professional development:

o Stress management (25 classes/841 participants) o Nutrition (7 classes/198 participants) o Fitness (34 classes/758 participants) o Medical self care (46 classes/2,152 participants) o Financial management (1 class/125 participants) o Healthy babies (12 3-hour classes/68 participants) o Diabetes (50 2-hour classes/455 participants) o Diabetes goal setting sessions (518 participants/30-60 minutes each) o Lessons On Sensible Eating (440 participants, 22 weekly 2-hour classes)



other strategies.

Psychological Services ACADEMICS

Goal 1: Improve student achievement and increase the graduation rate

• School psychologists assist struggling students, by helping schools analyze student data to determine strengths, weaknesses, and specific, targeted areas of need for intervention.

• School psychologists assist schools with collection and interpretation of student progress monitoring data. • School psychologists assess students who are at risk for school failure to identify needs for Exceptional Student

Education, alternative education, or other services.

Goal 2: Strengthen instruction and curriculum to meet the educational needs of each student

• School psychologists serve on problem-solving teams to identify instructional and curriculum needs of students to formulate plans to close achievement gaps.

• School psychologists provide professional development on Problem Solving/Response to intervention to enhance data based decision making in schools.

• School psychologists work with parents, teachers, administration, and community agencies to identify resources to match student need.

INSTRUCTION

Goal 1: Recruit and retain highly qualified personnel who reflect the changing demographics of our county

• Psychological Services has developed and implemented procedures to ensure that students who do not speak fluent English receive appropriate assessments based on their language skills.

• The Psychological Services bilingual team has developed a presentation for schools about the language acquisition process for bilingual students and the implications for learning in English.



other strategies.

Psychological Services continued

MANAGEMENT

Goal 1: Ensure students realize their potential through the use of all available resources

• School psychologists provide a wide range of services to students including assessment, consultation with teachers and other staff, crisis management, individual and group counseling, in-service, etc. They work closely with community resources to enable outside referral when appropriate.

• School psychologists use the problem-solving model to identify targeted student needs to ensure that interventions match the problem.

Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student

• School psychologists work with Positive Behavior Support initiatives in the schools to set up school-wide, classroom,

and individual student behavior plans. • School psychologists participate in the Functional Behavioral Assessment/Behavior Intervention Plan process to assist

with developing interventions for student behavior problems. • Many school psychologists serve on School Based Leadership Teams (Problem Solving Leadership Teams) to assist

with school-wide data analysis and decision-making for increasing student achievement. • School psychologists assist with prevention programs and in-service on topics including suicide prevention, bullying, child

abuse, behavior management, social skills, etc.



other strategies.

Teen Parent Programs

The teen parent programs are making progress in maintaining requirements as outlined in the corrective action plan of the Department of Education’s Office and Equity Audit findings. Teen Parent Program services are being provided to students who wish to remain at their home school or choose to participate in two individual teen parent programs, located at Traviss Career Center in Lakeland and Ridge Career Center in Winter Haven. Both of these programs have on-site child care, a full time social worker, and a registered nurse, provided in cooperation with the Polk County Health Department. Additionally, in 2009-10, the school district opened a pilot teen parent program at Haines City High School, which also includes on-site child care. This initiative integrates the Early Childhood Education program with the teen parent program. The Haines City High child care facility serves children of faculty and staff members, community members, as well as teen parent students.

The Teen Parent Office works closely with all three Teen Parent Programs, as well as all middle and high schools, to ensure that any Polk County K-12 student, who is pregnant or parenting, has voluntary access to the programs. The programs are designed to facilitate academic success and assist the pregnant or parenting teen in obtaining a high school diploma.

Teen Parent Program Number of Seniors Graduated Returned to Teen Parent Program

Ridge Career Center 19 8 11

Lakeland Teen Parent 16 12 2 Dropouts and 1 Withdrew

Haines City High School 5 3 2


MANAGEMENT Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student. Objective 3: Establish school zones that make optimal use of facilities that preserve diversity in the student body.

This practice will be followed as new school zones are designed.


MANAGEMENT Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student. Objective 4: Establish and enforce a consistent Attendance Policy throughout the district.

Social Work Services

ATTENDANCE

• Fine tuned the district’s attendance policy and procedures for Polk County Schools (Code of Student Conduct) • School social workers processed 3,133 referrals relative to student attendance during the 2009-2010 school year as compared to

2,967 referrals during the 2008-2009 school year. (There is no data from previous years as this information was not tracked.) • Revised the district’s Attendance Procedural Manual for School-based Personnel to reflect the revisions in the attendance policy

and to integrate the district’s Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative. This procedural manual is designed for school-based attendance managers and terminal operators to ensure consistency in reporting and tracking of student attendance across the district.

• Revised the Social Work Procedural Manual for school social workers. • Provided extensive professional development for school/district administrators, attendance managers, terminal operators, school

social workers, school psychologists, and counselors on revised attendance policies and procedures. • Revised the Driver License Attendance Procedural Handbook • Updated Home Education materials • Continued implementation of the Portfolio Review Committee to review and monitor home education students’ academic progress.

The committee reviewed 111 home education students from 94 families with the following outcomes: o 24 students were approved to remain in the home education program o 61 students were returned to public school o 4 students were enrolled in private school o 22 students were held over for further monitoring

• Aligned the delivery of social work services with the Response to Intervention model, (Tier 1, 2, 3 interventions). • Developed, implemented, and monitored Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions for approximately 2,746 students resulting in improved

student attendance.


MANAGEMENT Goal 2: Establish learning environments that ensure academic and personal success of each student. Objective 4: Establish and enforce a consistent Attendance Policy throughout the district.

Social Work Services continued

• Initiated Tier 3 interventions for roughly 125 students resulting in access to family counseling/therapy services from Youth & Family Alternatives.

• Prosecuted parents of 14 students for noncompliance with state compulsory attendance statutes. (24 additional cases are “in process”)

o 5 parents were placed on 6 months misdemeanor probation o 1 of those parents spent 60 days in jail o 8 cases are still open and the children are attending school with near perfect attendance

• Worked with Management Information Services (MIS) personnel to develop additional reports for student attendance monitoring, driver license attendance program requirements, and withdrawal code entries impacting the district’s dropout rate.

Other Social Work Services

• Other services provided by school social workers included: o Social Skills training groups were provided for 293 students o Bullying prevention groups were provided for 205 students


Appendix A


Appendix A Academics - Goal 3

Involvement with Parents and Community (6 initiatives)

1. Coordinated the recruitment, training and recognition of 26,000 volunteers and mentors annually giving more than 792,000 hours to schools.

2. Documented and recognized more than 13,000 students performing more than 120,000 hours of service to communities. 3. Helped to create and maintain partnerships between schools, community groups and businesses. The school district had more than

2,500 partnerships with businesses, civic, faith-based and non-profit community organizations. 4. Coordinated state’s Five Star program for schools. 32 schools were named Five Star in 2009-2010, the second-highest number for

Polk schools in Five Star program history. 5. Coordinated Service Learning initiative involving approximately 4,500 students. 6. Acted as liaison for PTAs, PTOs. There are more than 89 active parent organizations with a total membership of more than 14,000

parents/guardians.

Publications/Printed Pieces (94 separate vehicles with circulation/distribution of 450,000)

These Community Relations publications/printed pieces are distributed to internal and external audiences to engage and involve target audiences. External audiences include community members, chambers of commerce, economic development groups, government officials, Realtors, community associations, employees, potential employees and internal, external organizations-37

1. Parent Guide (90,000-copy distribution each) 2. Community Update (75,000-copy distribution) 3. Information Guide (3,000 distribution each) 4. Pocket Pal Fact Sheet (1,000 distribution) 5. Good News brochures (900 distribution) 6. Good News posters (1,000 distribution) 7. School House News – published 6 issues in 2009-2010, emailed to internal audience and select external audience 8. Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lakeland materials (40 distribution) 9. Teacher Of The Year programs (1,300 distribution) 10. Teacher Of The Year paid advertisement (75,000 distribution) 11. Teacher of the Year Tickets (1,160 distribution) 12. Teacher of the Year RSVP cards (3 versions- 660 distribution) 13. Teacher of the Year Invitations (550 distribution)



continued 14. Teacher of the Year Registration Reception card (245 distribution) 15. Teacher of the Year Reception Letter (245 distribution) 16. Hall of Fame program (380 distribution) 17. Hall of Fame Invitations (2 versions- 200 distribution) 18. Hall of Fame RSVPs (2 versions – 150 distribution) 19. Hall of Fame Tickets (350 distribution) 20. Hall of Fame Map (200 distribution) 21. Hall of Fame Inserts (380 distribution) 22. Hall of Fame Dinner Menu (300 distribution) 23. Volunteer of the Year program (300 distribution) 24. Volunteer of the Year RSVP Cards (3 versions – 220 distribution) 25. Volunteer of the Year Invitations (250 distribution) 26. About Face program (300 distribution) 27. Minority Achievement program (800 distribution) 28. 2010 Legislative Platform Brochure (50 distribution) 29. Volunteer Handbooks (5,000 distribution) 30. Volunteer Brochures (10,000 distribution) 31. Volunteer Coordinators Handbook (250 distribution) 32. Volunteer Policies and Procedures Manual (137 distribution) 33. Teacher Of The Year posters (350 distribution) 34. Teacher Appreciation Month (900 distribution) 35. Early Release Day posters ( school distribution) 36. We Drive 55 Decals (400 school district vehicles) 37. August Pay Day Reminder Poster (school distribution) 38. Concession Stand Handbook (distribution each school w/concessions) 39. Drop Back In Poster (high school distribution) 40. VIP Poster (school distribution) 41. We’re an A School Banner (A schools) 42. 2010 TOY & SRE Banners (16 schools) 43. Sorry We Missed You Poster (school distribution) 44. Early Release Poster ( school distribution) 45. Fine Arts Festival Poster (school distribution) 46. Dress Code documents (school distribution) 47. Superintendent’s Partnership Program (300 distribution) 48. Superintendent’s Partnership Invitations (200 distribution)

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49. Superintendent’s Partnership Certificates (50) 50. Superintendent’s Lunch & Learn cards (3 different versions- 75 distribution) 51. About Face Awards invitations (325 distribution) 52. About Face RSVP cards (2 versions – 150 distribution) 53. Spessard Holland brochure (1,500 distribution) 54. Spessard Holland postcard (1,136 distribution) 55. Polk County Map for Professional Development Department 56. Dear Members Of Congress advocacy piece (35 distribution) 57. U.S. Census fliers (2 versions – distribution to schools)

Provided copywriting, editing or design to following outside publications on an ad hoc basis-25

1. Poinciana Pioneer – 12 submissions to this monthly publication, distributed by homeowner’s association to every address in Poinciana

2. McDonald’s Teacher of the Year tray liner- distributed to all McDonald’s restaurants in Polk 3. AT&T Yellow Pages 4. Tampa Bay Education Guide– distribution in Central Florida 5. Tampa Bay Business Journal 6. School Match 7. Lakeland Area Chamber Of Commerce 8. Winter Haven Chamber Of Commerce 9. Lake Wales Chamber Of Commerce 10. Polk Board Of County Commissioners 11. Ledger graduation pages 12. Ledger Back To School Guide 13. Ledger Newcomers Guide 14. Business Services Budget Book

Special Events (29 events involving more than 8,000 people)

Plans, coordinates, organizes and executes department special events that include:

1. Teacher of the Year 2. About Face Awards



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3. Volunteer of the Year 4. Superintendent’s Partnership Awards 5. Hall of Fame 6. Superintendent’s Lunch and Learn (3 times) 7. Polk Vision Education Day 8. Lakeland Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lakeland Education Day 9. Special Recognition Portion of each school board meeting (16 meetings) - includes printing of all certificates awarded. 10. Evening of Special Recognitions (3 times)-includes printing of all certificates awarded. 11. Community Involvement Conference 12. Ribbon-Cutting – Spessard Holland Elementary

Implementation includes all ancillary products related to event. More than 10,000 people are engaged annually in these events. Polk County School Board Television

Operates 24-hour, 7-day cable and fiber optic television channel (Bright House, Comcast, Verizon FIOS) broadcasting educational programming, school news, events, meetings and emergency announcements)

Marketing Communications

1. Public Service Announcement (PSA) - Approximately 558,791 television, radio and billboard spots at an equivalent cost of $368,250 relevant to Good News and Event Advertisements.

2. Social media statistics – Facebook posts (348), Facebook Page Views (7,202), Facebook fans (588), Twitter posts (504), Twitter followers (243), Blog/RSS posts (221), Blog/RSS Views (80, 939).

3. Published 9 issues of E-Memo (Electric Memo) of significant school district news and announcement to distribution list of 1,000 of influential community leaders and decision-makers.

Correspondence, public presentations and speeches to internal, external audiences (41)

1. 41 communications vehicles that included powerpoints, Connect Eds, correspondence letters, letters to editor, talking points, white papers, scripts, key messages



continued

Ad hoc requests and assists to departments, schools (314):

1. Fulfilled 52 service requests from departments, schools, individuals for research, technical assistance, information, analysis, consultation that dealt with parent or community issues

2. Fulfilled 262 service requests from departments, schools, individuals for external community and media outreach including news releases, external communiqués

Media relations (144 separate topics)

1. Had contacts with media requesting information, inquiries, referrals to school district expert sources and media story pitches on 144 separate topics and issues. For example, several dozen media calls about using taxpayer money to give iPODs to parents would count as one topic.

News Releases (196 distributions on 349 topics, issues)

1. Filed 196 news releases/communiqués on 349 topics, issues. Major pickups in high circulation media or cable broadcast news included 108 features, major briefs. We maintain nearly a 100 percent hit rate on all news releases/communiqué with a 31% hit rate in securing features/major briefs in high circulation media or cable broadcast news outlets.

Community Calendars (227 postings)

1. Posted 227 school district events to community calendars

Information requests (19)

1. Fulfilled 19 requests for data-laden information from media, organizations, publications, market research companies, private citizens. Any data-laden information that required customizations, new computer programming, sensitive information or was overly intensive was referred to the superintendent’s office to submit an official public records request.


Appendix A

Academics - Goal 3 continued

The Community Relations Department promoted diversity initiatives encouraged inclusive practices, increased multicultural cooperation within schools and the community by bringing awareness through the following activities, communications vehicles, support, technical assistance and ancillary products. (63)

1. Published Minority Achievement program 2. Recorded Minority Achievement Awards event and broadcast it twice-weekly (104 showings) 3. Printed certificates for Minority Achievement honorees 4. Minority Achievement awards, news release 5. Minority Achievement awards, blog/Twitter posting 6. Minority Achievement awards, E-Memo item 7. Boone Middle Principal Speaker At Diversity Conference, news release 8. Boone Middle Principal Speaker At Diversity Conference, School House News 9. Boone Middle Principal Speaker At Diversity Conference, blog/Twitter 10. Demographic information included in Community Updates 11. Demographic information included in Information Guide 12. Demographic information included Pocket Pal Fact Sheets 13. Demographic information included in all PowerPoints presented to public, community groups (8 presentations) 14. Parent Guide translated into Spanish 15. Parent Guide translated into Haitian-Creole 16. Dress Code translated into Spanish 17. School district materials advocating participating in 2010 Census translated into Spanish 18. Volunteer Handbook translated into Spanish 19. Volunteer Handbook translated in Haitian Creole 20. Volunteer Brochure translated into Spanish 21. Volunteer Brochure translated into Haitian Creole 22. MLK Day Essay contest winners news release 23. MLK Day Essay blog/Twitter posting 24. MLK Day Essay E-Memo item 25. National Achievement Scholarship semifinalist, news release 26. National Achievement Scholarship semifinalist, blog/Twitter post



continued

27. Gates Millennium Scholars, news release 28. Gates Millennium Scholars, blog/Twitter post 29. Gates Millennium Scholar, E-Memo 30. Hispanic National Merit semifinalist (for Spanish-language media) 31. Diversity Challenge Essay winners, news release 32. Diversity Challenge Essay winners, blog/Twitter 33. Diversity Challenge Essay winners, School House News 34. Haitian Relief effort, news release (twice) 35. Haitian Relief effort, blog/Twitter (twice) 36. Arts Organizations Haitian relief effort, news release 37. Arts Organizations, Haitian relief effort, blog/Twitter 38. Hispanics In The USA Family Literacy project, news release 39. Hispanics In The USA Family Literacy project, blog/Twitter 40. National Farmworker Award, news release 41. National Farmworker Award, blog/Twitter 42. National Farmworker Award, E-memo 43. National Farmworker Award, Spanish-language media 44. Chinese Language Competition, news release 45. Chinese Language Competition, blog/Twitter 46. School Humanitarian Effort For Clean Water In Africa, news release 47. Schools Humanitarian Effort For Clean Water In Africa, blog/Twitter 48. Straz Center recipient, news release to ethnic media 49. Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour recipient, news release to Spanish-language media 50. Yes I Can Award recipient, news release to Spanish-language media 51. World Languages Competition, news release 52. Black College Magazine Best Places To Work, Good News poster 53. Early Release Day translated to Spanish 54. Early Release Day translated to Haitian-Creole.


Appendix B


APPENDIX B Instruction 08-09

Alpha NHQT

SCHOOL NAMECLASSES TAUGHT BY NHQT

TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 693 H 0

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 266 N 0

AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY 308 H 0

AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 41 497 N 8.2

AVON PARK YOUTH ACADEMY 18 104 H 17.3

BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 221 N 0

BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 18 293 N 6.1

BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 27 576 N 4.7

BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEM SCHL 283 N 0

BERKLEY ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCHOOL 2 99 N 2

BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21 248 N 8.5

BETHUNE ACADEMY 4 302 N 1.3

BILL DUNCAN OPP. CENTER 56 106 N 52.8

BOK ACADEMY 10 99 N 10.1

CARLTON PALMORE ELEM. SCHOOL 12 364 N 3.3

CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL 8 44 L 18.2

CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 572 N 0

CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 337 H 0

CLEVELAND COURT ELEM. SCHOOL 7 202 N 3.5

COMBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 504 H 0

COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL 23 93 H 24.7

CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 384 H 0

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 17 272 N 6.3


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEM. 3 209 N 1.4

DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY TECH 136 N 0

DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 8 404 N 2

DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL 26 409 N 6.4

DISCOVERY ACADEMY/LAKE ALFRED 56 277 N 20.2

DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 244 H 0

DONALD E WOODS EXCEL CENTER 121 210 H 57.6

DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CTR 9 88 N 10.2

DR. N. E. ROBERTS ELEMENTARY 457 N 0

DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 422 H 0

DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 57 382 N 14.9

EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 412 N 2.9

EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 612 H 0

EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY 400 N 0

ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 390 N 1.5

ESE COUNTYWIDE 10 48 N 20.8

FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHL 440 N 0

FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY 271 N 0

FRED G. GARNER ELEMENTARY SCHL 535 N 0

FROSTPROOF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 352 N 0

FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH 29 403 N 7.2

FT. MEADE MIDDLE/SR. HIGH SCHL 42 361 N 11.6

GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 401 N 0

GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP 12 147 N 8.2



Alpha NHQT - continued


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH 19 589 L 3.2

GIBBONS STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 236 H 0

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 351 H 0

HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 62 587 N 10.6

HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 60 N 0

HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHL 6 397 N 1.5

HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 357 N 0

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 28 366 N 7.7

HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 505 H 0

HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND 39 116 L 33.6

INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 384 H 0

JAMES E. STEPHENS ELEM. SCHOOL 63 404 N 15.6

JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHL 654 N 0

JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL 368 H 0

JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE 29 290 N 10

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 406 H 0

JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET 6 198 N 3

JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 10 391 N 2.6

JOHN SNIVELY ELEM. SCHL/CHOICE 358 H 0

KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY 130 N 0

KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 319 H 0

KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 29 281 N 10.3

KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 41 560 N 7.3

KINGSFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 450 H 0

LAKE ALFRED B.E.S.T PROGRAM 55 H 0


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 302 N 4

LAKE ALFRED-ADDAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL 29 235 H 12.3

LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 50 329 N 15.2

LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 47 576 N 8.2

LAKE MARION CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 397 H 3

LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL 50 533 N 9.4

LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 409 N 0

LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 93 447 N 20.8

LAKELAND B.E.S.T. PROGRAM 60 H 0

LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHL 86 508 N 16.9

LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCH00L HOUSE 31 L 0

LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 37 648 N 5.7

LAKELAND TEEN PARENT PROGRAM 73 N 0

LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 405 H 0

LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY 7 157 L 4.5

LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 564 H 0

LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEM. SCHOOL 12 493 N 2.4

LIFE SKILLS CENTER 56 399 L 14

LIFE SKILLS CENTER POLK COUNTY EAST 111 192 L 57.8

LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY 235 L 0

LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHL 534 N 0

MAYNARD E. TRAVISS CAREER CENTER 43 L 0

MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY 25 326 L 7.7

MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 112 L 0

MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 22 264 N 8.3





TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 477 N 0

MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 390 N 18.5

MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 11 321 N 3.4

NEW HORIZONS 19 H 0

NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHL 540 H 0

OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 355 H 0

OUR CHILDREN'S ACADEMY 18 N 0

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS 21 68 H 30.9

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 426 H 1.4

PCC COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL 6 34 L 17.6

PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 436 N 0.2

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 419 N 0

POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 370 H 0

POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 383 N 0

POLK COUNTY SUPT'S OFFICE 4 19 N 21.1

POLK HALFWAY HOUSE 6 43 H 14

POLK LIFE AND LEARNING CENTER 2 72 N 2.8

POLK REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER 72 H 0

POLK VIRTUAL SCHOOL 1 77 1.3

PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 330 H 5.5

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY 456 N 0

R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY 545 N 0

RIDGE CAREER CENTER 9 107 L 8.4

RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 49 526 N 9.3

RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD. 24 551 N 4.4


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 316 N 0

ROOSEVELT ACADEMY 106 N 0

ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY 18 318 N 5.7

SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24 501 H 4.8

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 404 N 4.5

SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL 55 358 H 15.4

SHERIFF'S YOUTH VILLA 7 48 H 14.6

SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 478 N 0

SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 71 446 H 15.9

SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 396 N 0

SOUTH COUNTY CENTER 5 41 L 12.2

SOUTH MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 183 L 0

SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 321 N 0

SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 37 347 N 10.7

SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 362 N 0

TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL 33 370 N 8.9

UNION ACADEMY 137 N 0

VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 506 N 1.2

WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 394 H 3

WALTER CALDWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 498 N 0

WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 73 346 H 21.1

WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHL 6 490 N 1.2

WINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 371 H 3.2

WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHL 35 461 N 7.6


Appendix C


APPENDIX C Instruction 08-09

Ranked NHQT


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 693 H 0

AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY 308 H 0

CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 337 H 0

COMBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 504 H 0

CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 384 H 0

DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 244 H 0

DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 422 H 0

EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 612 H 0

GIBBONS STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 236 H 0

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 351 H 0

HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 505 H 0

INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 384 H 0

JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL 368 H 0

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 406 H 0

JOHN SNIVELY ELEM. SCHL/CHOICE 358 H 0

KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 319 H 0

KINGSFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 450 H 0

LAKE ALFRED B.E.S.T PROGRAM 55 H 0

LAKELAND B.E.S.T. PROGRAM 60 H 0

LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 405 H 0

LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 564 H 0

NEW HORIZONS 19 H 0

NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHL 540 H 0


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 355 H 0

POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 370 H 0

POLK REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER 72 H 0

LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCH00L HOUSE 31 L 0

LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY 235 L 0

MAYNARD E. TRAVISS CAREER CENTER 43 L 0

MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 112 L 0

SOUTH MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 183 L 0

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 266 N 0

FROSTPROOF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 352 N 0

GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 401 N 0

HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 60 N 0

HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH. 357 N 0

BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 221 N 0

BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEM SCHL 283 N 0

CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 572 N 0

DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY TECH 136 N 0

DR. N. E. ROBERTS ELEMENTARY 457 N 0

EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY 400 N 0

FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHL 440 N 0

FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY 271 N 0

FRED G. GARNER ELEMENTARY SCHL 535 N 0

JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHL 654 N 0



Ranked NHQT - continued


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY 130 N 0

LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 409 N 0

LAKELAND TEEN PARENT PROGRAM 73 N 0

LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHL 534 N 0

MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 477 N 0

OUR CHILDREN'S ACADEMY 18 N 0

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 419 N 0

POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 383 N 0

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY 456 N 0

R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY 545 N 0

ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 316 N 0

ROOSEVELT ACADEMY 106 N 0

SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 478 N 0

SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 396 N 0

SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 321 N 0

SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 362 N 0

UNION ACADEMY 137 N 0

WALTER CALDWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 498 N 0

PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 436 N 0.2

VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 506 N 1.2

WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHL 6 490 N 1.2

BETHUNE ACADEMY 4 302 N 1.3

POLK VIRTUAL SCHOOL 1 77 1.3

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 426 H 1.4

DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEM. 3 209 N 1.4


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 390 N 1.5

HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHL 6 397 N 1.5

BERKLEY ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCHOOL 2 99 N 2

DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 8 404 N 2

LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEM. SCHOOL 12 493 N 2.4

JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 10 391 N 2.6

POLK LIFE AND LEARNING CENTER 2 72 N 2.8

EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 412 N 2.9

LAKE MARION CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH. 12 397 H 3

WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 394 H 3

JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET 6 198 N 3

WINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 371 H 3.2

GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH 19 589 L 3.2

CARLTON PALMORE ELEM. SCHOOL 12 364 N 3.3

MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 11 321 N 3.4

CLEVELAND COURT ELEM. SCHOOL 7 202 N 3.5

LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 302 N 4

RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD. 24 551 N 4.4

LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY 7 157 L 4.5

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 404 N 4.5

BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 27 576 N 4.7

SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24 501 H 4.8

PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 330 H 5.5

LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 37 648 N 5.7

ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY 18 318 N 5.7



Ranked NHQT - continued


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 18 293 N 6.1

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 17 272 N 6.3

DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL 26 409 N 6.4

FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH 29 403 N 7.2

KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 41 560 N 7.3

WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHL 35 461 N 7.6

MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY 25 326 L 7.7

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 28 366 N 7.7

AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 41 497 N 8.2

GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP 12 147 N 8.2

LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 47 576 N 8.2

MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 22 264 N 8.3

RIDGE CAREER CENTER 9 107 L 8.4

BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21 248 N 8.5

TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL 33 370 N 8.9

RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 49 526 N 9.3

LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL 50 533 N 9.4

JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE 29 290 N 10

BOK ACADEMY 10 99 N 10.1

DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CTR 9 88 N 10.2

KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 29 281 N 10.3

HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 62 587 N 10.6

SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 37 347 N 10.7

FT. MEADE MIDDLE/SR. HIGH SCHL 42 361 N 11.6

SOUTH COUNTY CENTER 5 41 L 12.2


TOTAL CLASSES

POVERTY STATUS

SCHL%

NHQT

LAKE ALFRED-ADDAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL 29 235 H 12.3

POLK HALFWAY HOUSE 6 43 H 14

LIFE SKILLS CENTER 56 399 L 14

SHERIFF'S YOUTH VILLA 7 48 H 14.6

DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 57 382 N 14.9

LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 50 329 N 15.2

SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL 55 358 H 15.4

JAMES E. STEPHENS ELEM. SCHOOL 63 404 N 15.6

SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 71 446 H 15.9

LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHL 86 508 N 16.9

AVON PARK YOUTH ACADEMY 18 104 H 17.3

PCC COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL 6 34 L 17.6

CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH SCH. 8 44 L 18.2

MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 390 N 18.5

DISCOVERY ACADEMY/LAKE ALFRED 56 277 N 20.2

ESE COUNTYWIDE 10 48 N 20.8

LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 93 447 N 20.8

WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 73 346 H 21.1

POLK COUNTY SUPT'S OFFICE 4 19 N 21.1

COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL 23 93 H 24.7

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS 21 68 H 30.9

HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND 39 116 L 33.6

BILL DUNCAN OPP. CENTER 56 106 N 52.8

DONALD E WOODS OPP. CENTER 121 210 H 57.6

LIFE SKILLS CENTER POLK COUNTY EAST 111 192 L 57.8


Appendix D


APPENDIX D Instruction 09-10

Alpha NHQT

School Name Classes Taught

by NHQT Total

Classes Poverty SCHL

% NHQT School Name

Classes Taught

by NHQT Total

Classes Poverty SCHL

% NHQT

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 540 H 1.1% DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY TECH 35 180 N 9.7%

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 285 H 3.2% DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 4 286 N 0.7%

AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY 320 H DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL 38 371 N 5.1%

AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 71 414 N 8.4% DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFR 66 257 N 12.8%

AVON PARK YOUTH ACADEMY 17 57 H 14.9% DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 300 H

BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 5 183 N 1.4% DON E WOODS OPPORTUNITY CENTER 81 149 H 27.1%

BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 70 302 N 11.4% DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CTR 94 N

BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 51 581 N 4.3% DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHO 428 N

BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEM SCHL 271 H DROP BACK IN 117 133 N 35.8%

BERKLEY ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCH 90 N DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 401 H

BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 343 N DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 55 306 H 9.1%

BETHUNE ACADEMY 309 N EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 412 N 1.9%

BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER 102 173 N 31.6% EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 22 676 H 1.6%

BOK ACADEMY 21 134 N 7.8% EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY 399 N

CARLTON PALMORE ELEM. SCHOOL 345 N ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 422 N 1.4%

CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH 8 36 L 9.5% FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOO 329 N

CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHO 12 597 N 1.0% FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY 237 N

CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 307 H FRED G. GARNER ELEMENTARY SCHL 511 H

CLEVELAND COURT ELEM. SCHOOL 183 N FROSTPROOF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 326 H

COMBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 453 H FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH 18 413 N 2.1%

COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL 44 69 H 31.4% FT. MEADE MIDDLE/SR. HIGH SCHL 17 351 N 2.4%

CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 351 H GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 367 N 2.4%

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 33 298 H 5.5% GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP 12 119 H 4.5%

DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEM. 228 N GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH 13 578 L 1.1%





by NHQT

Total Classe

s Poverty

SCHL %

NHQT School Name Classes

Taught by NHQT

Total Classe

s Poverty

SCHL %

NHQT

GIBBONS STREET ELEMENTARY SCHO 237 H LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 213 H

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 394 N LAKE ALFRED-ADDAIR MIDDLE SCHO 16 227 H 3.5%

HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 80 562 N 7.0% LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 53 330 N 8.0%

HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 144 N LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 74 545 N 6.8%

HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOO 330 N LAKE MARION CREEK ELEMY SCHO 9 370 H 1.1%

HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEM SCHOOL 352 N LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL 29 503 N 2.9%

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 345 N LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 385 N

HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2 519 H 0.2% LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 94 424 N 10.3%

HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND 3 24 N 5.9% LAKELAND B.E.S.T. PROGRAM 40 H

INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 339 H LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHL 38 515 N 3.7%

JAMES E. STEPHENS ELEM. SCHOOL 296 H LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCH00L 47 L

JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHL 12 628 N 1.0% LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 35 618 N 2.8%

JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL 314 H LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 389 H 1.5%

JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE 72 294 N 12.3% LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY 157 L

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 335 H LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 462 H 0.6%

JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET 14 177 L 4.0% LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY 467 N

JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 11 396 N 1.4% LIFE SKILLS CENTER POLK COUNTY 52 179 N 14.1%

JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY SCHO 345 H LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY 231 L

KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY 8 75 N 5.3% LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHL 505 H

KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 299 H 1.0% MAYNARD A. TRAVISS CAREER CENT 42 N

KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 6 251 N 1.2% MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY 51 284 L 8.8%

KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 68 513 N 6.6% MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 124 L

KINGSFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 422 H 1.4% MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 24 255 H 4.7%

LAKE ALFRED B.E.S.T PROGRAM 18 42 H 13.6% MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 429 N





by NHQT

Total Classes

Poverty

SCHL %

NHQT School Name Classes Taught

by NHQT

Total Classes Poverty

SCHL %

NHQT

MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL 70 374 N 9.1% ROOSEVELT ACADEMY 107 H

MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 20 329 N 3.1% ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY 23 508 N 2.3%

NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH ACADEMY 32 L SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 480 H

NEW HORIZONS 28 H SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 410 N

NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHO 470 N SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL 45 255 H 8.9%

OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOO 349 H SHERIFF'S YOUTH VILLA 22 H

OUR CHILDREN'S ACADEMY 30 30 N 45.5% SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 456 N 0.1%

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS 14 61 H 14.1% SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 81 376 H 10.7%

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 480 H 1.2% SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 406 N 2.2%

PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHO 3 453 N 0.3% SOUTH COUNTY CENTER 52 N

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 415 H SOUTH MCKEEL ELEMENTARY 6 291 L 1.0%

POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 345 H SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 288 N 1.1%

POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 334 H SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 49 315 N 7.8%

POLK COUNTY SUPT'S OFFICE 5 13 N 15.2% SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY 5 403 N 0.6%

POLK HALFWAY HOUSE 6 42 H 7.1% SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 350 N

POLK LIFE AND LEARNING CENTER 85 N TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL 39 442 N 4.4%

POLK REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER 78 H UNION ACADEMY 137 L

POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE 14 40 L 18.4% VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 446 L

PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 330 H WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 392 H

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCH 500 N WALTER CALDWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 429 N

R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY 46 504 N 4.6% WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHO 6 500 N 0.6%

RIDGE CAREER CENTER 4 70 N 2.8% WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 49 339 H 7.2%

RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 62 545 N 5.6% WINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 370 H

RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD. 12 552 N 1.1% WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHL 57 458 N 6.1%

ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 336 N


Appendix E


APPENDIX E Instruction 09-10

Ranked NHQT


by NHQT


SCHL %

NHQT School Name

Classes Taught

by NHQT

Total Classe

s Povert

y SCHL

% NHQT

AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEM 320 H 0.0% PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 330 H 0.0%

BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEM SCHL 271 H 0.0% ROOSEVELT ACADEMY 107 H 0.0%

CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEM.SCHO 307 H 0.0% SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 480 H 0.0%

COMBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 453 H 0.0% SHERIFF'S YOUTH VILLA 22 H 0.0%

CRYSTAL LAKE ELEM SCHOOL 351 H 0.0% WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 392 H 0.0%

DIXIELAND ELEM SCHOOL 300 H 0.0% WINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 370 H 0.0%

DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 401 H 0.0% LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCH00L HOU 47 L 0.0%

FRED G. GARNER ELEM SCHL 511 H 0.0% LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY 157 L 0.0%

FROSTPROOF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 326 H 0.0% LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY 231 L 0.0%

GIBBONS STREET ELEMENTARY SCHO 237 H 0.0% MCKEEL ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 124 L 0.0%

INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 339 H 0.0% NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH ACADEMY 32 L 0.0%

JAMES E. STEPHENS ELEM. SCHOOL 296 H 0.0% UNION ACADEMY 137 L 0.0%

JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL 314 H 0.0% VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 446 L 0.0%

JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 335 H 0.0% BERKLEY ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCH 90 N 0.0%

JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 345 H 0.0% BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 343 N 0.0%

LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 213 H 0.0% BETHUNE ACADEMY 309 N 0.0%

LAKELAND B.E.S.T. PROGRAM 40 H 0.0% CARLTON PALMORE ELEM. SCHOOL 345 N 0.0%

LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHL 505 H 0.0% CLEVELAND COURT ELEM. SCHOOL 183 N 0.0%

NEW HORIZONS 28 H 0.0% DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEM. 228 N 0.0%

OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOO 349 H 0.0% DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CTR 94 N 0.0%

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 415 H 0.0% DR. NE ROBERTS ELEM SCHO 428 N 0.0%

POLK AVENUE ELEM SCHOOL 345 H 0.0% EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY 399 N 0.0%

POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHO 334 H 0.0% FLORAL AVENUE ELEM SCHOOL 329 N 0.0%

POLK REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER 78 H 0.0% FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY 237 N 0.0%



Ranked NHQT continued


by NHQT

Total Classe

s Povert

y SCHL

% NHQT

School Name

Classes

Taught by

NHQT

Total Classe

s Povert

y SCHL

% NHQT

GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 394 N 0.0% JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHL 12 628 N 1.0%

HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 144 N 0.0% KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 299 H 1.0%

HIGHLAND CITY ELEM SCHOO 330 N 0.0% SOUTH MCKEEL ELEMENTARY 6 291 L 1.0%

HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH 352 N 0.0% CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHO 12 597 N 1.0%

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 345 N 0.0% SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 288 N 1.1%

LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 385 N 0.0% RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD. 12 552 N 1.1%

LAKELAND TEEN PARENT PROGRAM 43 N 0.0% ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 540 H 1.1%

LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEM 467 N 0.0% LAKE MARION CREEK ELEMENTARY S 9 370 H 1.1%

MAYNARD A. TRAVISS CAREER CENT 42 N 0.0% GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH 13 578 L 1.1%

MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 429 N 0.0% PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 480 H 1.2%

NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHO 470 N 0.0% KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 6 251 N 1.2%

POLK LIFE AND LEARNING CENTER 85 N 0.0% BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY 5 183 N 1.4%

R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEM SCHOOL 500 N 0.0% JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 11 396 N 1.4%

ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 336 N 0.0% ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 422 N 1.4%

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 410 N 0.0% KINGSFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 422 H 1.4%

SOUTH COUNTY CENTER 52 N 0.0% LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12 389 H 1.5%

SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 350 N 0.0% EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 22 676 H 1.6%

WALTER CALDWELL ELEM. SCHOOL 429 N 0.0% EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 412 N 1.9%

SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 456 N 0.1% FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH 18 413 N 2.1%

HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2 519 H 0.2% SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 406 N 2.2%

PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHO 3 453 N 0.3% ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY 23 508 N 2.3%

WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHO 6 500 N 0.6% GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 367 N 2.4%

SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY 5 403 N 0.6% FT. MEADE MIDDLE/SR. HIGH SCHL 17 351 N 2.4%

LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6 462 H 0.6% RIDGE CAREER CENTER 4 70 N 2.8%

DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 4 286 N 0.7% LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 35 618 N 2.8%



Ranked NHQT continued


by NHQT


SCHL %

NHQT School Name

Classes Taught

by NHQT


SCHL %

NHQT

LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL 29 503 N 2.9% LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 53 330 N 8.0%

MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 20 329 N 3.1% AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 71 414 N 8.4%

ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18 285 H 3.2% MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY 51 284 L 8.8%

LAKE ALFRED-ADDAIR MIDDLE SCHO 16 227 H 3.5% SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL 45 255 H 8.9%

LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHL 38 515 N 3.7% DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 55 306 H 9.1%

JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET 14 177 L 4.0% MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL 70 374 N 9.1%

BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 51 581 N 4.3% CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH 8 36 L 9.5%

TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL 39 442 N 4.4% DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY TECH 35 180 N 9.7%

GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP 12 119 H 4.5% LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 94 424 N 10.3%

R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY 46 504 N 4.6% SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 81 376 H 10.7%

MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 24 255 H 4.7% BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 70 302 N 11.4%

DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL 38 371 N 5.1% JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE 72 294 N 12.3%

KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY 8 75 N 5.3% DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFR 66 257 N 12.8%

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 33 298 H 5.5% LAKE ALFRED B.E.S.T PROGRAM 18 42 H 13.6%

RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 62 545 N 5.6% LIFE SKILLS CENTER POLK COUNTY 52 179 N 14.1%

HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND 3 24 N 5.9% PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS 14 61 H 14.1%

WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHL 57 458 N 6.1% AVON PARK YOUTH ACADEMY 17 57 H 14.9%

KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 68 513 N 6.6% POLK COUNTY SUPT'S OFFICE 5 13 N 15.2%

LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHO 74 545 N 6.8% POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE 14 40 L 18.4%

HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 80 562 N 7.0% DON E WOODS OPP. CENTER 81 149 H 27.1%

POLK HALFWAY HOUSE 6 42 H 7.1% COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCH 44 69 H 31.4%

WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 49 339 H 7.2% BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER 102 173 N 31.6%

SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 49 315 N 7.8% DROP BACK IN 117 133 N 35.8%

BOK ACADEMY 21 134 N 7.8% OUR CHILDREN'S ACADEMY 30 30 N 45.5%


Appendix F


APPENDIX F Instruction 08-09

Out of Field

School Name Taught by Sub (Out)

Infield by HOUSSE

Infield Course Count

Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)

Out of Field Course Count

VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

A.C.E. Charter School 6 6 0.00%

Achievement Acad Charter School 78 78 0.00%

ALPI Frostproof Child Devel. Center 24 24 0.00%

Alta Vista Elementary 18 596 168 782 23.79%

Alturas Elementary 254 27 7 288 9.38%

Auburndale Central Elementary 301 30 36 6 373 9.65%

Auburndale Senior High 651 25 71 747 9.50%

Avon Park Youth Academy 230 18 248 7.26%

Bartow Elementary Academy 220 5 3 228 1.32%

Bartow Middle School 343 26 369 7.05%

Bartow Senior High 5 593 34 632 6.17%

Ben Hill Griffin Elementary 285 22 307 7.17%

Berkley Accelerated Middle School 140 3 143 2.10%

Berkley Elementary 242 18 260 6.92%

Bethune Academy 308 4 9 321 2.80%

Bill Duncan Excel Center 121 48 169 28.40%

Blake Academy 324 12 42 378 11.11%

Bok Academy 111 20 131 15.27%

Boone Middle School 7 364 80 451 19.29%

Boswell Elementary 354 13 367 3.54%

Brigham Academy Elementary 324 324 0.00%

Carlton Palmore Elementary 12 393 21 426 7.75%

Chain Of Lakes Collegiate HS 31 4 35 11.43%

Chain Of Lakes Elementary 550 51 7 608 8.39%



Out of Field - continued


Infield by HOUSSE


Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

Churchwell Elementary 6 558 18 31 18 631 5.86%

Cleveland Court Elementary 6 198 10 214 2.80%

Combee Elementary 463 13 68 12 556 12.23%

Compass Charter MS 9 95 14 118 19.49%

Countywide 78 78 0.00%

Crystal Lake Elementary 379 54 53 12 498 10.64%

Crystal Lake Middle School 312 26 338 7.69%

Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elem 209 10 219 4.57%

Davenport School Of Arts 9 417 50 29 12 517 7.35%

Denison Middle School 492 44 536 8.21%

Discovery Acad of Lake Alfred 4 358 76 438 18.26%

Dixieland Elementary 244 21 265 7.92%

Donald E. Woods Excel Center 213 88 301 29.24%

Doris A Sanders Learning Ctr 136 136 0.00%

Dr. N.E.Roberts Elementary 433 9 63 6 511 12.33%

Dundee Elementary 393 14 45 7 459 9.80%

Dundee Ridge Middle 7 392 92 491 20.16%

Eagle Lake Elementary 12 417 34 27 490 7.96%

East Area Adult & Comm 136 136 0.00%

Eastside Elementary 627 12 83 12 734 11.31%

Edgar Padgett Elementary 420 17 18 6 461 3.90%

Elbert Elementary 18 379 12 33 442 11.54%

ESE Countywide 57 4 61 6.56%

ESE Private School 5 2 7 28.57%

Floral Avenue Elementary 460 8 33 501 6.59%

Florida Sheriff's Youth Villa 54 6 60 10.00%

Fort Meade Middle-Senior High 10 13 493 38 554 8.66%





Infield by HOUSSE


Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

Frostproof Elementary 357 36 12 24 429 2.80%

Frostproof Middle-Senior High 6 593 34 633 5.37%

Garden Grove Elementary 421 22 443 4.97%

Garner Elementary 513 36 84 12 645 13.02%

Gause Academy Of Leadership 27 294 21 7 349 9.74%

George Jenkins Senior High 1 786 21 57 865 6.71%

Gibbons Street Elementary 229 42 33 6 310 10.65%

Griffin Elementary 371 12 14 12 409 3.42%

Haines City Head Start 60 60 0.00%

Haines City Intl. Baccalaureate 89 89 0.00%

Haines City Senior High 7 632 57 69 765 9.93%

Harrison School for the Arts 92 12 104 0.00%

Hartridge Academy 64 64 0.00%

Highland City Elementary 12 408 23 443 7.90%

Highlands Grove Elementary 380 15 6 401 3.74%

Hillcrest Elementary 6 345 27 28 6 412 8.25%

Horizons Elementary School 6 367 168 541 32.16%

Hospital Homebound 1 124 46 171 27.49%

International Baccalaureate 121 121 0.00%

Inwood Elementary 28 345 45 418 17.46%

James E Stephens Elementary 30 370 22 24 14 460 11.74%

James W Sikes Elementary 661 43 704 6.11%

Janie Howard Wilson Elementary 324 7 59 7 397 14.86%

Jenkins Academy Of Tech 158 5 163 3.07%

Jere L Stambaugh Middle 330 35 365 9.59%

Jesse Keen Elementary 371 12 78 12 473 16.49%



Out of Field – continued


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Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

Jewett Academy 237 14 251 5.58%

Jewett School of the Arts 8 407 32 19 14 480 3.96%

Karen M. Siegel Academy 272 272 0.00%

Kathleen Elementary 322 6 15 6 349 4.30%

Kathleen Middle School 1 329 21 351 6.27%

Kathleen Senior High 6 757 22 61 846 7.92%

Kingsford Elementary 6 440 30 40 42 558 8.24%

Lake Alfred-Addair MS 14 243 29 286 15.03%

Lake Alfred B.E.S.T. 57 6 63 9.52%

Lake Alfred Elementary 6 262 6 50 12 336 16.67%

Lake Gibson Middle School 12 416 45 473 12.05%

Lake Gibson Senior High 756 24 73 853 8.56%

Lake Marion Creek 12 310 12 84 418 22.97%

Lake Region Senior High 2 734 20 62 818 7.82%

Lake Shipp Elementary 415 12 30 12 469 6.40%

Lake Wales Senior High 3 341 14 40 398 10.80%

Lakeland B.E.S.T. Program 60 9 69 13.04%

Lakeland Highlands MS 7 623 57 687 9.32%

Lakeland Montessori Sch. House 36 36 0.00%

Lakeland Senior High 6 743 22 35 806 5.09%

Lakeland Teen Parent 111 28 139 0.00%

Laurel Elementary 345 7 96 7 455 21.10%

Lawton Chiles Middle Academy 234 2 7 243 2.88%

Lena Vista Elementary 558 14 41 14 627 6.54%

Lewis Anna Woodbury 4-5 114 19 133 14.29%

Lewis Anna Woodbury PK-3 12 341 21 27 14 415 9.40%

Life Skills Center 33 430 60 523 17.78%

Life Skills Center East 169 65 234 27.78%



Out of Field – continued


Infield by HOUSSE


Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

Lincoln Avenue Academy 237 6 243 2.47%

Loughman Oaks Elementary 434 18 157 6 615 25.53%

Mark Wilcox Center 10 10 0.00%

McKeel Academy 19 522 6 547 4.57%

McKeel Elementary Academy 116 4 4 124 3.23%

McLaughlin Middle School 320 24 26 370 7.03%

Medulla Elementary 506 36 27 12 581 4.65%

Mulberry Middle School 20 402 69 491 18.13%

Mulberry Senior High 5 481 32 8 526 2.47%

New Horizons 30 30 0.00%

North Lakeland Elementary 521 14 42 14 591 7.11%

Oscar J Pope Elementary 363 3 34 400 8.50%

Our Children's Academy 77 77 0.00%

Pace Center for Girls 120 42 162 25.93%

Palmetto Elementary 6 372 81 6 465 18.71%

PCC Collegiate High School 24 24 0.00%

Philip O'Brien Elementary 429 22 451 4.88%

Pinewood Elementary 397 45 442 10.18%

Polk Avenue Elementary 6 332 72 410 19.02%

Polk City Elementary 371 12 36 12 431 8.35%

Polk Halfway House 39 5 44 11.36%

Polk Life And Learning Ctr 117 2 119 1.68%

Polk Regional Detention Center 88 88 0.00%

Polk Virtual School 74 1 75 1.33%

Purcell Elementary 18 286 7 48 7 366 18.03%

R. Bruce Wagner Elementary 20 436 16 42 6 520 11.92%

Ridge Career Center 38 626 10 674 7.12%

Ridge Community High School 695 27 69 791 8.72%

Ridge Teen Parent Program 28 28 0.00%





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Expert Non‐Cert.

(In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

% Out of Field

Ridgeview Global Academy 12 486 75 573 15.18%

Rochelle School Of The Arts 347 13 4 7 371 1.08%

Roosevelt Academy 253 253 0.00%

Sandhill Elementary 24 465 8 52 549 13.84%

Scott Lake Elementary 6 404 2 15 427 4.92%

Sleepy Hill Elementary 431 52 72 6 561 12.83%

Sleepy Hill Middle School 7 486 87 580 16.21%

Snively Elem School Of Choice 343 42 51 18 454 11.23%

Socrum Elementary 406 48 36 490 7.35%

South County Center 63 4 67 5.97%

South McKeel Elem Academy 243 2 245 0.82%

Southwest Elementary 373 13 386 3.37%

Southwest Middle School 15 6 394 36 451 11.31%

Spook Hill Elementary 387 13 18 418 4.31%

Summerlin Academy 109 31 5 145 3.45%

Tenoroc High School 6 494 41 541 8.69%

The Foundation School 7 17 14 38 55.26%

Traviss Career Center 11 518 1 530 2.26%

Union Academy 191 191 0.00%

Valleyview Elementary 6 551 557 1.08%

Wahneta Elementary 12 372 24 39 12 459 11.11%

Walter Caldwell Elementary 512 13 7 532 2.44%

Wendell Watson Elementary 6 494 13 513 3.70%

West Area Adult & Comm 22 167 189 11.64%

Westwood Middle School 28 368 60 456 19.30%

Winston Elementary 369 12 36 6 423 8.51%

Winter Haven Head Start 24 24 0.00%

Winter Haven Senior High 6 682 29 34 751 5.33%

Grand Total 661 33 52394 1507 5099 444 60138 9.58%

District Average

8.89%


Appendix G


APPENDIX G Instruction 09-10

Out of Field

Taught by Sub (Out)

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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

A.C.E. Charter School 6 6 0.00%Achievement Academy Charter School 78 78 0.00%ALPI Frostproof Child Development Center 2 18 20 0.00%Alta Vista Elementary 456 6 127 7 596 21.31%Alturas Elementary 2 298 7 10 7 324 3.09%Auburndale Central Elementary 12 312 31 26 381 9.97%Auburndale Senior High 581 28 42 651 6.45%Avon Park Youth Academy 256 256 0.00%Bartow Elementary Academy 180 2 11 193 5.70%Bartow Middle School 374 3 37 414 8.94%Bartow Senior High 6 607 21 634 4.26%Ben Hill Griffin Elementary 296 12 308 3.90%Berkley Accelerated Middle School 132 3 135 2.22%Berkley Elementary 349 12 361 3.32%Bethune Academy 321 1 12 334 3.59%Bill Duncan Opportunity Center 174 33 207 15.94%Blake Academy 543 7 28 14 592 4.73%Bok Academy 172 1 4 177 2.26%Boone Middle School 7 382 5 14 408 5.15%Boswell Elementary 367 4 371 1.08%Brigham Academy Elementary 293 293 0.00%Carlton Palmore Elementary 414 6 6 426 1.41%Chain Of Lakes Collegiate HS 57 6 63 9.52%Chain Of Lakes Elementary 12 585 8 34 14 653 7.04%Churchwell Elementary 565 12 21 12 610 3.44%Cleveland Court Elementary 222 10 6 238 2.52%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Combee Elementary 6 487 12 12 12 529 3.40%Compass Charter Middle School 65 3 68 4.41%Countywide 65 7 72 9.72%Crystal Lake Elementary 386 42 30 12 470 6.38%Crystal Lake Middle School 7 335 26 368 8.97%Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary 236 8 13 257 5.06%Davenport School Of Arts 348 62 16 12 438 3.65%Denison Middle School 7 527 34 568 7.22%Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred 322 3 59 384 15.36%District Virtual School 124 6 130 4.62%Dixieland Elementary 303 17 22 6 348 6.32%Donald E. Woods Opportunity Center 15 144 26 185 22.16%Doris A Sanders Learning Ctr 140 140 0.00%Dr. N.E.Roberts Elementary 440 8 24 6 478 5.02%Drop Back In 119 97 216 44.91%Dundee Elementary 419 6 28 6 459 6.10%Dundee Ridge Middle 342 6 56 404 13.86%Eagle Lake Elementary 12 453 24 18 507 5.92%Eastside Elementary 683 19 24 14 740 3.24%Edgar Padgett Elementary 458 12 21 6 497 4.23%Elbert Elementary 12 444 9 19 484 6.40%ESE Countywide 58 58 0.00%ESE Private School 4 5 9 0.00%Floral Avenue Elementary 364 29 393 0.00%Fort Meade Middle‐Senior High 12 514 17 543 3.13%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Frostproof Elementary 362 24 12 398 0.00%Frostproof Middle‐Senior High 620 7 627 1.12%Garden Grove Elementary 6 404 12 422 4.27%Garner Elementary 6 539 36 57 6 644 9.78%Gause Academy Of Leadership 261 43 6 310 1.94%George Jenkins Senior High 831 1 26 858 3.03%Gibbons Street Elementary 227 38 29 294 9.86%Griffin Elementary 392 18 13 12 435 2.99%Haines City Head Start 60 60 0.00%Haines City HS IB 90 90 0.00%Haines City Senior High 42 594 51 57 744 13.31%Harrison School for the Arts 109 15 124 0.00%Hartridge Academy 129 4 3 136 2.21%Highland City Elementary 360 10 21 391 5.37%Highlands Grove Elementary 434 9 6 12 461 1.30%Hillcrest Elementary 22 322 16 32 6 398 13.57%Horizons Elementary School 441 10 123 6 580 21.21%Hospital Homebound 70 2 72 2.78%International Baccalaureate 122 122 0.00%Inwood Elementary 343 21 364 5.77%James E Stephens Elementary 6 348 13 12 379 1.58%James W Sikes Elementary 12 670 15 697 3.87%Janie Howard Wilson Elementary 291 17 49 7 364 13.46%Jenkins Academy Of Tech 202 1 14 217 6.45%Jere L Stambaugh Middle 7 353 41 401 11.97%Jesse Keen Elementary 357 12 48 417 11.51%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Jewett Academy 266 4 270 1.48%Jewett School of the Arts 444 35 13 14 506 2.57%Karen M. Siegel Academy 144 144 0.00%Kathleen Elementary 6 319 18 9 7 359 4.18%Kathleen Middle School 354 18 372 4.84%Kathleen Senior High 727 25 42 794 5.29%Kingsford Elementary 458 30 27 6 521 5.18%Lake Alfred ‐ Addair Middle School 7 289 18 314 7.96%Lake Alfred B.E.S.T. 88 15 103 14.56%Lake Alfred Elementary 208 12 26 12 258 10.08%Lake Gibson Middle School 14 442 32 488 9.43%Lake Gibson Senior High 726 14 51 791 6.45%Lake Marion Creek 10 425 78 513 17.15%Lake Region Senior High 6 676 21 42 745 6.44%Lake Shipp Elementary 419 16 21 6 462 4.55%Lake Wales Senior High 8 649 24 14 695 3.17%Lakeland B.E.S.T. Program 33 9 42 21.43%Lakeland Highlands Middle School 690 39 729 5.35%Lakeland Montessori Schoolhouse 1 55 56 0.00%Lakeland Senior High 706 14 48 768 6.25%Lakeland Teen Parent 62 24 86 0.00%Laurel Elementary 394 7 61 7 469 13.01%Lawton Chiles Middle Academy 242 242 0.00%Lena Vista Elementary 499 26 21 14 560 3.75%Lewis Anna Woodbury 162 7 169 4.14%Lewis Anna Woodbury PK‐3 344 18 44 13 419 10.50%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Life Skills Center East 214 38 252 15.08%Lincoln Avenue Academy 234 5 4 243 1.65%Loughman Oaks Elementary 444 23 164 6 637 25.75%Mark Wilcox Center 10 10 0.00%McKeel Academy 16 444 19 479 7.31%McKeel Elementary Academy 166 3 169 0.00%McLaughlin Middle School 364 24 26 414 6.28%Medulla Elementary 492 36 19 12 559 3.40%Mulberry Middle School 511 32 543 5.89%Mulberry Senior High 12 463 24 2 501 2.79%New Beginnings Youth Academy 6 59 7 72 18.06%New Horizons 39 39 0.00%North Lakeland Elementary 519 22 14 555 3.96%Oscar J Pope Elementary 363 10 51 424 12.03%Our Children's Academy 11 75 6 92 18.48%Pace Center for Girls 62 62 0.00%Palmetto Elementary 544 33 76 6 659 11.53%Philip O'Brien Elementary 492 11 503 2.19%Pinewood Elementary 409 13 36 458 7.86%Polk Avenue Elementary 357 4 39 6 406 9.61%Polk City Elementary 29 329 22 18 12 410 11.46%Polk Halfway House 4 43 47 8.51%Polk Life And Learning Ctr 126 13 139 0.00%Polk Regional Detention Center 13 74 87 14.94%Polk State College Collegiate H.S. 50 50 0.00%Polk Virtual School 100 100 0.00%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Purcell Elementary 12 357 25 394 9.39%R. Bruce Wagner Elementary 496 17 37 6 556 6.65%Ridge Career Center 573 2 575 0.35%Ridge Community High School 697 49 39 785 4.97%Ridge Teen Parent Program 28 28 0.00%Ridgeview Global Academy 549 27 576 4.69%Rochelle School Of The Arts 346 11 17 14 388 4.38%Roosevelt Academy 177 177 0.00%Sandhill Elementary 509 12 35 556 6.29%Scott Lake Elementary 363 11 45 6 425 10.59%Sheriff's Youth Villa 6 33 39 15.38%Sleepy Hill Elementary 485 59 57 6 607 9.39%Sleepy Hill Middle School 11 472 3 62 548 13.32%Snively Elem School Of Choice 357 29 30 6 422 7.11%Socrum Elementary 415 58 30 503 5.96%South County Center 1 71 72 1.39%South McKeel Academy 392 3 12 407 2.95%Southwest Elementary 318 10 328 3.05%Southwest Middle School 7 362 22 391 7.42%Spessard Holland Elementary 397 12 39 12 460 8.48%Spook Hill Elementary 431 6 27 464 5.82%Summerlin Academy 6 122 42 2 172 4.65%Tenoroc High School 591 21 29 641 4.52%Traviss Career Center 584 9 593 1.52%Union Academy 190 190 0.00%




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Expert Non‐

Cert. (In)


VPK Course (In)

Grand Total

%Out of Field

Valleyview Elementary 520 1 3 6 530 0.57%Wahneta Elementary 374 36 36 446 8.07%Walter Caldwell Elementary 437 14 20 7 478 4.18%Wendell Watson Elementary 12 556 13 15 596 4.53%Westwood Middle School 413 34 447 7.61%Winston Elementary 400 34 18 452 3.98%Winter Haven Head Start 24 24 0.00%Winter Haven Senior High 6 656 28 44 734 6.81%Other 1228 1228 0.00%Grand Total 400 15 55348 1790 3544 399 61496 6.41%

District Average

6.08%


Appendix H


APPENDIX H Instruction Professional Development

2009-10



2009-10


This report is a second year informational update on the Polk County Schools’ Strategic Plan for 2008-09 through 2010-11.

Special thanks to the following contributors:

• All Polk County Schools • Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation • Community Relations • Diversity Management • Employee Relations • Finance • Human Resources Services • Information Services Technology • K - 12 Curriculum and Instruction • Learning Division • Pre-School Programs • Professional Development • Student Services • Support Services • Teacher Certification, Endorsement and NCLB • Title I • Workforce Education

Polk County’s Mission Statement:

The Mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences that result in high achievement for our students.

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