2013 Legislative Priorities - Lee County Legislative Delegation

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The School Board of
Lee County, Florida
Southwest Florida
Legislative Delegation
S e n at o r s
Lizbeth Benacquisto
Mary Fischer
Chairman, District 1
Don H. Armstrong
Vice Chairman, District 4
District 30
1926 Victoria Avenue
Second Floor
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: 239-338-2570
[email protected]
Garrett S. Richter
District 23
3299 E. Tamiami Trail, Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112-4961
Phone: 239-417-6205
[email protected]
R e p r e s e n tat i v e s
Matt Caldwell
District 79
Building A
15191 Homestead Road
Lehigh Acres, FL 33971-9749
Phone: 239-694-0161
[email protected]
Dane Eagle
District 77
1039 S.E. 9th Place, Suite 310
Cape Coral, FL 33990-3131
Phone: 239-772-1291
[email protected]
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen
Jeanne S. Dozier
District 2
Cathleen O’Daniel Morgan
District 3
For additional information,
please contact:
Bob Cerra
Cerra Consulting Group, Inc.
(850) 222-4428• [email protected]
John Cerra
(850) 222-4428 • [email protected]
Thomas Scott, District 5
School Board Legislative Liaison
(239) 337-8303
[email protected]
Thomas Scott
District 5
District 76
17595 S. Tamiami Trail
Suites 216, 217 and 218
Fort Myers, FL 33908-4570
Phone: 239-433-6501
[email protected]
Superintendent
December 2012
Southwest Florida
Legislative Delegation
S e n at o r s
Lizbeth Benacquisto
Mary Fischer
Ray Rodrigues
Joseph Burke, Ed.D.
The School Board of
Lee County, Florida
District 78
2120 Main Street, Suite 208
Phone: 239-533-2440
[email protected]
Don H. Armstrong
District 30
1926 Victoria Avenue
Second Floor
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: 239-338-2570
[email protected]
Garrett S. Richter
District 23
3299 E. Tamiami Trail, Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112-4961
Phone: 239-417-6205
[email protected]
R e p r e s e n tat i v e s
Matt Caldwell
District 79
Building A
15191 Homestead Road
Lehigh Acres, FL 33971-9749
Phone: 239-694-0161
[email protected]
Dane Eagle
District 77
1039 S.E. 9th Place, Suite 310
Cape Coral, FL 33990-3131
Phone: 239-772-1291
[email protected]
Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen
Jeanne S. Dozier
District 2
Cathleen O’Daniel Morgan
District 3
For additional information,
please contact:
Bob Cerra
(850) 222-4428• [email protected]
John Cerra
(850) 222-4428 • [email protected]
Thomas Scott, District 5
(239) 337-8303
[email protected]
Thomas Scott
District 5
District 78
2120 Main Street, Suite 208
Phone: 239-533-2440
[email protected]
Ray Rodrigues
District 76
17595 S. Tamiami Trail
Suites 216, 217 and 218
Phone: 239-433-6501
[email protected]
Joseph Burke, Ed.D.
Superintendent
December 2012
2013 Legislative Priorities
Public Schools Operations Funding
Article IX, Section (1), Florida Constitution: “The education of children is a fundamental
value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to
make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate
provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of
free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education …”
• Establish a long term plan to make Florida’s public education system world class
including a long range plan to provide for adequate and stable funding.
• Amend newly enacted provisions of HB 7059 concerning performance funding
for certain state EOC completion instead of instructional time to insure that the
Constitutional requirements for “a uniform … and high quality system of free
public schools” are upheld.
Respect Local Constitutional Authority of School Boards
Class Size Reduction Penalties
• Repeal all monetary penalties for Class Size Reduction implementation.
• Provide equivalent implementation requirements for traditional public schools
and charter schools by allowing traditional public schools to implement the
requirements on the “classroom average” instead of a hard class-by-class cap.
Efficient and Effective State Budget Reforms
Research has consistently demonstrated that reforms to support longer school days,
longer school years, improved teacher quality, high quality pre-K programs and
enhanced student services are extremely efficient and effective in improving
student outcomes compared to reforms such as reduced class sizes or teacher
performance pay. As the state climbs out of the long-term budget hole that it has
been facing, funding improvements to support increased instructional time, improve
teacher quality and enhance student services should become the priority.
Article IX, Section 4 (b), Florida Constitution: “The school board shall operate,
control and supervise all free public schools within the school district …”
Local School Board decisions to grant or reject a charter school application, regulate
a charter school that is having problems meeting local expectations, sharing or not
sharing capital outlay funding, or terminating a charter should not be appealable
within the Executive Branch of Government because the Constitution grants both
the power and responsibility to supervise, operate and control all free public schools
within the school district to the school board.
Charter School Equity
Unfunded Mandates
• Maintain school impact fees and reinstate local capital outlay funding for the
purposes that they were collected.
• Re-establish an appropriate share of state PECO dollars for non-charter public
schools.
Unfunded mandates have proliferated over the past six years as the state budget
faced major shortfalls but the political desire to make changes did not cease. While
many of the reforms have merit, passing such unfunded mandates comes at the cost
of existing programs and services, which also have value.
• Reject any new unfunded legislative mandates.
• Fund recently passed mandates that are still in the process of being implemented
with state funds such as:
o Requirements to adopt digital textbooks;
o Mandates for technology needed for online EOC testing;
o Unfunded costs for establishing valid and reliable testing
programs in every subject not covered by state accountability tests for
the purpose of teacher performance pay;
o Directives to adopt Local Instructional Improvement Systems meeting
established minimum standards; and,
o
Various
virtual instruction and virtual school requirements.
• Re-establish charter school administrative fees designed to fully cover the costs
for all mandated district services to the charter schools and provide adequate
funding for school boards to provide their required oversight to “operate, control
and supervise” as established by the Florida Constitution.
• Provide regulatory equity between charter schools and traditional public schools
by expanding flexibility for public schools.
Capital Outlay Needs
State Accountability System
• Require an independent review of the entire accountability system designed to
create fairness for students, teachers, administrators and districts.
• Ensure that adequate time (a minimum of 12 months notice) is allowed for any
modification to the accountability system including new tests, new standards,
increased cut scores, formula modifications, or any other change so that teachers and
administrators are able to fully understand and adapt to any changes in expectations.
• All costs for state mandated testing programs should be covered by state funds.
• Exempt from district and school scores ESE students who are on a life skills track
permanently and English as a Second Language students for the first two years
that they are in a Florida district as was the case prior to 2012.
2013 Legislative Priorities
Article IX, Section (1), Florida Constitution: “The education of children is a fundamental
value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to
make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate
provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of
free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education …”
• Establish a long term plan to make Florida’s public education system world class
including a long range plan to provide for adequate and stable funding.
• Amend newly enacted provisions of HB 7059 concerning performance funding
for certain state EOC completion instead of instructional time to insure that the
Constitutional requirements for “a uniform … and high quality system of free
public schools” are upheld.
Respect Local Constitutional Authority of School Boards
• Repeal all monetary penalties for Class Size Reduction implementation.
• Provide equivalent implementation requirements for traditional public schools
and charter schools by allowing traditional public schools to implement the
requirements on the “classroom average” instead of a hard class-by-class cap.
Research has consistently demonstrated that reforms to support longer school days,
longer school years, improved teacher quality, high quality pre-K programs and
enhanced student services are extremely efficient and effective in improving
student outcomes compared to reforms such as reduced class sizes or teacher
performance pay. As the state climbs out of the long-term budget hole that it has
been facing, funding improvements to support increased instructional time, improve
teacher quality and enhance student services should become the priority.
Article IX, Section 4 (b), Florida Constitution: “The school board shall operate,
control and supervise all free public schools within the school district …”
Local School Board decisions to grant or reject a charter school application, regulate
a charter school that is having problems meeting local expectations, sharing or not
sharing capital outlay funding, or terminating a charter should not be appealable
within the Executive Branch of Government because the Constitution grants both
the power and responsibility to supervise, operate and control all free public schools
within the school district to the school board.
Unfunded Mandates
• Maintain school impact fees and reinstate local capital outlay funding for the
purposes that they were collected.
• Re-establish an appropriate share of state PECO dollars for non-charter public
schools.
Unfunded mandates have proliferated over the past six years as the state budget
faced major shortfalls but the political desire to make changes did not cease. While
many of the reforms have merit, passing such unfunded mandates comes at the cost
of existing programs and services, which also have value.
• Reject any new unfunded legislative mandates.
• Fund recently passed mandates that are still in the process of being implemented
with state funds such as:
o Requirements to adopt digital textbooks;
o Mandates for technology needed for online EOC testing;
o Unfunded costs for establishing valid and reliable testing
programs in every subject not covered by state accountability tests for
the purpose of teacher performance pay;
o Directives to adopt Local Instructional Improvement Systems meeting
established minimum standards; and,
o Various virtual instruction and virtual school requirements.
• Re-establish charter school administrative fees designed to fully cover the costs
for all mandated district services to the charter schools and provide adequate
funding for school boards to provide their required oversight to “operate, control
• Provide regulatory equity between charter schools and traditional public schools
by expanding flexibility for public schools.
• Require an independent review of the entire accountability system designed to
create fairness for students, teachers, administrators and districts.
• Ensure that adequate time (a minimum of 12 months notice) is allowed for any
modification to the accountability system including new tests, new standards,
increased cut scores, formula modifications, or any other change so that teachers and
administrators are able to fully understand and adapt to any changes in expectations.
• All costs for state mandated testing programs should be covered by state funds.
• Exempt from district and school scores ESE students who are on a life skills track
permanently and English as a Second Language students for the first two years
that they are in a Florida district as was the case prior to 2012.
2011 / 12
annual report
12 MONTHS OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
The School District of Lee County, Florida
District Fast Facts
Table of Contents
November 2012..............................................3
Messages from School Board Chairman
and Superintendent..................................... 4
December 2012..............................................5
School Accomplishments.............................6-9
Elementary School Student Achievement...... 10
January 2013................................................ 11
Middle School Student Achievement.............12
February 2013..............................................13
High School Student Achievement................. 14
March 2013..................................................15
School Grades.........................................16-17
Lee Virtual Instruction Program.....................18
April 2013....................................................19
Academic Services........................................20
May 2013..................................................... 21
Budget.........................................................22
June 2013....................................................23
Recognitions.................................................24
July 2013......................................................25
School Board Advisory Committees...............26
August 2013.................................................27
New Schools Joining the District....................28
September 2013..........................................29
2012 Legislative Priorities.............................30
October 2013............................................... 31
The dates listed throughout this report are tentative, and
correct as of the publication date. Some changes may
occur after printing.
2011/12—It’s All In the Numbers
If you want to get a basic idea of an organization,
take a quick look at the numbers. Below are just
a few fast facts that make up Lee County Public
Schools:
$1.381 Billion Total 2011/12 District Budget
$764 Million General Fund
$338 Million Capital Fund
$51 Million Food Services
2,011 Pre-K Students
38,830 Elementary School Students
18,497 Middle School Students
24,321 High School Students
83,659 Total K-12 Enrollment (Jan. 2011)
39,937 White Students
26,276 Hispanic Students
12,648 Black Students
3,201 Multi-racial Students
1,364 Asian Students
156 Native American Students
43,168 Male Students
40,603 Female Students
17,000 Approximate Number of Exceptional Students
4,800 Approximate Number of Gifted Students
10,160 Number of Employees
5,317 Number of Instructional Personnel
4,020 Number of Support Personnel
497 Number of Supervisory, Technical,
877
180
492
3,277
1,805
72
72
Confidential Staff
Number of Substitute Teachers
Number of National Board Certified Teachers
Number of Short Course Instructors
Number of Instructional Personnel with Bachelor’s Degree
Number of Instructional Personnel with Master’s Degree
Number of Instructional Personnel with a Specialist Degree
Number of Instructional Personnel with a Doctorate Degree
2011/12 Enrollmenty by Gradde Level
2011/12 Enrollment by Grade Level
2,011
24,321
Pre-K
Elementary
Middlee
High
38,830
18,497
2011/12
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83,0000
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79,446
78,841
78,0000
77,0000
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2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
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2011/112
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Message from the School Board Chairman
As
we
present
the
2012
Annual
Report for Lee County
Public
Schools,
I
extend greetings and
appreciation for your
support on behalf of the School Board.
The 2011-12 school year was one
of change and challenge! We worked
with our new superintendent toward
the accomplishment of our mission:
“To ensure that each student reaches
his/her highest personal potential.”
Our dedicated teaching and support
staff provided a variety of opportunities
for our students to find success by
incorporating arts, athletics, career
exploration and community service.
We focus on the education of youth,
and this must be done in collaboration
with parents and the community.
Take a look at the District and you
will note that there is a balance of
strengths and success: great students,
highly qualified educators, state-of-theart equipment, but many challenges:
budget shortfalls and social issues. In
essence, our schools are a reflection
of the diverse, general society. In
October 2011, The News-Press Market
Watch Education Summit brought
500 educators and business leaders
together for a landmark conference
aiming to connect K-12 and higher
education with the region’s employers.
Recognizing that education is the key
economic driver for the community, the
business community challenged us to
move into the future with the focus on
the school to career connection.
An interfaith community group
approached the School District to
partner in efforts to improve the
education environment by addressing
the issues of bullying and code of
conduct.
With the support of The Foundation
for Lee County Public Schools, along
with school staff and community
volunteers, items were reviewed
and refined and new initiatives were
implemented.
In 2011/12, many of our
schools were recognized for special
achievements, partnerships between
schools and local businesses
blossomed and career and language
enhancements
were
created
for several school locations. A
community-wide survey provided us
with information and direction for
future planning, and we are working
to create a community outreach plan.
The Parent Assistance Center
exists to provide parents and the
community with information and
support as they work with schools to
meet their child’s learning needs and
to understand the important role they
play as part of the education team.
The Exceptional Student Education
department employs a Family Liaison
who works with a variety of community
organizations, local support groups
and with the people who provide
support to children. Our Lee Virtual
Instruction Program provides students
with high quality instruction in an
online environment and is now
available to students in grades K-12.
We invite and encourage you to
participate in helping us to reach our
goal of having students college and/or
career ready as they leave our school
system.
“…it takes a village.”
Respectfully,
Mary Fischer, M.A.
School Board Chairman, District 1
Message from the Superintendent
On behalf of the
students and staff of Lee
County Public Schools,
let me welcome you to
the 2011/12 Annual
Report.
The 2011/12 school
year saw significant changes to public
education in Lee County and across the
state of Florida. The biggest of these had
to do with the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test (FCAT) and the
changes that assessment underwent.
For 2011/12 the State increased
the minimum score needed for a
student to be considered proficient
at grade level (i.e. cut score) while, at
the same time, increasing the level of
academic rigor overall on the test. This
confluence of changes resulted, as you
will see later on in the Annual Report,
a dramatic impact on student and
school performance on the FCAT 2.0.
As with any change, the initial result
may not look as good as the past, but
that’s okay. Because in this case, the
changes are serving two purposes,
both of which will benefit our students.
First, students are learning more due
to the increases in rigor and the raising
of the cut scores. That’s right – it may
look like they are learning less due to
the drop in some school grades, but
the opposite is really true.
Second, and more importantly, the
new FCAT 2.0 is serving as an “academic
bridge” to what is coming next – the
Common Core Assessments. These new
tests, which have been adopted by more
than 45 states, are even more rigorous
than the FCAT. In order to prepare, the
State made adjustments to the FCAT
2.0 to help get us from “here to there.”
These new assessments will allow,
for really the first time, the ability to
compare academic performance from
one state to another as all students will
be taking very similar tests.
Our District has seen a steady increase
in the number of students taking STEM
courses. From 2011 to 2012 we saw a 38%
increase in engineering enrollment; a 14%
increase in high-level math enrollment; a
31% increase in science enrollment; and
a 37% increase in technology enrollment.
It’s clear our students are embracing this
increased focus on higher-level courses,
and that’s a good thing.
Another initiative we’ve started is the
Partners in Education (PIE) Program.
This newly formed group of teachers and
administrators, which came about from
the Market Watch Education Summit,
are being given the opportunity to be
immersed into six different businesses in
Southwest Florida to help them identify
what soft skills and workforce readiness
skills these businesses are looking
for from potential employees. Once
the teachers and administrators have
experienced this immersion program, they
will develop curriculum and lesson plans
to share with other teachers to help better
prepare our students for the workforce.
Our schools are filled with outstanding
students and staff members, and every day
I am amazed at all that is accomplished in
our classrooms. In 2011/12 our District’s
Teacher of the Year – Dawn Voyer – was
one of five who were named Finalists for
the Florida Teacher of the Year. Think
about that – out of the thousands and
thousands of teachers in our state, our
District had one of only five that were
identified as the best of the best.
I know as you flip through our Annual
Report you’ll learn some fun facts, read
about our great students and teachers
and have a deeper appreciation of
what goes on in Florida’s ninth-largest
school district.
I hope you enjoy learning about Lee
County Public Schools, and I wish you
all the very best.
Sincerely,
Dr. Joseph P. Burke
Superintendent of Schools
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School Accomplishments
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Allen ParK: Earned the Golden School Award for volunteer
involvement; named a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) school;
Odyssey of the Mind team placed second at the State competition
and participated in the World event; awarded the Master School
status and Model/Master Library status from Reading Renaissance;
Amy Mayer named a Golden Apple Teacher Finalist; implemented the
WATCH D.O.G.S. program.
ALVA: 85% of students met or exceeded standards in math; 87%
of students met or exceeded standards in reading; recognized as
a Positive Behavior Support Model School (two consecutive years;)
student earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; successful partnerships
with Dairy Queen, River Land Nursery and STARanch Alpacas.
Bayshore: Lee County Sheriff’s Department’s “Do the Right Thing
Elementary School of the Year” (fourth year;) Jan Moretti named
Elementary School Counselor of the Year; earned Golden School
Award for volunteer involvement; earned Five Star School award for
parental involvement; Positive Behavior Support School, Silver Level
(two years); successfully held several community events: Walk to
School Day, Veterans Day ceremony, Fall Hoedown, Jump Rope for
Heart and Read Across America Day.
Bonita Springs: Fifth-grader Alisen Gant earned a Ben Carson
Scholarship; Second Place in the Dancing Classrooms program;
students received Honorable Mention in the 2012 Aspiring Authors
Writing Contest; continued success in backpack program to feed
students on the weekends; 92% of students met or exceeded writing
standards on the FCAT; provided tutoring for more than 215 students;
participation in 2012 Book Battle; recipient of the Fresh, Fruits &
Vegetables Grant for 2012; center for distribution of Shoes That Fit
program.
Cafferata, Hector A. Jr.: Participated in the Odyssey of the Mind
program; won “Spirit Award” at the District’s 24th Math Competition;
student Tyler Center earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; Danny
Perez named Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Student of the
Year; Canaan McDuffee named Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce
Teacher of the Year; Emily Hole named a “Do the Right Thing” winner;
trained instructional staff on Kagan Cooperative Learning Strategies;
received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant.
Caloosa: Math Team participated in District competition for first
time; Book Battle Team took First Place; two Odyssey of the Mind
Teams participated in regional competition; implemented a full
afterschool enrichment club program; Earned an “A” grade from the
Fl DOE (14 consecutive years;) Gay Page named District’s Language
Arts Teacher of the Year; Heidi Fizer named Chamber of Commerce
Teacher of the Year; Janice Sickels recipient of a Foundation for Lee
County Public Schools grant.
Cape: One of only 13 Florida schools named a National Blue
Ribbon Award Finalist; earned Golden School Award for volunteer
involvement; earned an “A” grade from the Fl. DOE; fifth-grader Paul
Martin awarded the “Do the Right Thing Award” from the City of Cape
Coral Police Department; Debra Horn named a Teacher of the Year
Finalist; 49 Students Read Over One Million Words
GulF: Jennifer King named a Golden Apple Finalist; Vanessa York &
Eileen Skillrud named Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction; Hailey
Geer earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; created an outdoor classroom
through grants from Lowe’s and the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce;
established eight free afterschool clubs this year; Odyssey of the Mind
team placed Fourth in the State.
Hancock: Participated in Science Expo; home to a Lee County Sheriff’s
“Do the Right Thing: winner; John Taylor named a Cape Coral Chamber
of Commerce Teacher of Year; Tatiana Rodriguez named a Cape Coral
Chamber of Commerce Student of Year; earned an “A” grade from FL DOE
(ninth consecutive year;) earned a Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce
Grant; earned Golden School Award for volunteer involvement; Alanna
Hause earned a Ben Carson Scholarship.
Heights: Earned an “A” grade from FL DOE (fifth consecutive year;) Emry
Elrubaie earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; math team placed second
in District Math Team Competition; captured First Place in Salvation
Army Canned Food Drive; home to the largest PTA and WatchD.O.G.S.
programs in the District; Building Supervisor Juan “Johnny” Vazquez
named District Support Person of the Year; authorized International
Baccalaureate Primary Years Program World School and Completed IB
School-wide self-study; teacher Frank Albano selected as McGraw-Hill
National Math Symposium feature speaker; earned Golden School Award
for volunteer involvement.
Hipps, G. Weaver: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl. DOE; Dr. Scott
LeMaster named the Lee County Reading Council Principal of the Year;
students Alex Lopez and Zoie Eggleston and principal Dr. LeMaster
named “Do The Right Thing” winners; Rebecca Silcox named Lehigh
Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year; student Lionel Duckworth
earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; earned a Golden School Award and
Silver School Award for volunteer involvement; earned a “Lowe’s Toolbox
for Education” Grant.
Lehigh: Food for Thought program provided nutritious food for students
over weekends; earned a $5,000 State Farm grant to fund Good Neighbor
PBS program, which recognizes students helping in their community;
conducted Family Literacy, Family Math and Financial Literacy nights to
support Parent Involvement; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program was in its
fourth year; five Odyssey of the Mind teams went to Regional Competition
with one placing 14th in the State.
Littleton, Dr. Carrie D. Robinson: Laura Reed named a 2012
Golden Apple Teacher; Susie Hassett named a 2012 Golden Apple
Finalist and the District’s Environmental Education Teacher of the Year;
Lariats & Lace Dance Team received the Edison Festival of Lights Most
Outstanding Float award and the Lehigh Acres Spring Festival Most
Unique and Creative award; student Anthony Michaelessi earned a Ben
Carson Scholarship.
MANATEE: Continued successful backpack program that fed more than
150 students per week; provided a successful Character Education
program; Carrie Jarman named the District’s Elementary Reading Teacher
of the Year; Lisa Flannery named the District’s Elementary ESE Teacher
of the Year; one student earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; successful
after school art and music clubs.
Mirror Lakes: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl DOE; Sara Strong
Processes and Data Analysis; implemented PAWS program; Positive
Behavior Support (PBS) Bronze Level school; successfully conducted
fourth- and fifth-grade parent nights, second-grade Turkeys and
Treats night and kindergarten family night.
River Hall: Gold Model School for Positive Behavior Support;
earned a Golden School Award for volunteer involvement; conducted
Family Math Night, Imaginarium Family Science Night, ESOL Family
Night and Curriculum Night for each grade level; partnership with
Buckingham Exceptional Center for a Student Work/Study Program;
partnership with Riverdale High School for Student Mentoring
Program; Kavin Mallow earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; Lori Flury
named a Learning for Life Teacher of the Year; Lorri Burson earned a
$3,800 Lowe’s Grant; student involvement with the Salvation Army,
Humane Society, Muscular Dystrophy.
San Carlos Park: Named a designated Arts School and begun
process to become a Steven Covey, Leader in Me school; enhanced
curriculum by instruction in art, dance, music and drama at every
grade level; successfully conducted several community involvement
events, including canned food drive, Fall Fest, book fairs, March
of Dimes Walk-Mania, science fair with community judges, Talent
Show and Family Math Night; earned the Five Star School Award for
parental involvement (10 consecutive years.)
Skyline: Earned an “A” grade from the Florida DOE; earned Golden
School Award for volunteer involvement; home to a competing
Odyssey of the Mind Team; home to the first ever Show Choir; PTO
sponsored successful reading nights; participated in Art in the
Garden at the Edison Home; collected 4,400 cans for the Salvation
Army’s canned food drive; collected 2,195 cans for CCMI’s canned
food drive; Phyllis Verrone named Golden Apple Teacher Finalist.
Spring Creek: Received Golden School Award for volunteer
involvement; student Lydia Baker earned a Ben Carson Scholarship;
student Brianna Hoagland was a regional finalist and captured
second in the nation in the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick Challenge;
Odyssey of the Mind teams took fourth and fifth place in regional
competition – fourth place team went to state finals; third place in
District math competition; Troy Miller named Adult Volunteer of the
Year; Beth Graziani named a finalist for Golden Apple Teacher Award.
Sunshine: Home to four Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction
and one Finalist; Matthew Matera named a Lehigh Chamber of
Commerce Teacher of the Year; hosted 15 college interns; secondgrader Jada Bunton won First Place in the Lee County Teachers of
English Aspiring Author’s Writing Contest.
Tanglewood: First Place in the Southwest Regional Fair; earned a
$2,500 Beautification Awarded by Lowes Hero Program; First Place
in the Lee County Film Festival (Super Cool Video;) First Place in the
Florida Elementary Stock Market Game; earned Five Star Award
for parental involvement; student Andrew Taylor named the overall
elementary “Do the Right Thing” winner Fort Myers Police; students
and staff raised more than $3,800 for Pennies for Pasta to support
the Lymphoma Society.
Three Oaks: Recognition from the Department of Education as 6
being in the Top 10% of all elementary schools in Florida; earned Five
Colonial: Celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the
school; held a “Colonial Day” exhibition when craftsmen/women
came and demonstrated crafts from the Colonial period of history;
First Place in the Dancing Classroom Competition; Mother’s Day Tea
held for over 200 participants; more than 2,000 volunteer hours
donated by the community; Mrs. Sally Ball designated the winner in
“A Day Made Better” celebration of teachers across the USA; more
than $10,000 awarded to the school through grants.
Diplomat: Ranked by the FL. DOE as number two elementary school
in Lee County and in the top 7% of all Florida elem. schools; 90% of
kindergarten, first- and second-graders met or exceeded standards
on the SAT 10; earned an “A” grade from Florida DOE (10 consecutive
years;) earned Golden School Award for volunteer involvement.
Edgewood Academy: Lauren Useman & Trina Emler named
Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction; participated in the District’s
Dancing Classrooms program; captured third place in the annual Book
Battle; earned grants from Target and the Foundation for Lee County
Public Schools; home to three fifth-grade winners in Poetry Contest;
home to a District Holiday Card Art Winner; Herbia Green named
District’s Nurse of the Year; participated in Alliance of the Arts Show.
Edison Park: Twelve students named “Do the Right Thing” winners
by the Fort Myers Police Department; 30 students participated in the
Harry Chapin Food Bank “Empty Bowls “ project; fourth- and fifthgrade students showed work at the 20th Annual Elementary Art
Show sponsored by the Lee County Alliance of the Arts; numerous
students from various grade levels produced art work for the Edison
Home “Art in the Garden” annual show; students participated in the
Edison and Ford “Children’s Tree Trail;” the Edison Park dance group,
Boys in Black and Drum Group participated in and received awards
in the Edison parade.
named District’s Pre-K ESE Teacher of the Year; earned Golden School
Award for volunteer involvement; Tonya Knight named Mirror Lakes first
Golden Apple Teacher Finalist; piloted two parenting partners classes;
hosted two All-Pro Dad’s breakfasts with more than 500 dads and
children attending; Gabriel Barnard earned a Ben Carson Scholarship;
piloted and implemented a second-grade intervention program by Step
by Step Learning.
OrangewooD: Presented its Seventh Annual Musical “Mulan;” chosen
to host the Miami Dolphins “Gatorade Fitness Camp” to students in
grades 2-5; teacher Kathi Welter won the Office Max “Make A Day Better”
Award; received a Butterfly Garden by the Bonita Bay Resident Wildlife
Sponsors; earned an “A” grade from the FL DOE (10 consecutive years.)
Page, Rayma C.: Earned an “A” grade from the FL DOE; earned Golden
School Award for volunteer involvement; Positive Behavior Support Model
School for seven years; recipient of three iPads from Rotary South for
Social Communications classes; began a Student Council for fourthand fifth-graders; conducted successful Second Annual Spring Carnival;
student Tahir Faruque recipient of “Do the Right Thing” Award; student
McKayla Vu earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; successfully incorporated
Kagan Cooperative Learning Strategies throughout all classrooms.
Patriot: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl. DOE; earned Five Star
School Award for parental involvement; earned Golden School Award for
volunteer involvement; Linda Grant honored as a “Teacher of Distinction;”
Linda Petrucci selected for the “Outstanding Educator Award” by the
Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Committee;
Nicole Mazzella chosen as a “Learning for Life - Character Education”
educator; one of the eight schools chosen to be a part of the NEA closing
the achievement gap grant.
English, J. Colin: 93% of fourth-grade students met or exceeded
State standards in writing; earned the Golden School Award for
volunteer involvement; awarded the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Grant;
earned the Five Star School Award for parental involvement; Theresa
Stanley named District’s Elementary Guidance Counselor of the Year;
Morgan Wright named District’s Elementary P.E. Teacher of the Year.
Pelican: Earned an “A” grade from FL DOE (eight consecutive years);
home to three Nationally Board Certified Teachers; fostered student civic
responsibility by partnering with charitable organizations including The
Ronald McDonald House, American Heart Association and Salvation
Army; Alison Conant named Golden Apple Teacher Finalist; Kristin Kiefer
named District’s Math Teacher of the Year; Stephanie Cash named a
“Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year;” competed with
10 Odyssey of the Mind Teams – three teams went to State competition.
Fort Myers BeacH: Earned a Golden School Award for volunteer
involvement; fifth graders voted in the Youth Council who worked
directly all year with the Fort Myers Beach Town Council and City
Mayor; conducted successful performance of “Peter Pan” for families
and friends; helped needy families during the holiday seasons;
student Sydney Monahan awarded a Ben Carson Scholarship.
Pine Island: Hannah Bryan earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; fifthgrade students Lucas Holquin and Jonathan Busch each received $500
Scholarship For Excellence in Math; school celebrated its 50th year of
serving children and families of the Pine Island Community; received the
Golden School Award for volunteer involvement; successfully completed
third year of Food 4 Kidz weekend food program.
GatewaY: Earned an “A” grade from the FL DOE; Briana Kelley
earned a Ben Carson Scholarship; Jocelyn Lindle won Third Place
in Pride and Patriotism; third-grader Job Louissaint read more AR
words than any student in Lee County; Odyssey of the Mind Team
competed at State; Rebecca Mendes
a Golden Apple Finalist; Herbia Greene
named District’s Nurse of the Year;
Dr. Alexandra Smith named District’s
School Psychologist of the Year; Bronze
PBS Model School.
Pinewoods: Kathleen Bean named District’s Art Teacher of the Year;
Sandy Kolar named District’s Elementary ESOL Teacher of the Year;
Sara Kohlhauff named a Golden Apple Finalist and Jane Swedish and
Tonya Reasoner named Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction; earned
Golden School Award for volunteer involvement (eight consecutive
years;) successfully hosted Elementary Chess Tournament open to all
Lee County students;
Pottorf, Ray V.: Successfully incorporated Kagan Cooperative
Learning Strategies, Kagan Win-Win Structures, Sterling Quality
Star School Award for parental involvement; earned Golden School
Award for volunteer involvement; named an official Core Knowledge
Visitation Site; Frances Ward, Luanne Sutton, Rachelle Hebert
selected to participate in the American History Grant; Odyssey of the
Mind team took ninth place at State competition.
Tice: Continued participation in the “Blessings in a Backpack”
program for the fourth year; fifth-graders participated in the
“Dancing Classrooms” program; began a $14 million construction
and renovation project for the campus (includes a Dual-Language
program;) fifth-grade Grade Science Club was again recognized by
Disney Corporation for efforts to promote conservation.
TrafalgaR: Earned Golden School Award for volunteer involvement;
earned Five Star School Award for parental involvement; hosted
Special Olympics Young Athlete event for the District; hosted Kagan
USA Tour; placed fifth in the District’s first Math Competition; Nora
Kohler named Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction; Linda Stumpf
recognized as a Teacher of Excellence from the Cape Coral Chamber
of Commerce.
Treeline: Successfully implemented Parenting Partners Workshops
every Monday (library was open where parents could read with their
children, check out books and hear from special guest readers);
conducted successful Meet your Teacher Open Houses (more than
85% participation rate); conducted annual WinterFest event; held a
Curriculum Fair, with more than 500 people in attendance; partnered
with CCMI to provide food for the families of 344 students each week
through “Feed Your Heart” backpack program.
Tropic Isles: Won the Governor’s Sterling Sustained Excellence
Award; American Society for Quality’s International Team Excellence
Award Finalist; one Odyssey of the Mind Team competed at State
competition; team placed fifth in skit competition at State Future
Problem Solving competition; earned Golden School Award for
volunteer involvement; staff members invited to make presentation
at National Quality in Education Conference; model school for District
collaborative grant from National Education Association (NEA) for
Closing the Achievement Gap.
VillaS: Earned an “A” grade from the FL DOE; earned Five Star
School Award for parent involvement; home to a Ben Carson Scholar;
successfully implemented K-5 Parent Academic Nights; offered
Parenting Partners Workshops; partnered with Edison National
Bank and the Early Learning Coalition Literacy Buddies Program;
celebrated 50th anniversary; participated in the NEA Read Across
America Day; organized and participated in the Elementary Lee
County Schools Special Olympics; participated in Costco Hero Care
program.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
ALVA: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl DOE; named the Lee County
Sheriff’s Department’s “Do the Right Thing Middle School of the
Year” (12 consecutive years;) Assistant Principal Peggy Slichter
named Hispanic Educator of the Year by the Hispanic Affairs Advisory
Board; Levi Lippincott recognized as a Duke University TIP Scholar;
“Our goal is to provide the best possible educational environment for all of our students – connecting school, family
and community.”—Mary Fischer, M.A., Chairman, District 1
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School Accomplishments
ALVA (con’t): Student Kylee Soltez earned honorable mention in the
Jr. Division for Chemistry and student Carissa Smith was presented
with a $100 award from the Harris Foundation for achievement of
Women Scientists, a First Place in the Jr. Division for Energy and
Transportation, and a 2 year scholarship to Edison State College at
the regional Science Fair.
Bonita SpringS: Book Battle District Champions; Boy’s Soccer
District Champions; Boy’s Volleyball District Champions; Lee County
Fair Booth, First Place; Cheyenne Walters won Jackie Robinson
Barrier Essay Contest for Black History Month; student Kyli Knupp
took Third Place in State Radon Awareness Poster Contest; Devon
Philip named to All State Honor Band; Solo and Ensemble honors
Shannon O’Neil and Rachel Hujsa (Superior Rating) and Alyssa Hall
(Excellent Rating.)
CaloosA: Earned an “A” grade from the FL. DOE; Mary Graham named
District’s Middle School Art Teacher of the Year and was a Cape Coral
Teacher of Excellence; Elizabeth Millage named Middle School P.E.
Teacher of the Year; Nancy Koupelis named District’s Environmental
Education Teacher of the Year and the Ding Darling Environmental
Education Teacher of the Year; Susan Massie was a Learning For Life
Teacher of the Year; math team won second place in the District fantasy
math league; Science Olympiad won First Place at Regional’s and 11th
in the State; earned Silver School Award for volunteer involvement;
earned a $5,000 Toolbox in Education Lowes Grant.
ChallengeR: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl. DOE; earned Five
Star School Award for parental involvement; nine students identified
in Duke University’s TIP Program; Thespian Drama program earned
10 Superior and 13 Excellent Ratings at State level; two Choir
students invited to the All County Chorus; one student was a member
of the All-State Honors Band, three were All County Band Members
(two were first chair;) selected to participate in the Florida Middle
School IT Career Academy and the Choosing Excellence NEA grant
programs.
Cypress LakE: Earned an “A” grade from FL. DOE; recognized as
among Top 10% of Florida Schools by State Board of Education; 12
students identified for Duke University’s TIP program; Dawn Voyer
named Lee County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year, and was a
finalist for the Florida Teacher of the Year; Heather Millican honored
as a Golden Apple Teacher; home to four District Teachers of the
Year: Tim Hamilton (Music,) Lisanne Thomas (Language Arts,) Susan
Hufford (Social Studies) and Becky Clements (Math;) Odyssey of the
Mind competed at State Tournament (three consecutive years.)
DiplomaT: Named a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Model School;
named an Arts Achieve Model School; staff member Linda Mann
president-elect for Florida Bandmaster’s Association; Richard “Andy”
Jeter and Samantha Jeter named Golden Apple Finalists; Odyssey
of the Mind team went to State competition; eighth-grader Matthew
Foster one of the top 100 students in Florida Geography Bee; four
students selected for Duke TIP Program; earned the Five Star School
Award for parental involvement; Kelly Denney named a Chamber of
Commerce Teacher of the Year.
Dunbar, Paul L.: Shivanai Patel qualified for State science fair
(earned a four-year scholarship to FGCU;) Grace Speas First Place in
Breakfast and School Lunch Week Events” Category; home to five
students receiving Ben Carson Scholarships; the winner of the Edison
Regional Science Fair; County Champions for Girl’s Cross Country; two
Third Place finishes at the 2012 Lee County Student Film Festival; Third
Place team and the Regional Finals of the Science Olympiad; Third Place
team in the District’s Book Battle Competition; Exploring Technologies
and Arts Program recognized by the Ronald McDonald House Charities
for their assistance.
Three Oaks: Earned Five Star School Award for parental involvement;
Daley Cline Cross Country South Regional Champion; Girl’s Soccer Team
South Regional Champions and Lee County Runner-Up; Girl’s Track
Team Second Place in Lee County; Boy’s Tennis Team South Regional
Champions; seven students named Florida Vocal Association All State
Winners; Jamie Cheaw, First Place, Nicole Bravo, Second Place and Jamie
Harris, Third Place in Knights of Columbus Essay Contest; 13 students
identified in Duke University’s TIP Program.
TrafalgaR: Earned Five Star School Award for parent involvement;
earned Golden and Silver School Awards for volunteer involvement;
several students participated in All County Choir, All County Jazz Band
and All County Band; highest average scale score (459) in Florida for
the Algebra EOC; voted Best Middle School Publication at the 2012
Digital Lee showcase for 2011 yearbook; successful participation in
the FGCU Mathematics Competitions; home to the District’s ESE and
World Languages Teachers of the Year; expanded Angling Arts classes
(all students received Boater Safety License); Boy’s Volleyball and
Boy’s Tennis County Champions; Girl’s Soccer County Champions; held
numerous successful family-focused events, including Fall Festival,
Strategies for Success Information Night, Battle of Trafalgar 5K Run.
Varsity Lakes: Earned an “A” grade from FL DOE; math team took
first place in District Algebra Competition; Boy’s and Girl’s Track Teams
won the Lee County Middle School Track Championship; Thespian Troupe
participated in State competition; earned Golden School Award for
volunteer involvement.
HIGH SCHOOLS
BAKER, ida S.: Girl’s Soccer 4A State Champions; Max Preps and the
United States National Guard Tour of Champions Award; Shayna Talbott
Brigade Commander top cadet in District; home to nine AP Scholars;
Lance Schreiber (Bowling) and Dave Trepkowski (Girls Soccer) Coaches
of the Year; Patrick Hanrahan & Dr. Deanna Hasty named Golden Apple
Finalists; Ashley Gosling named Do the Right Thing Student of the
Year; First place in the American Scholastic Press Association’s annual
yearbook competition; Mock Trial Team, 20th Judicial Circuit Lee County
District Competition Second and Third Place teams.
Cape Coral: Model United Nations team won Best Delegation at the
Model UN world competition in Boston; students Florence Frenot and
Denae Smart named Gates Millennium Scholarship winners; Tyler Goss
received a silver medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing Contest; Seahawks
Eye Newspaper, Expressions literary magazine and Yearbook named
American Scholastic Press Association First Place winners; student
Olivia Langford named The News-Press Swimmer of the Year; student
Joanna Russell named The News-Press Lacrosse Player of the Year;
Dario Bredicean placed second in Florida in Wrestling; District champs in
Teacher of the Year; students Isaac Reid and Bailey Wolfert received
a Hillmyer Tremont Scholarship ($16,000 per student;) principal Jeff
Spiro and staff member Monica Walker AVID National Conference
presenters; student Tara Trenhaile named a University of Cambridge
(AICE) Scholar.
Mariner: Jennifer Jendrusiak named District’s Reading Teacher
of the Year; Chris Lewis named District’s Guidance Counselor of
the Year; Odyssey of the Mind team qualified for World Competition;
awarded 15 out of the last 16 “Best of Show” honors at the Lee
County High School Visual Arts Show; 24 students earned AP Honor
Scholar Awards; HOSA students earned seven gold medals and
two silver medals; successfully hosted FIRST Robotics qualifying
tournament (first-ever in SW FL.)
North Fort Myers: Sgt. Major Lansberry earned a Golden Apple
Award; Adam Molloy named a Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce
Teacher of Excellence; Oliver Payne named a Cape Coral Chamber of
Commerce Student of Excellence; took three bands to Concert Music
Performance Assessment; Future Problem Solvers team took Sixth
Place at the State competition; received third consecutive trophy for
best musical at the annual High School Musical Awards; Volleyball
District Champions and Regional Quarter Final/Semi-Final Winners;
Girl’s Basketball District Champions.
Riverdale: State Champions for Future Business Leaders of
America; earned the Scholar-Athlete Triple Crown (Rotary Scholar
Athlete, Hilmyer-Tremont Scholar Athlete and Sam Sirianni Scholar
Athlete;) home to three Teachers of the Year; earned a Silver Rating
by U.S. News and World Report; Best in Show Student Film Festival
(First Place Digital Lee County.)
South Fort Myers: Wolftracks Robotics Team placed 18th out
of 44 teams in the FRC Robotics Challenge (highest ranked rookie
team;) first school in Lee County to earn a Suncoast Schools Federal
Credit Union ATM as a result of the efforts of the Finance Academy
opening 160 new accounts and processing over $100,000 in deposits
over the last four years; JROTC Exhibition Performance Team placed
second in the State; Steven Wilkie named District’s Environmental
Teacher of the Year; Michele Arbour named District’s HOPE Teacher
of the Year; Christina Miller named District’s Art Teacher of the Year.
COMBINATION SCHOOLS
JAMES STEPHENS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: Recognized as
an IB-PYP World School; earned Five Star School Award for parental
involvement; took Third Place in District’s Middle School Book
Battle; three eighth-grade students came in first, second and third
place in the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest; Received a $31,000
donation from the Bobby Nichols-Fiddlestick Charity Foundation for
the Blessings in a Backpack program; received a $4,005 grant from
Lowes to beautify the community around the school; District Boy’s
and Girl’s Basketball Runner-Ups.
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts: Kimberly Smith
named a Golden Apple Teacher; Maiya Christensen named the
Florida School Nurse of the Year; named an Outstanding Arts School
by Arts Schools Network; named an Arts Achieve Model School; 8
Patriot’s Pen essay contest and a finalist in the District Constitution
essay contest; Boy’s Basketball County Champions; Boy’s volleyball
County Semi-Finalist; Boy’s Track County Runner-up and Regional
Champions; 10 students qualified for State recognition in Duke
University’s TIP Program; math team earned Second Place in the
District’s Math Competition.
Fort Myers Middle Academy: Awarded a $1.7 million Magnet
School Grant; Concert Band and World Drumming Ensemble
participated in Music USA Festival at Universal Studios in Orlando
(both received Excellent ratings;) 30 students were inducted into
National Junior Honor Society; Tech Team finished first in the Gravity
Ball Challenge at Edison Ford Winter Estates; successfully conducted
first annual Prism Concert, featuring visual arts, dance, and music
students; Pat Mankiewicz received the statewide Outstanding Service
Award from Technology Students Association; Amy Rothenberg
received the FGCU College of Education Graduate Student of the
Year Award.
Gulf: Recognized as the 35th highest performing middle school
in Florida; student Erin St. Laurent won the JN Ding Darling Wildlife
Conservation Award; Math Club took Second Place in the District’s
math competition; student Ray Huang took First Place in the
individual algebra test in April and Second in December; Ray Huang
received Grand Recognition in Duke University’s TIP Program; Parker
Cohen placed third in the countywide Spelling Bee; Shreeya Desai
placed second in bio/chem. at the 55th Annual Thomas Alva Edison
Kiwanis Science & Engineering Fair.
Lehigh Acres: Carol Anderson named District’s Science Teacher
of the Year; Bill Gerstner named District’s Gifted Teacher of the Year;
Johnnie Mae Hawkins named District’s Health Teacher of the Year;
Carmelita Hampton named District’s School Counselor of the Year;
awarded a $3,300 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant; awarded a
$13,000 Mr. Holland Opus Foundation Grant; foreign language team
had the most students place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the District; AVID
certified school (three consecutive years – and first middle school in
the District and only certified AVID middle school in the east zone.)
LexingtoN: Constitution Day Writing Contest Winner; Pride &
Patriotism Writing Winner; Leave the Scene Clean Art Winner; District
Winners and State Honors in annual History Day; Girl’s Basketball
District Champions; Boy’s & Girl’s Cross Country took Second Place
at Districts; Girl’s Volleyball District Champions; Junior Thespians
earned Superior Rating, State Honors and Critic’s Choice Award;
earned National Wounded Warrior Program Recognition; home to
one Golden Apple Teacher Winner and three Golden Apple Teachers
of Distinction.
Mariner: Named an IB Candidate School; submitted to be an AVID
Certified School; earned Second Place in Lee County Film Festival;
Feed the Hungry 2012 Citizenship Award for Compassion, Leadership
and Service; implemented the “A Million Thanks” U.S. Military Men
and Women Pen Pal Program; implemented the Reading Education
Assistance Dogs Program (READing Paws;) earned a $2,000 Whole
Kids Foundation Garden Grant; earned a $2,000 Lowes Toolbox for
Education grant; entered into a partnership with EnSite for campus
renovation $50,000 donations in materials and labor.
Oak Hammock: One of three middle schools chosen to pilot the
District’s new CAPE Technology Academy; received the 2012 United
States Department of Agriculture Best Practice Award in the “School
Football, Boy’s Soccer and Swimming; Kindra Pinnace named District’s
English Teacher of the Year; TV Production recognized as the Best News
Cast in the District.
Cypress Lake: Earned an “A” grade from the Fl. DOE; earned Five
Star School Award for parental involvement; named an Arts Achieve
Model School; earned the Golden and Silver School Awards for volunteer
involvement; named Lee County Sheriff’s “Do The Right Thing High
School of the Year” (eighth consecutive year;) two-time State Champion
Wrestler named as an All-American and All Area Wrestler of the Year;
only Boy’s Tennis State Champion in Lee County; took Second Place in
Celebrate Literacy Week Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest;
earned JROTC Founders Award for the South Zone (highest number of
community service hours this school year.)
earned Golden & Silver School Awards for volunteer involvement;
earned Five Star School for parental involvement; student chosen for
All State Band; 11 students selected for All State Choir; All State Jr.
Thespians (1 “Best of Show,” 3 Super Superior, 3 Superior; 9 Excellent
ratings;) 15 Aspiring Authors student-winners.
The Sanibel School: Ranked as the top K-8 school in Florida;
earned the Golden School Award for volunteer involvement; Algebra
I team placed ninth in FGCU math competition; fifth-grade math team
captured Third Place in District’s math competition; third-grader,
Alex Dunavant took First Place for poetry in the Lee County Aspiring
Authors Writing Contest; student Evan Rafalski selected to perform
in the All State Elementary Honors Choir; middle school team took
Second Place in Book Battle.
East Lee County: Marlaina Edwards selected to the All-Conference
volleyball team and was Honorable Mention to the News-Press All-Area
volleyball team; baseball team Class 5A District 14 Champions, and FHSAA
State Series Sweet 16 Team; Lehigh Regional Medical Center Holiday
Madness Runner-Up; participated in the Lehigh Regional Medical Center
training program; finished third in District’s Student Film Festival (drama
category;) Drama Club: 2 years in a row took two of the 6 awards in the
Lehigh Spring Festival Parade (Most Outstanding and Best Crowd Pleaser).
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts: Two teachers – Mercy
Alonzo (elementary) and Suzzette Esponda (middle) honored by the
Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce; gifted students took Second
Place in the Stock Market Competition; fourth-grade student Drastina
Bhola was a winner in the Holiday Card Contest; middle school was
the county’s Brain Bowl Champion; one student named a scholarship
winner in Take Stock from the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.
Estero: Annmarie Ferry named Golden Apple Finalist; Hilda Rodriguez
was selected for All-State Band; Boy’s Soccer team awarded the SW Fl.
Sportsmanship Award; Girl’s Basketball District Champions and Regional
Runners-Up; Nancy Lastrom named District’s Math Teacher of the Year;
Lurrel Wise selected for Girl’s Golf All-Area Team; Norm Heyboer selected
as one of only 25 teachers to participate in the teacher immersion
program; Jon Ungar took First and Second Place in the Digital Lee
Competition (Graphic Design Interactive Print;) teacher Gina Sheehey and
students Sabrina Molano and Itzel Pineda won Kiwanis Club volunteer
awards; freshman Michael Adams qualified as an individual for the
FHSAA Golf State Finals; Jennifer Seluk named Teacher of Distinction and
received the Achieve3000 “Most Student Participation” award; Vivian
Cambiano received an Honorable Mention for her ceramic sculpture at
the Art Under 20 competition at Art Fest of Fort Myers.
BUCKINGHAM EXCEPTIONAL: Graduated four students; Rita Ellis
nominated as a Teacher of Distinction; three teachers received
grants that provided two field trips and adaptive physical education
equipment for students; four students participated in Work Experience
Program at local businesses; elementary level students participated
in the District’s Special Olympics
Fort Myers: Eric Riemenschneider named a Golden Apple Winner;
voted one of the top high schools in the nation by Newsweek Magazine
and The Washington Post; voted one of the top 100 IB Programs in the
nation by US & World Report; a Top 10 finish in Class 6A for the FHSAA
Sunshine Cup Series for overall athletic program; five students named
National Merit Finalist; Math Team finished 11th in the country at the
National Math Team Competition in Boston.
Island Coast: Graduating class earned $3.1 million in scholarships;
home to 14 Digital Lee District Finalists; Angel McNeeley named a Golden
Apple Finalist; Karen Asfour named District’s Media Specialist of the
Year; more than 200 students earned certification via career academies;
100% of students earned their Certification via the Natural Resources
Academy; 9-12 grade students completed 3,570 hours of community
service; students in Communications Academy captured numerous
awards in Lee County Student Film Festival; District champions in Boy’s
Basketball, Baseball and Bowling (Girl’s & Boy’s.)
Lehigh Senior: Department of Education Parent Involvement Award
(Michelle Freeman;) student Winnie Wong graduated with the highest
GPA in the history of the District; teachers Helen Sadler and Natalie
Lafferty named Golden Apple Teacher Finalists; Sarah Stockman named
Dance/Drama Teacher of the Year; Ed Davidson named District’s JROTC
EDUCATION CENTERS
Fort Myers Institute of Technology: Completed a Self-Study
for re-accreditation and hosted a visiting team from the Council on
Occupational Education (COE) – accreditation was renewed through
2017; opened an extension campus at former elementary school site
and an instructional service center in LaBelle at the Hendry/Glades
campus of Edison State College; partnered with Turbine Generator
Maintenance Inc., to create a new “Turbine Generator Maintenance,
Inspection and Repair” program.
High Tech Center North: All graduating High Tech North nursing
students passed the National Council Licensure Examination for
Practical Nurses; Brian Hart named District’s Career and Technical
Education Teacher of the Year; Surgical Tech students held a ‘Teddy
Bear Clinic” at Franklin Park Elementary to educate children about
health care; Mary Thompson earned a Cape Coral Chamber Excellence
in Education Teacher Award; Edmund Jackson earned a Cape Coral
Chamber Excellence in Education Student Award; students Julissa
Vega, Joel Felsinger, and Jean Carlos Velasquez earned top awards
at the Digital Lee Awards Ceremony at the Art of the Olympians; first
year offering the Pharmacy Technician class at HTN has yielded six
graduates with four immediately hired as Pharmacy Technicians upon
program completion.
Royal Palm Exceptional: Salvation Army Canned Food Drive
winners (eighth consecutive year); successfully implemented new
math adoption; increased Florida Assessment for Instruction (FAIR)
student scores; Exceptional Students Transitioning to Responsible
Adulthood (EXTRA) program volunteer hours totaled more than 3,000
hours; increased therapy dog participation throughout campus;
implemented a successful science lab in middle level; more than 25%
of the school population returned to their “Choice School.”
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“In today’s economy fiscal responsibility is a must. Taxpayers provide us with the funding to provide a quality education,
and we’re doing just that while safeguarding every dollar.”—Jeanne S. Dozier, Vice Chairman, District 2
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(Washington, DC)
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Each year, Duke University
conducts their Academic Talent
Search, known as the Talent
Program
(TIP.)
Identification
The program seeks to identify
academically talented middle school students in a 16 state area.
One aspect of the TIP Program is giving middle school
students the opportunity to take the SAT or ACT, tests that are
normally for advanced high school students. This year, 218
seventh-graders in middle schools across the county took the
SAT or ACT test while still in the seventh grade (up from 194 last
year.) The results of the testing showed the following:
75 students qualified for State Recognition;
5 students qualified for Grand Recognition;
54 students qualified for Academy for Summer Studies;
and 31 students qualified for Center for Summer Studies.
“We’re very proud of these young adults for their
accomplishment – this is a tremendous honor that highlights
their exceptional academic ability,” said Dr. Joseph Burke,
Superintendent of Schools.
The 2011/12 middle school students are:
Alva: Levi Lippincott
Cypress Lake: Caroline Atwood;
Anna Chazal; Jennifer Hollander;
Joshua Kennedy*; Caroline Marshall;
Sydney McMurray; Eva Ravenschlag;
Joshua Rivera; Emily Simonson;
Lindsay Vigness; and Amber Winton
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Dunbar: Florencia Almada; Matthew Fauerbach; Ty Hostettler;
Hannah McLaren; Jash Patel; Esha Shah; Kayla Sheffield*; Rachel
Stachler; Faye Thomas; and Aliya Zuberi
Challenger: Brandon Lewis; Stefania Lugli*; and Brendin Todd
Diplomat: Franklin De La Cruz; Joseph Lineberry; Austin Sharkey;
and Kaigyn Washburn
Fort Myers Academy: Brooks Lachapelle and Helena Robertson
Gulf: Kelsey Davis; Shreeya Desai; Ray Huang*; Sarah Kane; Erin
McLoughlin; Benjamin Mikell; and Xavier Pinero
Lexington: Aleena Boby and Jasmine Boehnke
Oasis Charter: Christopher Byron; Matthew Caccamo; Bryce
Corcoran; Alec Dopkins; Aaron Galyon*; Danielle Lumadue; Joseph
Mikulus; and Branden Pearson
Three Oaks: Arye Beck; Kaleb Daniels; Jennifer Dorrian; Aaron
Glidden; Mikayla Holton; Alexa Hughes; Nicolas Michael; Nolan
Nowak; Christopher Placa; Britani Rice; Dillan Rose; Sydney Sawyer;
and Jonathan Wojciki
Trafalgar: Emilee Cato; Tristan Dagostino; Megan Galbreath;
and Chris Samuels
The Sanibel School: Haley Keller; Audry Paul; and Mitchell Rice
Varsity Lakes: Luke Chin A Foeng and Christopher Lather, Jr.
Veterans Park Academy: Dalyce Farnan; Logan Nott; Molly
Nystedt; and Madison Rayburn
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For 2011/12, under the new FCAT 2.0 criteria, 56% of
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“The number one factor in the success of a student is a quality teacher in their classroom – and we have outstanding
teachers Districtwide.”—Jane E. Kuckel, Ph.D., District 3
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High School Student Achievement
High School Reading
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The graduating class of 2012 has earned
millions of dollars in scholarships and will be attending
colleges, universities and technical centers across
the United States. Early data show that the Class
of 2012 earned $44.2 million in scholarships. The
school with the highest in scholarship monies earned
was Fort Myers High at $7.5 million. The breakdown in
scholarship totals is:
Riverdale High:$5.7 million
Fort Myers High:$7.5 million
S. Fort Myers High:$3.1 million
Ida S. Baker High:$2.3 million
Along with scholarship dollars earned, members of
the Class of 2012 reported on their post high school
plans. Of the students who provided information, the
breakdown is as follows:
Cape Coral High: $6 million
Island Coast High: $2.3 million
Cypress Lake High: $3.2 million
Lehigh Senior High: $2 million
Dunbar High: $1.1 million
Mariner High:$6.9 million
Estero High:$1.2 million
N. Fort Myers High:$1.4 million
E. Lee County High:$1 million
 Attend a Florida public college/university: 1,916
 Attend a Florida public community college: 726
 Attend a Florida private college/university: 193
 Attend a Florida Technical/Trade/Other: 275
 Attend an out-of-state college/university: 298
 Attend an out-of-state community college: 39
 Attend an out-of-state Technical/Trade/Other: 38
 Enter the Military: 251
 None of the above: 519
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is Reading
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Dr. Miller (L) joins Ida Baker High students
Jeremiah and Christopher Hunkins as they
collect samples for science class.
“There are many challenges that face public education; it seems like a never-ending list. But I can assure you our
District is ready to meet every challenge head-on.”—Don H. Armstrong, District 4
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monday
march 2013
tuesday
Meeting (LCPEC)
wednesday
thursday
4
5
6
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Savings Time
Begins
11
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saturday
friday
19
14
FSBA Day in the Legislature
(Tallahassee, FL)
20
FSBA Board of Directors’
Meeting (Tallahassee, FL)
21
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Break–Schools
Closed
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Closed
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passover
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and
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15
20011/12 School Grades in Lee County
The 2011/12 school year saw significant
changes to the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test (FCAT.) The changes to the
new test, called FCAT 2.0, resulted in more
students not meeting minimum standards
and more schools seeing their letter grade
drop. That’s because the test saw the cut
score – the minimum score needed to be
proficient – go up while at the same time
County
School
Totals more
theLee
academic
rigor
of theGrade
test became
difficult. 2010 2011 2012
For 2011/12, 79% of our elementary and
A schools
54
60
34 “A” or “B” grade
middle
earned
an
from the Florida DOE. That’s down from 90%
B
22
21
25
the year before, but it’s better than what we
hadC projected.
In7 addition,
12
12 it’s significantly
higher than the State’s average (69%.)
D
1
What
is0 important
to 4remember is that
the drop in “A” and “B” schools may not
F
0
1
0
look good now, the fact is that the increases
in rigor on the FCAT translates into our
students learning more, and we fully
anticipate academic performance to rise to,
and above, previous years.
10 Largest District A and B Schools
District
% A and B
Brevard
92%
Lee
79%
Palm Beach
76%
Orange
73%
Broward
69%
Dade
67%
Pinellas
62%
Hillsborough
58%
Duval
55%
Polk
52%
State of Florida
69%
It may seem strange to make such
dramatic changes that would result
in significant drops in performance by
students and schools, but it was done for
very specific
LeeCounty
County
School
Grade
Lee
School
Grade
TotalsTotals
reasons. First,
20102011
201120122012
2010
the
State
needed
to
AA 5454 60 60 34 34
bring
more
consistency to
BB 2222 21 21 25 25
how students
were
being
CC 1212 7 7 12 12
graded
on
the FCAT and,
DD 0 0 1 1 4 4
second,
we
FF 0 0 1 1 0 0
had to start
preparing
today for FCAT’s replacement (Common
Core Assessments,) which will be here very
soon.
In terms of consistency in grading,
that meant closing the gap between
10
10Largest
Largest
District
District
A and
A Band
Schools
B Schools
scores needed by students in grades
District
District
A and
% AB and
B The cut3-8
compared to %grades
9-10.
scores were adjusted so there was more
Brevard
Brevard
92%levels.
consistency
across92%
grade
As for the coming Common Core
Lee
Lee
79%79%
Assessments,
those
are much tougher
measures
so
the
FCAT
2.0 was created to
Palm
PalmBeach
Beach
76% 76%
serve as an “Academic Bridge” for students
schools. For the
time, nearly all 50
and
Orange
Orange
73%first
73%
states have agreed to implement similar
Broward
Broward
69%the
69%
tests
to students in
same grades (i.e.
Common Core Assessments.) These tests
Dade
Dade
67% 67% more rigorous
going to be significantly
are
than
the FCAT has62%
been
in the past. That’s
Pinellas
Pinellas
62%
why the adjustments were made to the
FCAT
now.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough
58% 58%
If there is one thing that’s important to
Duval
Duval
55%change, it’s this:
remember
from all55%
of this
increasing academic rigor is a good thing
Polk
Polk
52% position
52%
as
it is going to better
our children
to compete in the world. And we are very
State
StateofofFlorida
Florida
69% 69%
confident that the dips in performance
seen this year will quickly be replaced with
rising student performance in the next year
or two.
School
Grade
History
1999-2012
Sc
chool
Grad
des
1999
to 201
12
9
Number of Schools
FCAT 2.0
5
4
34
8
1
1999
9
35
24
A
B
C
D
F
12
4
2012
* High Schools Pending
16
Middle (6-8)
Tice Elementary
Grades Under
FCAT 2.0
Grades Under
“Old” FCAT
2011/12 School
Performance
Grades
2011/12 School Performance
Grades
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Alva Elementary
B
A
B
B
C
A
B
Bayshore Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
Bonita Springs Elementary
B
B
B
C
B
B
C
Caloosa Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Cape Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Colonial Elementary
B
C
B
A
C
B
C
Diplomat Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary
A
A
A
B
C
A
B
Edgewood Academy
C
B
B
A
C
C
C
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts
A
A
A
A
B
B
A
Fort Myers Beach Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
B
C
Franklin Park Magnet
B
B
B
B
C
C
D
NA
NA
NA
NA
A
A
B
Gateway Elementary
B
A
A
A
B
A
B
Gulf Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Hancock Creek Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
Harns Marsh Elementary
C
A
A
A
A
A
B
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
Heights Elementary
B
B
A
A
A
A
B
J. Colin English Elementary
A
C
A
A
A
A
B
Lehigh Elementary
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
NA
NA
B
C
B
B
C
Manatee Elementary
C
A
A
C
B
A
B
A
B
C
Island Coast Elementary
High
Orangewood
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
A
C
C
Rayma C. Page Elementary
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
B
A
A
B
C
NA
Elementary (K-5)
A
2009
BC
B
AC
AC
B
AC
AB
B
AD
NA
Mariner High
Ray
V. Pottorf
Elementary
Christa
McAulliffe
Charter Elementary
Rayma
C. Page Elementary
Edison Collegiate High
C
2006
AB
A
A#
NA
C
A
B
B
Charter Schools
NA
2006
B
NA
Bonita Springs Charter
B
C
Skyline Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
Spring Creek Elementary
B
A
A
A
A
A
B
Lee
Charter
Academy
Gateway
Charter
Elementary
Sunshine Elementary
A
A
A
A
B
A
B
Gateway
Charter
High
Oasis
Charter
Elementary
Tanglewood Elementary
A
B
A
A
A
B
A
Three Oaks Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Tice Elementary
B
C
C
B
B
C
D
Trafalgar Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NA
NA
C
A
C
A
B
Tropic Isles Elementary
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Villas Elementary
A
C
B
B
A
A
A
Gateway Charter Intermediate
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
B
B
B
A
B
A
B
Bonita Springs Middle
B
C
B
B
B
A
B
B
AD
B
AB
B
AA
TBA
TBA
B
C
AD
C
AD
A
CC
C
BA
C
AA
B
AA
B
AC
B
BB
B
BB
B
AA
B
AA
A
AD
A
BB
B
AA
C
BB
TBA
TBA
B
AB
AD
AB
AB
TBA
A
C
C
B
2008
AA
A
A#
NA
B
A
B
BA
C
A
C
2009
AA
A
AC
NA
C
A
C
BA
B
A
B
2010
AB
A
AB
NA
B
A
A
CA
TBA
TBA
A
TBA
TBA
C
TBA
B
TBA
TBA
TBA
C
B
TBA
A
2011
TBA
2012
A
AA
A
AB
A
C
A
B
CA
B
B
TBA
A
TBA
A
B
A
B
CB
TBA
A
A
B
A
C
A
A
B
A
A
NA
B
A
NA
B
A
A
C
A
A
B
NA
A
NA
TBA
NA
NA
NA
A
A
F
A
I
A
A
A
NA
A
A
NA
NA
NA
D
A
D
A
A
A
NA
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2011
A
NA
2012
A
A
B
A
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
B
C
A
A
B
A
B
A
A
TBA
A
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
A
A
A
A
TBA
NA
A
A
Six
Mile
Charter
Academy
Oasis
Charter
High
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NA
D
NA
C
NA
A
A
B
A
B
B
A
TBA
D
Oasis Charter Elementary
Oasis Charter Middle
Six Mile Charter Academy
D
B
A
B
A
A
A
B
F
A
A
I
A
NA
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
D
C
A
B
B
A
Combination Schools (multi-level)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
James Stephens International Academy (K-8)
2006
NA
2007
NA
2008
NA
2009
NA
2010
C
2011
C
2012
D
James Stephens International Academy (K-8)
NA
Lee County Virtual (K-12)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
TBA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
TBA
Combination Schools (multi-level)
Lee County Virtual (K-12)
C
C
Riverdale
Riverdale High
High (6-12)
(6-12)
NA
B
B
NA
A
A
NA
A
A
C
A
A
C
A
A
D
A
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
The Sanibel School (K-8)
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (K-8)
B
A
A
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (K-8)
B
A
A
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A
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Insufficient Data / New School
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B
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Insufficient
Cypress Lake Middle
A
A
A
A
A
A
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Diplomat Middle
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Fort Myers Middle Academy
A
C
B
C
C
C
D
Gulf Middle
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Lehigh Acres Middle
B
B
C
C
C
B
C
Lexington Middle
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
Challenger Middle
A
AB
C
AB
B
AD
A
BC
#
CB
B
BB
Oasis Charter Middle
Lee Charter Academy
NA
Caloosa Middle
TBA
TBA
A
NA
N. Fort Myers Academy for the Arts (K-8)
Alva Middle
B
TBA
B
2012
Gateway Charter Intermediate
Oasis
Charter High
N. Fort Myers Academy for the Arts (K-8)
Middle (6-8)
A
C
B
Gateway Charter High
TBA
NA
NA
A
B
A
A
A
2011
B
AB
2010
A
NA
Fort Myers Preparatory & Fitness Academy
A
AC
A
A#
NA
C
A
C
BA
B
A
B
A
2010
A
AA
B
D
TBA
A
B
TBA
A
TBA
B
A
TBA
A
NA
NA
A
D
NA
C
2007
C
A
A
A
2009
A
AC
A
CB
A
AA
A
AA
A
AD
2009
A
NA
Edison Collegiate High
A
NA
A
AD
A
AD
A
CA
A
AB
A
BA
B
AC
A
BC
A
NA
B
A
B
NA
NA
A
NA
A
B
D
CC
C
BC
C
C
NA
#
BA
C
CB
C
A
B
A
2008
B
AB
C
A
C
C
2012
2008
A
NA
Christa McAulliffe Charter Elementary
San Carlos Park Elementary
C
A
A
A
2007
B
BC
A
BB
A
NA
A
A
B
B
B
B
2011
C
NA
NA
NA
Cape
Coral
Charter
Gateway
Charter
Elementary
A
BC
B
NA
A
A
B
B
C
A
2010
2007
A
NA
A
River Hall Elementary
Bonita
Springs
Preparatory
& Fitness
Academy
Fort
Myers
Preparatory
& Fitness
Academy
C
A
C
A
2008
Charter Schools
C
Lehigh Senior High
Pelican
Elementary
North Fort
Myers High
Bonita
Springs
Charter
Riverdale
Pine
IslandHigh
Elementary
Bonita Springs Preparatory & Fitness Academy
South Fort Myers High
Pinewoods
Cape CoralElementary
Charter
B
A
NA
A
2007
NA
A
Patriot Elementary
C
A
NA
A
2006
C
AC
C
BC
B
C
NA
High (9-12) #
AA
C
BC
B
C
A
BB
C
BB
A
CA
C
AA
C
AA
B
D
C
A
A
A
A
BC
A
CA
NA
B
B
A
B
AD
B
A
AA
B
AA
A
BA
B
AA
B
AA
A
BC
A
A
A
A
AB
A
CA
A
A
A
C
AA
A
CB
C
AA
A
BA
B
AA
C
AA
A
CC
A
A
A
A
CC
B
CA
C
AC
A
B
C
AB
A
BB
C
AA
A
CA
C
AA
C
AA
A
AC
A
A
A
A
BC
A
AA
C
2006
A
A
C
AA
A
BB
C
AA
A
BB
B
AA
NA
AA
A
BB
A
A
A
A
AC
B
BA
High (9-12) C
High (9-12)A
A
B
B
AB
A
AC
B
AA
B
BB
C
AA
NA
AA
A
CC
B
A
A
A
AB
B
BB
A
BC
A
NA
B
A
A
A
C
AB
A
BB
B
AA
B
B
NA
B
AA
NA
AA
A
BA
A
A
A
A
AB
B
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B
A
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A
B
A
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High (9-12)
A
A
B
A
B
A
A
C
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary
A
A
A
A
Pinewoods Elementary
B
A
A
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A
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A
A
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Under
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
B
D
2012
A
NA
A
A
B
B
C
A
B
Mariner
High
East Lee
County High
Lehigh
Elementary
North
Myers High
EsteroFort
High
Manatee
Elementary
Riverdale High
Mirror
Lakes
Elementary
Fort Myers High
South Fort Myers High
Ida S. Baker
Orange
River High
Elementary
A
A
B
A
Grades
Under
C
A
“Old”
FCAT
B
B
A
A
C
2011
A
Island
Coast
Cypress
LakeHigh
High
Heights
Elementary
Senior
Dunbar
High High
J.Lehigh
Colin English
Elementary
B
A
A
B
Estero High
Hancock
Creek Elementary
Fort Myers High
Harns Marsh Elementary
Ida
S.
Baker
High Jr. Elementary
Cape Coral
High
Hector
A. Cafferata
B
A
B
2010
A
Mariner
Middle
Edison
Park
Creative and Expressive Arts
Oak Hammock Middle
Fort Myers Beach Elementary
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
Franklin
ParkHigh
Magnet
Cape Coral
Three Oaks Middle
G.
Weaver
Hipps
Elementary
Cypress
Lake
High
Trafalgar Middle
Dunbar High
Gateway
Elementary
Varsity Lakes Middle
EastElementary
Lee County High
Gulf
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
B
Pine Island Elementary
B
2009
NA
Diplomat Middle
C
Pelican Elementary
A
A
Elementary
(K-5)
Middle (6-8)
Fort Myers
Middle Academy
Allen
Park
Elementary
Alva
Middle
GulfElementary
Middle
Alva
Bonita
Springs Middle
Lehigh Acres
Middle
Bayshore
Elementary
Caloosa Middle
Lexington
Middle
Bonita
Springs
Elementary
Challenger
Middle
Mariner Middle
Caloosa
CypressElementary
Lake Middle
Oak Hammock Middle
Diplomat
Middle
Cape
Elementary
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
Fort Myers
Middle Academy
Colonial
Elementary
Three Oaks Middle
Gulf Middle
Diplomat
Elementary
Trafalgar Middle
Lehigh
Acres
Middle Littleton Elementary
Dr.
Carrie
D. Robinson
Varsity Lakes Middle
Lexington Academy
Middle
Edgewood
B
Treeline Elementary
B
NA
A
A
River Hall Elementary
B
NA
C
2008
A
B
A
Orange River Elementary
Patriot Elementary
2007
Caloosa
Middle
Villas
Elementary
Mirror Lakes Elementary
Orangewood Elementary
C
A
Bonita Isles
Springs
Middle
Tropic
Elementary
Cypress Lake Middle
Allen Park Elementary
B
2006
2011/12
School Performance Grades
Challenger Middle
Elementary (K-5)
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary
Trafalgar Elementary
Alva Middle
Treeline
Elementary
TBA
NA
To Be Announced
No Data Available, School Not Open, No Students in tested grades
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Lee Virtual Instruction Program
Helen and Stacia Murphy
classroom is starting to become as
commonplace in K-12 education
as the traditional bricks-and-mortar
classrooms, and that’s only going to
make education better.”
The mission of LVIP is to expand
access for all Lee County students
to
rigorous,
r e l e v a n t
curriculum that
incorporates
skills
and
knowledge students need to succeed in
the 21st Century, delivered electronically
with dynamic scheduling and pacing.
Since its first year, LVIP has been a
model of innovation and excellence that
assist students in reaching their goal of
achieving an excellent education. Lee
Virtual School provides:
Full-time online public school
►
educational services leading to a high
school diploma;
► Improved flexibility in the learning
environment;
►Learning experiences customized to
the student;
Increased access to teachers,
►
guidance staff and principal;
►Accredited courses aligned to state
and national standards;
Assistance
to
►
help
students
enroll
in
extracurricular activities
at local schools.
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And there’s more to
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it than simply logging
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on and taking a class.
The LVIP staff provides
30
opportunities for full-time
25
students to participate in
enrichment and face-to20
face instructional activities.
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The opportunities extend
learning and offer students
10
time to socialize with other
5
virtual students.
The
educational
0
opportunity in Southwest
Florida’s K-12 Public School
– what makes it different
from other models is it
is housed and run by the
Number of Students
Back in 2009
Lee
County
Public Schools
began its own,
internal
online
virtual school for
students. In the
three years since
it was started, the
Lee Virtual Instruction Program (LVIP)
has seen its student enrollment soar –
in its first year there was one student
graduate; last year there were 33.
“We’ve seen interest and enrollment
continue to increase,” said Al Shilling,
the Principal of LVIP. “The virtual
District as opposed to contracting with
an outside party to provide instruction.
This progressive choice program provides
expanded educational services to a wider
student community for anywhere, anytime
learning via Internet instruction along with
traditional teaching materials. All of LVIP’s
instructors meet the State of Florida DOE
state certification and requirements for
highly qualified teachers. The program’s
goal is for each student to receive quality,
flexible, online learning options and to be
successful in realizing their full potential
through a virtual education experience.
LVIP student Joshua Davis
from a variety of sources
►Students taught by Lee County
Public School teachers (State
Certified/Highly Qualified)
►Service both full-time and parttime students.
LVIP Fast Facts:
► Grades K-5: uses Calvert curriculum
►Grades 6-12: Florida Virtual School
franchise with additional curriculum
Virtual School Enrollment History
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“Every year it seems we are given a new set of financial challenges – and every year we are able to meet these headon. We’ll continue to chart a course of fiscal responsibility.” —Thomas Scott, District 5
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Academic Services
The Division of Academic Services is made up of nine
different departments that provide a full range of instructional
support services to our teachers and principals. These academic
departments work collaboratively with schools, other departments
and outside agencies to help create a high-quality instructional
program for students of ages and their families. Some of our many
accomplishments in 2011/12 included:
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 The District was recognized by the Brookings Institute as having
the second smallest achievement gap between low- and higherincome students among the 100 largest urban communities in
the nation. The achievement gap for Hispanic students was the
fourth smallest and the achievement gap for black students was
the fourteenth smallest in the nation.
 79% of schools achieved an “A” or “B” grade from the Fl DOE
 Achieved a drop-out rate of less than 2%.
 Increased Advanced Placement (AP) course opportunities in all
high schools.
 Continued expansion of the high school Cambridge International
Diploma program courses in all three attendance zones.
 Expanded Dual Enrollment courses opportunities in all high
schools.
 Ranked third-best Florida school district in the number of industry
certifications earned by high schools students.
 Improved the average Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS) score in Instructional Support for Early Childhood
Learning Services classrooms
 Provided students with the opportunity to compete in Science
Fair, History Fair, Mock Trials, Model United Nations, Writing,
Math and Reading Competitions, Pride and Patriotism, and
JROTC Academic Challenges with several students winning at the
state and national levels.
 5th Annual Community partnership with 23 Lee County Rotary
Clubs to obtain dictionaries for all LCSD 3rd graders delivered
22,800 English and 2,500 Spanish dictionaries.
 Expanded Career and Professional Education Academies into all
high schools. This year Lee County has 27 (CAPE Academies).
 Began Biomedical programs at Dunbar High School and Mariner
High School through Race to the Top federal grant.
 Expanded STEM @ Work program from 2 schools to 7 schools.
 Awarded federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant for
more than $4.7 million over three
years.
Earned a $1.25 million grant from
the National Education Association
(NEA) Foundation to address closing
achievement gaps.
CHOICE & INNOVATION
 Expanded the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) to
additional middle and high schools across the District. This program
serves to support and mentor students as they pursue advanced
studies in their schools.
 Increased the number of Web-based courses available to students in
middle and high school.
 Reviewed 11 charter school proposals and recommended approval
of three to ensure the highest-quality charter school options for
parents and students.
 Early Childhood Learning Services established four early childhood
inclusion centers to offer additional mainstreaming opportunities for
children with disabilities.
 Opened Information Technology CAPE Academies at Paul Lawrence
Dunbar Middle School, Caloosa Middle School and Oak Hammock
Middle School that provide a rigorous sequence of courses.
HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, & STAFF
 Received the Excellence in Employee Performance award from the
Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Society for Training and
Development for the District’s comprehensive training program.
 Provided 1,168 high-quality professional development programs to
nearly 10,000 participants.
 Approximately 100 teachers participated in training and received
over 400 industry certifications.
 Created one of Florida’s first district programs for add-on autism
endorsement.
 Achieved 100% compliance on all targeted FL DOE standards during
the annual Exceptional Student Education self-assessment.
 Implemented Next Generation Content Area Reading Professional
Development (NGCAR-PD) in support of Common Core State
Standards.
 Implemented Districtwide FCAT 2.0 Training in Math and Reading.
PARENT COMMUNICATION & SUPPORT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
 22 schools earned Five Star School Award for parent involvement
 84 Golden School Awards and 11 Silver School Awards for volunteer
involvement.
 Volunteer Program participation included 25,952 volunteers in 119
schools who contributed 859,451 hours of service.
 Opened the Parent Assistance Center to better serve parents’ needs.
 Expanded information available on the District’s Website to assist
parents in practicing reading skills with their children.
 Established a Parent University Model for Early Childhood Learning
Services that included 32 workshops at various sites involving over
450 parents.
 Implemented a nationally recognized Health Literacy Curriculum “Is
Every Illness an Emergency” for parents.
 Over 5,000 parents and children attended STEM events
including STEMtastic, Family Math Nights and Super Science
Saturday.
 Digital Lee - Hosted the second-annual Digital Lee, where
design+technology students were able to showcase their best
projects.
 Introduced students to local careers in engineering at a host of
businesses through the STEM@Work program.
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, & SECURITY
 Reviewed and refined comprehensive pandemic influenza plan
to help protect students and their families from dangerous
diseases.
 Implemented new staff training programs to assist students with
diabetes or eating disorders.
 The Southwest Florida Public Service Academy partnered with
the Lee County EOC to provide the yearly Lee County Community
Emergency Response Team training (C.E.R.T.)
LEADERSHIP & FISCAL STEWARDSHIP
 Submitted more than $21 million in competitive grant proposals,
and won many new awards including:
• A $50,000 NEA Foundation planning grant to support
Closing the Achievement Gap, in partnership with the
Teachers Association of Lee County and the Foundation for
Lee County Public Schools with potential for a $1.25 million
implementation grant;
• A $9,162,233 Race to the Top grant that will bring about
a new teacher evaluation system established in a unique
partnership with the Florida Department of Education, the
Teachers Association of Lee County, all District-operated
schools, and ten public charter schools;
• Awards of $217,500 to seven schools to support a Fresh
Fruits and Vegetables program;
• Number of targeted grants for schools and teachers including
awards from Ding Darling, Target field trip grants, Bealls
& Whistles Foundation, Gifted Challenge Program grant,
Office Depot’s Kids in Need, Florida Learn and Serve, NEA
Foundation, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, SW
Florida Community Foundation, and Zonta Early Childhood
grants;
• $500,000 competitive Federal grant for Enhancement of
Physical Education services in the schools (third consecutive
year).
 Continued to expand the Medicaid Reimbursement Program for
nursing, therapy, psychological/behavioral and transportation
services relating to students with disabilities.
“Serving the community is an honor, a privilege and a responsibility, which my fellow Board members and I take
seriously. Education is our passion and it’s why we’ve chosen to serve.”—Mary Fischer, M.A., Chairman, District 1
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The 2011/12 Budget
In creating fiscal year 2012’s budget, the District continued to
feel the effects of the economic downturn, but remained optimistic
that more positive economic times will soon return. We knew that
we would have significant challenges to deal with, as over $57
million in stimulus funds would be lost, and budget cuts at the
state level were imminent.
In 2012, unemployment was still higher than the national
average, and
the tax roll was
FY12: Budget Breakdown
still declining.
However, even
though the tax
roll negatively
affects
our
local revenue
source,
it
probably
helped
fuel
our
student
growth.
We
moved
from
FY12: Budget Breakdown
an
almost
1,000 student loss in 2009 to a growth of over 1,800 students.
This helped to infuse some funding into the District; along with
careful planning, it helped to create a fiscal year 2012 budget that
employed over 10,000 people and made us the second largest
employer in the county.
The goal whenever making budget reductions is to do them
as far away from the classroom as possible. And our District has
done a good job of doing just that – but even cuts away from the
classroom still have an effect on the classroom. For example, less
support staff results in longer turn-around time to get things fixed
at a school – when you have less people than you did, they are
spread thin and have to cover more, which increases the time
needed to complete their duties.
All things considered, our District has weathered the Perfect
Economic Storm better than many other districts across the state
and nation. Here’s a review of the 2011/12 budget:
Special Revenue,
67,939,241
Food Services,
51,495,363
Internal Services,
116,751,204
Capital Projects,
338,131,310
Debt Service,
42,810,562
The Budget Basics
Operating,
764,329,988
When the 2011/12 year started the District’s budget was
approximately $1.381 billion. That broke down roughly to $764
million in the general fund (the money
used for daily operations of the District);
$338 million in the capital fund (this
funds construction, maintenance and
other facilities projects); $51 million for
food and nutrition services (to run the
District’s food services;) $43 million for debt services (for the District’s
mortgage payments;) $68 million in federal funds (i.e. grants;) and
$117 million in internal services (to pay insurance obligations.)
Admittedly $1.381 billion is a large sum of money, but it’s less
than the budget only a few years earlier. In other words, the funding
level is that of around 2005/06, but given the District has 8,000 more
students, and more schools and employees than it did six years earlier
it’s quickly evident that Lee County Public Schools is doing more with
less. Some of what the 2011/12 budget provided for included:
► Salaries and benefits for approximately 10,400 full and part-time
employees, with approximately 5,200 of those being teachers;
► Serving more than 23,000 breakfasts and 48,000 lunches each
day to our students;
► Compliance with the voter approved Class Size Amendment at
every school;
► Transportation of approximately 45,000 students to and from
school daily;
► Preventative maintenance and repair work for more than 100
locations across the county.
Where Does the Money Come From?
So, you may be wondering how a school district gets its money.
Well, there are several revenue sources that provide funds for public
education.
In fiscal year 2012 almost 64% of our general fund dollars came from
local sources. Nearly 36% were from state sources, with the remaining
1% coming from the federal level. Because of how Florida law directs
the funding of public education, our county continues to generate most
of its general
fund revenue
at the local
Where Funding
Comes from–2011/12
Where Finding Comes From - 2011/12
level.
Federal
1%
W h a t
does
that
mean
in
practical
terms? Quite
simply
an
State
increased
35%
burden has
Local
64%
been on local
taxpayers.
And with the
economic climate being what it is, locally we’ve seen property values
plummet across the county (down 47% over the last four years), the
amount of money raised locally dropped accordingly. Add that to the
State not experiencing the funds flowing into its reserves as they
predicted, and you now see why the District has to continually reduce
The Florida Lottery – Just What Does it Pay For?
Years ago Florida implemented a
state lottery, with the goal of some of the
money raised being earmarked for public
education. Unfortunately that program
wasn’t the windfall for public education
many thought it would be – let’s look at
where the money goes:
The first thing to know is that school districts have
no say-so in how much money they receive – it is
an amount predetermined by the state. In addition,
many of those dollars come with “strings attached,”
meaning they can only be spent in a certain way.
The breakdown of Lottery money is approximately:
►61% for prizes;
►30% for education (K-12 and colleges &
universities);
►9% for Lottery department operations.
So of all the money earned, only 32% is dedicated
to education – but that number can be misleading.
That’s because the 32% is divided between K-12
schools and colleges and universities. So the amount
that goes to public schools (i.e. K-12 education) is
smaller than most people think.
For Lee County Public Schools around $4.2
million was received from the Lottery. And yes, $4.2
million is a lot of money – but when you look at the
District’s overall budget of $1.381 billion, it really is a
very small portion of our funding.
To put it into perspective, that $4.2 million is
enough to run the District for less than two days.
millions of dollars from its budget.
Budget Reductions
As has become an unfortunate yearly exercise, for 2011/12
staff reviewed all process and procedures to uncover any place
money could be saved. And like years, past, the goal to keep
reductions as far away from the classroom as possible was
paramount. As you can imagine, it’s a delicate balancing act
because when you’re done with the calculations, the budget must
provide for a quality educational experience for students.
“We continue to look for every way possible to save because every dollar that is saved is a dollar that can go back into the classroom.”—
Jeanne S. Dozier, Vice Chairman, District 2
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Recognitions
2011/12 Subject Area Teachers of the Year
Math
• Elementary – Kristin Kiefer – Pelican Elementary
• Middle – Rebecca (Becky) Clements – Cypress
Lake Middle
• High – Nancy Lastrom – Estero High
World Languages
• Middle – Nadine Kellams – Trafalgar Middle
• High – Javier Garcia – Cypress Lake High
Reading
• Elementary – Carrie Jarman – Manatee
Elementary
• Middle – Patricia Zubal – Paul Laurence Dunbar
Middle
• High – Jennifer Jendrusiak – Mariner High
Fine Arts
• Drama/Dance - Sarah Stockman – Lehigh Senior
High
• Elementary Visual Art – Kathleen Bean –
Pinewoods Elementary
• Middle Visual Art – Mary Graham – Caloosa
Middle
• High Visual Art – Christina “Tina” Miller – South
Fort Myers High
• Elementary Music – Sandy Lantz – Edison Park
Creative/Express. Arts School
• Secondary Music – Tim Hamilton – Cypress Lake
Middle
Environmental Education
• Elementary – Tyler Stewart – Sanibel School
• Middle – Nancy Koupelis – Caloosa Middle
• High – Steve Wilkie – South Fort Myers High
Science
• Elementary – Susan Hassett – Littleton
Elementary
• Middle – Carol Anderson – Lehigh Acres Middle
• High – Gary Rullo – Dunbar High
English Language Arts
• Elementary – Gay Page – Caloosa Elementary
• Middle – Lisanne Thomas – Cypress Lake Middle
• High – Kindra Pinnace – Cypress Lake High
Social Studies
• Middle – Susan Hufford – Cypress Lake Middle
• High – Pat Farrell– Cypress Lake High
Physical Education
• Elementary – Morgan Wright – J. Colin English
• Middle – Elizabeth Millage – Caloosa Middle
• High – Cheyenne Brown – Dunbar High
Health Education
• Middle – Johnnie Mae Hawkins – Health Education
• High – Michele Arbour – South Fort Myers High
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• Pre-K - Sara Strong – Mirror Lakes Elementary
• Elementary – Lisa Flannery – Manatee Elementary
• Middle – Brenda Schwartz – Trafalgar Middle
• High – Kelly Jo Myers-Madoian – Riverdale High
• Gifted – William Gerstner – Lehigh Acres Middle
Instructional Technology
• Elementary – John Vogel – Orange River Elementary
• Secondary - Crissy Stout – Dunbar High
Driver’s Ed
• Richard Bull – Riverdale High
JROTC
• First Sergeant (Retired) Edward E. Davidson –
Lehigh Senior High
Media Specialists
• Elementary – Carol Neubert – Orange River
Elementary
• Middle – Kathy Adams – Gulf Middle
• High – Karen Asfour – Island Coast High
Student Services
• School Social Worker – Cathy Tufaro, Project
Access (Homeless Program)
• School Nurse – Herbia Green (Colonial, Gateway,
Franklin Park, & Edgewood)
• School Psychologist – Dr. Alexandra Smith
(Gateway, Treeline, & Villas)
• School Counselors
1.Elementary – (tie) Theresa Stanley – J. Colin
English & Jan Moretti – Bayshore
2.Middle – Carmelita Hampton – Lehigh Acres
Middle
3.High – Chris Lewis – Mariner High
Career & Technical Education
• Middle School – Kari Hardman – Paul Laurence
Dunbar Middle
• High School – Beverly Spinosa – Riverdale High
• Post-Secondary – Brian Hart – High Tech North
ESOL
• Sandy Kolar – Pinewoods Elementary
Teacher of the Year
For the past nine years, Dawn Voyer has been
impacting the lives of students at Cypress Lake
Middle School. As a social studies teacher she has
the ability to work with students in all grade levels
served at the school – and she is truly doing an
outstanding job.
Look at the achievement of her students and you’ll
see that they consistently have the highest average on
the District’s Common Core Exams and their scores
exceed the state average on the reading standards
portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment
Test (FCAT). Every day her students are involved in an
activity that is an application of the learning standard
being taught. For Ms. Voyer, the textbook is really a
reference point that provides a spring-board to the
highest levels of learning.
In her class, students have become experts in
coaching one another in their cooperative groups,
working through simulations and role-playing – all
part of the learning process. Ms. Voyer illustrates for
all what great teaching looks like and the power a
teacher has to influence a child.
“Dawn is the great teacher that every parent dreams
of for their child and every student remembers,” said
Jeananne Folaros, Principal, Cypress Lake Middle.
School Related Employee
of the Year
For the past 16 years, Juan Vazquez – Johnny
to his friends, coworkers and students – has
been working at Heights
Elementary School in
Fort Myers. In fact, Mr.
Vazquez is a former
student
at
Heights
Elementary.
While his job title
may be that of a Building
Supervisor, his definition
of a “building” goes
way beyond bricks and
mortar. He takes care
of the physical building, yes, but also makes
sure he takes care of its contents – its people.
Every student, staff member and parent knows
Mr. Vazquez. He can routinely be spotted in the
“No matter how high the bar
is set, Dawn Voyer will jump
over it!”
For Ms. Voyer, engagement
and cooperative learning play
a crucial role in her history
classroom. Walk into her
class on any given day and
you’ll see a room buzzing with activity and
noise. Students are questioning one another,
hypothesizing and analyzing information – she
knows they need constant activity, engagement
and interaction to bring history to life. In her
class, students are encouraged to discover and
explore history rather than simply read about it.
One of Ms. Voyer’s best qualities as a teacher
is that she keeps in mind that her students are
just that – students. They are children, and
while she may be teaching serious subject
matter she presents it in a way so they still enjoy
coming to class every day.
“I try to create lessons that reach as many
students as possible at one time,” Ms. Voyer
said. “They get to use all of their senses – and
I love hearing them say how fast the class flies
by or how they can learn and have fun at the
same time.”
hallways greeting students, staff and visitors
with a smile and a word of encouragement.
His coworkers describe Mr. Vazquez as a
team player who is willing to do whatever is
necessary to promote student achievement.
He relates very well to the school staff and
he even takes time to mentor students.
Parents routinely call upon Mr. Vazquez for
assistance and guidance with their children.
There isn’t an area where Mr. Vasquez
doesn’t show extreme competence – both
in quality of work and care of people. He
can move from one situation to another
with ease – one minute with kindergarten
students and facilitating a maintenance
crew on campus the next. There isn’t a part
of the Heights Elementary campus that
Mr. Vasquez isn’t fully aware of the “inner
workings.” He works to resolve issues as
quickly and efficiently as possible – and he’s
always quick with a smile.
“The Lee County community can rest assured that the children of our community are receiving a high quality education
– one that will allow them to be successful in the next chapter of their lives.”—Jane E. Kuckel, Ph.D., District 3
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School Board Advisory Committees
District Advisory Council
The School Board shall establish a District
Advisory Council (DAC). The Council membership
shall consist of one representative from each
District school as selected and appointed by the
School Advisory Council. There will also be one
principal representative from each level, selected
and appointed by the principal groups. Individuals
will hold only one membership and one vote.
Members will not accept membership on the Council
in a different capacity. The purpose of the District
Advisory Council shall be to disseminate information
concerning the operation of the School District to
school staff, students and parents, and at meetings
of the SAC. The purpose of such information sharing
is to improve the understanding of various aspects
of the operation of the School District and assist
the SAC in its decision-making. To enable the DAC
to accomplish this purpose, the DAC shall regularly
receive informational staff presentations concerning
various aspects of the operation of the School
District, The presentations shall include distribution
of documents or other communication tools designed
to assist DAC members to share the information
presented. The District Advisory Council may divide
into Sub-Councils at any of its monthly meetings,
as members deem necessary. The Superintendent
shall assign no more than three staff members to
act as liaisons with the District Advisory Council.
Finance Advisory Committee
The Finance Advisory Committee shall consist of
15 members. The Board will appoint fifteen members
to the Finance Advisory Committee, three selected
by each School Board Member. Each Board Member
will make reasonable efforts to ensure that at least
one of his/her appointees resides in that Member’s
residence area and at least one is a minority.
The Superintendent shall
assign no more than three
appropriate District staff as
liaisons. The purpose of the
finance committee shall be
to provide input, advice and
support in the preparation of the operating and capital
budget for the School District of Lee County.
Construction Advisory Committee
The Construction Advisory Committee (CAC) shall consist
of 16 members. The Board will appoint fifteen members
to the Construction Advisory Committee, three selected
by each School Board Member. Each Board Member will
make reasonable efforts to ensure that at least one of
his/her appointees resides in that Member’s residence
area and at least one is a minority. One member shall
be appointed by the head of the Fire Chief’s Association
to serve for a two-year appointment. The Superintendent
shall assign no more than three appropriate District staff
as liaisons. The purpose of the construction committee
shall be to provide input, advice, and support to the
five-year capital plan. This committee shall also review
proposed new construction and renovation projects and
review plans for compliance with safety-to-life issues.
Curriculum Advisory Committee
The Curriculum Advisory Committee shall consist of 15
members. The Board will appoint fifteen members to the
Curriculum Advisory Committee, three selected by each
School Board Member. Each Board Member will make
reasonable efforts to ensure that at least one of his/
her appointees resides in that Member’s residence area
and at least one is a minority. The Superintendent shall
assign no more than three appropriate District staff as
liaisons. The Superintendent may also appoint additional
members to this committee to ensure that the interests
of exceptional students are represented. The purpose
of the curriculum committee shall be to provide input,
advice, and support to curriculum content, materials and
assessment instruments and to the school improvement
process. The committee will also provide input, advice,
and support to District-wide technology issues and
promote the integration of technology into the home and
school learning environments.
Continuous Systemic Improvement Advisory
Committee
The Continuous Systemic Improvement (CSI) Advisory
Committee shall consist of fifteen members. Each
School Board Member shall select three members to be
appointed by the Board. Each Board Member will make
reasonable efforts to ensure that at least one of his/
her appointees resides in that Member’s residence
area and at least one is a minority. The Superintendent
shall assign no more than three appropriate District
staff as liaisons. The mission of the committee
shall be to systematically review components of the
District’s Strategic Plan for the purpose of providing
input to the School Board concerning the content
and implementation of the Plan. The committee shall
determine which component of the plan to review
after receiving a recommendation from the Board
member liaison and Committee Chair.
Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee
The School Board shall establish membership and
approve nominations providing for the appointment
of members of an Equity and Diversity Advisory
Committee (“EDAC” or the “Committee”). The
Committee shall be comprised of parents/guardians
of District students and other residents of the District.
It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to
monitor the District’s maintenance of a unitary school
system and its adherence to School Board policies
concerning equity and diversity. The Committee shall
be comprised of 15 members. These individuals
shall be racially and ethnically diverse and shall
reasonably reflect the demographic composition of
the student population within the District. There shall
be no fewer than three African American members
and two members of minority racial or ethnic groups
other than African American. The Committee shall
also have members from all geographical areas in
the County. The Superintendent shall appoint four
individuals, not employed by the District. The School
Board shall appoint five individuals, one from each
of the five Districts. The NAACP shall select two
members. The Hispanic community shall select
two members. The Committee itself shall select
the remaining two members. Each member of the
Committee shall serve a term of four years or less,
commencing on July 1 preceding the date of the
appointment. Membership shall automatically be
terminated when the appointee vacates his/her
position.
“Many people only think about students in grades K-12, but we have tens of thousands of adult learners as well – and we
continue to address the needs of all of our students, no matter what grade level.” ——Don H. Armstrong, District 4
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New Schools Joining the District
For the 2012/13 school year, the District is
opening two new schools in the East Attendance
Zone. Joining the Lee County Public Schools
family are Tortuga Preserve Elementary and
Harns Marsh Middle.
much so that existing schools were filling to capacity
– and new schools were needed.
These new schools will have all the latest features
– including energy saving equipment – and will
use the design that has proven successful at other
Tortuga
Preserve
Elementary,
1711
Gunnery Rd., Lehigh Acres
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Harns Marsh Middle,
1820 Unice Ave., Lehigh
Acres (next to Harns
Marsh Elementary)
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enrollment
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significantly; however, the
population
and
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Harns Marsh Middle
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student enrollment showed
that the East Attendance
Zone was where the majority
of growth was occurring. So
Tortuga Preserve Elementary
recently built schools. By reusing the
basic design the District saves money
in design and architect fees – and
this practice has been in place for the
past few years.
Both Tortuga Preserve Elementary
and Harns Marsh Middle will be
featuring a focus on Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) for students. Harns Marsh
Middle is taking it a step further and
adding an “A” to the mix – with the “A”
standing for Arts.
Interested families can obtain more
information on both schools via their Web sites.
Please Visit www.leeschools.net and click on the
Schools tab at the top of the main page. Then visit
the Elementary and Middle Schools pages to find
links to both new schools.
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
FY 2009/10 – 2014/15
Vision
To be a world-class school system
Mission
The mission of the School District of Lee County, the driving
force which unites our dynamic, diverse community through
education, is to ensure that each student achieves his/her
highest personal potential through a system characterized by:
• rigorous and relevant academic challenges designed to meet
each student’s differences and interests
•innovative instruction based on reliable research
•opportunities that foster good citizenship
•a culture in which educators are held in high esteem
•highly trained staff
•a high level of parent support
•safe schools
•efficient use of all resources
Strategies
Academic Services/Student Achievement
•Graduation Rate will increase.
•Drop Out Rate will decrease.
•Reading performance will improve.
•Math performance will improve.
•Science performance will improve.
•Writing performance will improve.
•The achievement gap will improve.
• Successful participation in advanced courses will increase.
Human Resources
•Recruitment, engagement and retention of highly qualified
employees will improve.
•Improve the physical and mental well-being of District
employees.
Business Services
•Comply with Federal, State, Local and Strategic Plan Goals
requirements.
•Maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of District
resources.
Administrative Services
• Provide a timely, cost-effective, safe and secure environment
conducive to learning.
Quality
•The district will receive external review and recognition.
School Board approved February, 2011
“We’ve heard from our business community that STEM programs as well as “soft skills” education is something to focus on, and
we’re doing just that. We’re seeing STEM initiatives being intertwined in subjects across the board.” —Thomas Scott, District 5
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The School Board of Lee County, Florida—2013 Legislative Priorities
Article IX, Section (1), Florida Constitution: “The education of
children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of
Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make
adequate provision for the education of all children residing
within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for
a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of
free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality
education …”
 Repeal all monetary penalties for Class Size Reduction
implementation.
Provide equivalent implementation requirements for
traditional public schools and charter schools by allowing
traditional public schools to implement the requirements on
the “classroom average” instead of a hard class-by-class cap.
 Establish a long term plan to make Florida’s public
education system world class including a long range plan
to provide for adequate and stable funding
 Amend newly enacted provisions of HB 7059 concerning
performance funding for certain state EOC completion
instead of instructional time to insure that the Constitutional
requirements for “a uniform . . . and high quality system of
free public schools” are upheld.
Research has consistently demonstrated that reforms to support
longer school days, longer school years, improved teacher quality,
high quality pre-K programs and enhanced student services are
extremely efficient and effective in improving student outcomes
compared to reforms such as reduced class sizes or teacher
performance pay. As the state climbs out of the long-term budget
hole that it has been facing, funding improvements to support
increased instructional time, improve teacher quality and enhance
student services should become the priority.
Respect Local Constitutional Authority of School
Boards
Article IX, Section 4 (b), Florida Constitution: “The school board
shall operate, control and supervise all free public schools
within the school district . . .”
Local School Board decisions to grant or reject a charter school
application, regulate a charter school that is having problems
meeting local expectations, sharing or not sharing capital outlay
funding, or terminating a charter should not be appealable within
the Executive Branch of Government because the Constitution
grants both the power and responsibility to supervise, operate
and control all free public schools within the school district to
the school board.
Unfunded Mandates
Unfunded mandates have proliferated over the past six years as
the state budget faced major shortfalls but the political desire
to make changes did not cease. While many of the reforms
have merit, passing such unfunded mandates comes at the
cost of existing programs and services, which also have value.
 Reject any new unfunded legislative mandates
 Fund recently passed mandates that are still in the process
of being implemented with state funds such as:
• Requirements to adopt digital textbooks;
• Mandates for technology needed for online EOC testing;
• Unfunded costs for establishing valid and reliable
testing programs in every subject not covered by
state accountability tests for the purpose of teacher
performance pay;
• Directives to adopt Local Instructional Improvement
Systems meeting established minimum standards; and,
•Various virtual instruction and virtual school
requirements.
 Re-establish charter school administrative fees designed to
fully cover the costs for all mandated district services to the
charter schools and provide adequate funding for school
boards to provide their required oversight to “operate, control
 Provide regulatory equity between charter schools and
traditional public schools by expanding flexibility for public
schools.
Maintain school impact fees and reinstate local capital outlay
funding for the purposes that they were collected.
Re-establish an appropriate share of state PECO dollars for
non-charter public schools.
For additional information contact:
Bob Cerra
Consulting Group, Inc.
(850) 222-4428
[email protected]
John Cerra
(850) 222-4428
[email protected]
Tom Scott
(239) 337-8303
[email protected]
Visit the District’s Website at
www.leeschools.net
 Require an independent review of the entire accountability
system designed to create fairness for students, teachers,
administrators and districts.
 Ensure that adequate time (a minimum of 12 months notice)
is allowed for any modification to the accountability system
including new tests, new standards, increased cut scores,
formula modifications, or any other change so that teachers
and administrators are able to fully understand and adapt to
any changes in expectations.
 All costs for state mandated testing programs should be
covered by state funds.
 Exempt from district and school scores ESE students who are
on a life skills track permanently and English as a Second
Language students for the first two years that they are in a
Florida district as was the case prior to 2012.
Annual Report Produced by
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Mary Fischer, M.A.
Don H. Armstrong
District 4
Jeanne S. Dozier
Jane E. Kuckel, Ph.D.
Thomas Scott
Joseph Burke, Ed.D.
District 3
Superintendent
The School District of Lee County, Florida
2855 Colonial Boulevard • Fort Myers, FL 33966-1012
(239) 334-1102 • TTD/TTY (239) 335-1512 • www.leeschools.net
Impact Fees
 Define school boards as “infrastructure”, not “developers.”
 Maintain fees and reinstate local capital outlay funding for the purposes that they were collected.
Relocatables
Allow, but do not require, local governments and school boards to include the capacity of temporary relocatable facilities in
the level of service calculation.
Student Station Costs
Provide for a district or regional index for the per-student-station cost cap to keep pace with changing market place increases
for labor, materials, and code requirements.
Local Sales Tax
Expand the allowable use of locally-voted sales tax to include operating expenses that maintain, renovate, or repair existing
school facilities and maintain, secure, or upgrade school technology equipment.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE TESTING PROGRAM
 Establish and fund better systems to develop, implement, and audit valid and reliable state tests and expedite the scanning
and scoring to provide better, more reliable student data.
 Develop and fund the teacher/administrator evaluation and performance pay system and provide maximum local
flexibility for collaboration and negotiations for the implementation.
 Fully fund End-of-Course exams and provide that EOCs should not be the determining factor in receiving credit; should
not exceed 30 percent of a student’s total grade; and, allow students to retake the exams.
 Modify the state’s criteria for “intervene status” to ensure clarity, consistency, and fairness.
 Provide the same level of student and educator accountability for all state providers.
 Allow alternative ways for Post-secondary Readiness Test compliance, such as Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, AICE, or Dual Enrollment programs.
 Approve the recommendations by the Commissioner’s Task Force (Spring 2012) to have equitable and appropriate
assessments for students in special education centers and those students classified as English-for-Language-Learners
(ELL). Regardless of the assessments utilized, if alternate assessments leading to a standard diploma for students with
disabilities are not created, ensure there is a waiver (utilizing a portfolio such as that in the ENNOBLES Act) available for
these students.
 Exempt ESE centers from the school grading system, develop an alternative assessment model that appropriately
measures student achievement and teacher performance, and establish statewide criteria for student placement.
OTHER ISSUES
Student Safety
 Permit safety signage on school buses.
 Provide for traffic violation for any unauthorized vehicle, moving or parked in a school bus zone, when buses are loading
and unloading.
Texting
Prohibit reading, writing, or sending text messages on an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone.
Best Practices of Assessment Programs
Require the state DOE to conduct a “Global Best Practices” review of professional and student assessment programs.
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Funding
 Ensure that any additional funding for Juvenile Justice centers supplements rather than supplants funds available for the
basic education program.
 Allow districts to waive the $45 fee for adult education basic or GED courses offered to students in jails, stockades, or
DJJ facilities.
Virtual Education
Allow districts to claim up to .4 FTE per student for virtual education and allow reporting for a total of 12 months.
Residency Requirement
Eliminate the one-year residency for in-state tuition eligibility requirement to attend public school K-12 and Post-secondary
Education Programs.
Dr. Lawrence Feldman, President
Miami-Dade County School Board
Caroline Zucker, President-Elect
Sarasota County School Board
Karen Brill, Secretary-Treasurer
Palm Beach County School Board
For More Information: Thomas A. Cerra, Legislative Consultant • Phone (305) 513-9995 or
E-mail: [email protected]
Constitution of the State of Florida, Article IX - - Section I.
“The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is therefore a paramount duty of
the State to make adequate provision for the education of all the children residing within its borders. Adequate provision
shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows
students to obtain a high quality education…”
GOAL: TO INCREASE, ON A PHASED-IN BASIS, THE AVERAGE PER STUDENT FUNDING TO ENSURE
THAT FLORIDA IS IN THE TOP HALF OF THE STATES AND CAN PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS
EDUCATION TO ENABLE ITS STUDENTS TO COMPETE AND EXCEL IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
PLACE.
PRIORITY ISSUES - FUNDING
In order to accomplish this goal:
Allocate sufficient state dollars with flexibility to enable school districts (traditional public schools) to support: guaranteed
continuation budgets that provide for enrollment changes, inflationary increases, competitive salaries and benefits for teachers
and other personnel, and quality program improvements, including those mandated by
SB 736. Use state revenue to provide for this continuation budget as opposed to the state using increases in local
property tax revenues as the source of additional funds.
Conduct an impartial third-party study of the Florida Price Level Index to reflect the costs of housing, insurance, poverty, and
transportation, rather than wages.
Guarantee, at least, the same dollars per FTE in total potential funds appropriated for FY 2006-07 increased by $100 and
adjusted for the three-year average of inflation and reject any expenditure caps.
 Provide state funding for any increased costs to the employer’s contribution to the Florida Retirement System.
 Develop a state plan to reinvest a specific percentage of state growth revenue in the FEFP.
 Continue to authorize co-enrollment funding for high school students taking adult education courses who need credits for
graduation or improved grade point average.
 Increase funding for Safe Schools, Transportation, Instructional Materials, and Supplemental Academic Instruction to
accommodate higher enrollment and higher costs, and maintain these programs as categoricals with maximum flexibility.
 Uphold the 90 percent rule in the FEFP and fund state mandates for Transportation and Instructional Materials entirely
from state revenue and do not include this funding when calculating the 90 percent rule.
 Restore the program weights for Exceptional Student Education (ESE), English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL),
and all secondary (middle and high school) career education programs to pre-2001 levels.
Stable Funding for Public Education
Identify alternative revenue sources, including efforts to enforce the existing state sales tax on all internet sales made in
Florida, and study a phase-out of exemptions on non-essential goods.
Local Discretionary Millage (LDM)
 Oppose further equalization of the LDM until the basic education program is funded to the 2006-07 level adjusted for the
three-year average of inflation.
 Extend the voter-approved operating millage authority from four (4) years to ten (10) years and allow for voter approval of
the half-cent sales tax for operational as well as capital construction purposes.
Funding
 Reinstate the funding for 251, 252, 253, and gifted students on a per student basis.
 Hold funding in abeyance for the School Recognition Program.
 Reject any new funded or unfunded mandates or new programs.
 Provide that public school funding follow the student when the student’s educational enrollment location changes between
a non-traditional school and a traditional public school.
 Restore pre-kindergarten funding to the FY 2010 level to eliminate waiting lists and recognize space requirements in state
facilities specifications (SREF).
 Preserve Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs and other advanced academic programs by
restoring funding to the 2006-07 levels (.24 factor).
 Return the rate of local tax roll collections from 96 percent to 95 percent for FEFP calculation purposes.
 Complete the three-year commitment to adjust the performance-based funding formula for Post-secondary Vocational and
Adult Basic Education Programs so that the inequity of overfunding some districts at the expense of others is discontinued.
 Provide flexibility to determine the most appropriate model to offer extended instruction in reading and math to lowachieving students.
 Provide state funding to support all technology and digital requirements that the legislature has mandated districts must
meet by 2015 or delay that deadline.
 Provide adequate funds within the FEFP for additional pupil personnel services, such as guidance counselors and school
psychologists.
HURRICANE/DISASTER RELIEF
Establish permanent statutory authority to assist school districts with hurricane damage without negatively affecting
resources for other districts, including:
 providing an avenue for school boards to seek necessary waivers of state law for up to a year, such as shortening the
school year, in order to resolve some of the immediate impact of hurricane damage; and,
 funding all costs associated with shelter operations.
CLASS SIZE
 Fully fund the class size constitutional mandate and distribute all funds on a per student basis and eliminate all monetary
penalties.
 Give traditional public schools the same exemptions provided charter schools and allow implementation on the
“classroom average” instead of the class-by-class cap.
GOVERNANCE
Voucher Programs Oppose any further expansion of the Florida Tax Credit and John McKay Scholarship Programs and
require the same accountability for students attending these programs as is required for students attending traditional public
schools.
Charter Schools
 Provide traditional schools the same laws, rules, and regulations as charter schools.
 Allow school boards to serve as the Board of Directors to establish their own charter schools within each district.
 Maintain school boards’ authority regarding the disposition of local capital outlay funds and impact fees and authorize
school boards to collect administrative fees for all students served by the charter school.
School Board Structure
Oppose any provisions impacting the school board’s governance without local school board and community input.
Waiver of Statutes
Provide the authority for the governor or the commissioner of education to waive statutes, except for those dealing with life
safety issues, upon request of the school board, for up to three years.
Legislative Session Dates
Place a constitutional amendment on the 2014 ballot for the legislature to convene annually in January to allow adequate time
budget development and new legislative initiatives.
Articulation Programs and Agreements
 Allow local or regional determination in the operation of post-secondary and adult education articulation programs and
dual delivery systems.
 Provide for statewide articulation agreements for school districts, community and state colleges and universities so that
dual enrollment credit will transfer to and among all state higher education institutions.
School Board Calendar
Abolish the portion of Florida Statute that requires the first day of school to be no more than 14 days before Labor Day of
each year and allow each district the authority to set its own start date.
Pay for Performance/Teacher Evaluation Systems
Provide the authority for school boards to design local evaluation and performance systems rather than impose a one-sizefits-all mandate.
Constitutional Authority and Home Rule
Preserve school board constitutional and home rule authority and the remuneration of school board members.
Workforce Development
Maintain the dual education delivery system that allows both the local school district and community college to offer adult
programs.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
School Construction
Provide adequate school construction funds to support new facilities, renovations, replacement schools, school maintenance,
land acquisition, mandated class size reduction, hurricane shelter retrofitting, prekindergarten programs housed in public
schools, and the additional costs of constructing environmentally efficient “green” schools.
Optional Capital Outlay Levy (2.0 mills)
 Restore the full optional 2.0 mill levy for capital purposes and reject any further reduction and continue the flexibility to
use this revenue to pay property and casualty insurance premiums; to purchase equipment to implement on-line testing;
and, to purchase software required to run equipment purchased with capital funding.
 Oppose any mandatory diversion of Local Discretionary Capital Outlay levy revenue from traditional public schools to
non-traditional public schools.
Constitution of the State of Florida, Article IX - - Section I.
“The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is therefore a paramount duty of
the State to make adequate provision for the education of all the children residing within its borders. Adequate provision
shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows
students to obtain a high quality education…”
GOAL: TO INCREASE, ON A PHASED-IN BASIS, THE AVERAGE PER STUDENT FUNDING TO ENSURE
THAT FLORIDA IS IN THE TOP HALF OF THE STATES AND CAN PROVIDE A WORLD CLASS
EDUCATION TO ENABLE ITS STUDENTS TO COMPETE AND EXCEL IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
PLACE.
PRIORITY ISSUES - FUNDING
In order to accomplish this goal:
Allocate sufficient state dollars with flexibility to enable school districts (traditional public schools) to support: guaranteed
continuation budgets that provide for enrollment changes, inflationary increases, competitive salaries and benefits for teachers
and other personnel, and quality program improvements, including those mandated by
SB 736. Use state revenue to provide for this continuation budget as opposed to the state using increases in local
property tax revenues as the source of additional funds.
Conduct an impartial third-party study of the Florida Price Level Index to reflect the costs of housing, insurance, poverty, and
transportation, rather than wages.
Guarantee, at least, the same dollars per FTE in total potential funds appropriated for FY 2006-07 increased by $100 and
adjusted for the three-year average of inflation and reject any expenditure caps.
 Provide state funding for any increased costs to the employer’s contribution to the Florida Retirement System.
 Develop a state plan to reinvest a specific percentage of state growth revenue in the FEFP.
 Continue to authorize co-enrollment funding for high school students taking adult education courses who need credits for
graduation or improved grade point average.
 Increase funding for Safe Schools, Transportation, Instructional Materials, and Supplemental Academic Instruction to
accommodate higher enrollment and higher costs, and maintain these programs as categoricals with maximum flexibility.
 Uphold the 90 percent rule in the FEFP and fund state mandates for Transportation and Instructional Materials entirely
from state revenue and do not include this funding when calculating the 90 percent rule.
 Restore the program weights for Exceptional Student Education (ESE), English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL),
and all secondary (middle and high school) career education programs to pre-2001 levels.
Stable Funding for Public Education
Identify alternative revenue sources, including efforts to enforce the existing state sales tax on all internet sales made in
Florida, and study a phase-out of exemptions on non-essential goods.
Local Discretionary Millage (LDM)
 Oppose further equalization of the LDM until the basic education program is funded to the 2006-07 level adjusted for the
three-year average of inflation.
 Extend the voter-approved operating millage authority from four (4) years to ten (10) years and allow for voter approval of
the half-cent sales tax for operational as well as capital construction purposes.
Funding
 Reinstate the funding for 251, 252, 253, and gifted students on a per student basis.
 Hold funding in abeyance for the School Recognition Program.
 Reject any new funded or unfunded mandates or new programs.
 Provide that public school funding follow the student when the student’s educational enrollment location changes between
a non-traditional school and a traditional public school.
 Restore pre-kindergarten funding to the FY 2010 level to eliminate waiting lists and recognize space requirements in state
facilities specifications (SREF).
 Preserve Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs and other advanced academic programs by
restoring funding to the 2006-07 levels (.24 factor).
 Return the rate of local tax roll collections from 96 percent to 95 percent for FEFP calculation purposes.
 Complete the three-year commitment to adjust the performance-based funding formula for Post-secondary Vocational and
Adult Basic Education Programs so that the inequity of overfunding some districts at the expense of others is discontinued.
 Provide flexibility to determine the most appropriate model to offer extended instruction in reading and math to lowachieving students.
 Provide state funding to support all technology and digital requirements that the legislature has mandated districts must
meet by 2015 or delay that deadline.
 Provide adequate funds within the FEFP for additional pupil personnel services, such as guidance counselors and school
psychologists.
HURRICANE/DISASTER RELIEF
Establish permanent statutory authority to assist school districts with hurricane damage without negatively affecting
resources for other districts, including:
 providing an avenue for school boards to seek necessary waivers of state law for up to a year, such as shortening the
school year, in order to resolve some of the immediate impact of hurricane damage; and,
 funding all costs associated with shelter operations.
CLASS SIZE
 Fully fund the class size constitutional mandate and distribute all funds on a per student basis and eliminate all monetary
penalties.
 Give traditional public schools the same exemptions provided charter schools and allow implementation on the
“classroom average” instead of the class-by-class cap.
GOVERNANCE
Voucher Programs Oppose any further expansion of the Florida Tax Credit and John McKay Scholarship Programs and
require the same accountability for students attending these programs as is required for students attending traditional public
schools.
Charter Schools
 Provide traditional schools the same laws, rules, and regulations as charter schools.
 Allow school boards to serve as the Board of Directors to establish their own charter schools within each district.
 Maintain school boards’ authority regarding the disposition of local capital outlay funds and impact fees and authorize
school boards to collect administrative fees for all students served by the charter school.
School Board Structure
Oppose any provisions impacting the school board’s governance without local school board and community input.
Waiver of Statutes
Provide the authority for the governor or the commissioner of education to waive statutes, except for those dealing with life
safety issues, upon request of the school board, for up to three years.
Legislative Session Dates
Place a constitutional amendment on the 2014 ballot for the legislature to convene annually in January to allow adequate time
budget development and new legislative initiatives.
Articulation Programs and Agreements
 Allow local or regional determination in the operation of post-secondary and adult education articulation programs and
dual delivery systems.
 Provide for statewide articulation agreements for school districts, community and state colleges and universities so that
dual enrollment credit will transfer to and among all state higher education institutions.
School Board Calendar
Abolish the portion of Florida Statute that requires the first day of school to be no more than 14 days before Labor Day of
each year and allow each district the authority to set its own start date.
Pay for Performance/Teacher Evaluation Systems
Provide the authority for school boards to design local evaluation and performance systems rather than impose a one-sizefits-all mandate.
Constitutional Authority and Home Rule
Preserve school board constitutional and home rule authority and the remuneration of school board members.
Workforce Development
Maintain the dual education delivery system that allows both the local school district and community college to offer adult
programs.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
School Construction
Provide adequate school construction funds to support new facilities, renovations, replacement schools, school maintenance,
land acquisition, mandated class size reduction, hurricane shelter retrofitting, prekindergarten programs housed in public
schools, and the additional costs of constructing environmentally efficient “green” schools.
Optional Capital Outlay Levy (2.0 mills)
 Restore the full optional 2.0 mill levy for capital purposes and reject any further reduction and continue the flexibility to
use this revenue to pay property and casualty insurance premiums; to purchase equipment to implement on-line testing;
and, to purchase software required to run equipment purchased with capital funding.
 Oppose any mandatory diversion of Local Discretionary Capital Outlay levy revenue from traditional public schools to
non-traditional public schools.
Impact Fees
 Define school boards as “infrastructure”, not “developers.”
 Maintain fees and reinstate local capital outlay funding for the purposes that they were collected.
Relocatables
Allow, but do not require, local governments and school boards to include the capacity of temporary relocatable facilities in
the level of service calculation.
Student Station Costs
Provide for a district or regional index for the per-student-station cost cap to keep pace with changing market place increases
for labor, materials, and code requirements.
Local Sales Tax
Expand the allowable use of locally-voted sales tax to include operating expenses that maintain, renovate, or repair existing
school facilities and maintain, secure, or upgrade school technology equipment.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE TESTING PROGRAM
 Establish and fund better systems to develop, implement, and audit valid and reliable state tests and expedite the scanning
and scoring to provide better, more reliable student data.
 Develop and fund the teacher/administrator evaluation and performance pay system and provide maximum local
flexibility for collaboration and negotiations for the implementation.
 Fully fund End-of-Course exams and provide that EOCs should not be the determining factor in receiving credit; should
not exceed 30 percent of a student’s total grade; and, allow students to retake the exams.
 Modify the state’s criteria for “intervene status” to ensure clarity, consistency, and fairness.
 Provide the same level of student and educator accountability for all state providers.
 Allow alternative ways for Post-secondary Readiness Test compliance, such as Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, AICE, or Dual Enrollment programs.
 Approve the recommendations by the Commissioner’s Task Force (Spring 2012) to have equitable and appropriate
assessments for students in special education centers and those students classified as English-for-Language-Learners
(ELL). Regardless of the assessments utilized, if alternate assessments leading to a standard diploma for students with
disabilities are not created, ensure there is a waiver (utilizing a portfolio such as that in the ENNOBLES Act) available for
these students.
 Exempt ESE centers from the school grading system, develop an alternative assessment model that appropriately
measures student achievement and teacher performance, and establish statewide criteria for student placement.
OTHER ISSUES
Student Safety
 Permit safety signage on school buses.
 Provide for traffic violation for any unauthorized vehicle, moving or parked in a school bus zone, when buses are loading
and unloading.
Texting
Prohibit reading, writing, or sending text messages on an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone.
Best Practices of Assessment Programs
Require the state DOE to conduct a “Global Best Practices” review of professional and student assessment programs.
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Funding
 Ensure that any additional funding for Juvenile Justice centers supplements rather than supplants funds available for the
basic education program.
 Allow districts to waive the $45 fee for adult education basic or GED courses offered to students in jails, stockades, or
DJJ facilities.
Virtual Education
Allow districts to claim up to .4 FTE per student for virtual education and allow reporting for a total of 12 months.
Residency Requirement
Eliminate the one-year residency for in-state tuition eligibility requirement to attend public school K-12 and Post-secondary
Education Programs.
Dr. Lawrence Feldman, President
Miami-Dade County School Board
Caroline Zucker, President-Elect
Sarasota County School Board
Karen Brill, Secretary-Treasurer
Palm Beach County School Board
For More Information: Thomas A. Cerra, Legislative Consultant • Phone (305) 513-9995 or
E-mail: [email protected]

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