Alabama Public Schools Report Card

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Alabama Public Schools Report Card

• Higher Standards Mean A Brighter Future

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1999-2000 School Report Card

• New Look
• New design
• Six customized cards
• New indicators
• Every parent will get a copy of their childs
  school report card
• All reports available on the Web

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1999-2000 School Report Card

• Overall grade B-
• 93 of systems in clear
• 88 of schools in clear
• 4 of systems in caution
• 6 of schools in caution
• 3 of systems in alert
• 5 of schools in alert

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Academic Performance

• All grades and all disciplines tested at or
  above the national average

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Achievement/AbilityComparison

• Shows the relationship between students scores
  on the Stanford achievement test and the scores
  of other students of similar ability.

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Writing Performance

• Tests students in the 5th and 7th grade
• Measures writing skills
• New benchmark

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ACT Testing

• College entrance exam
• This chart shows the average score for seniors
• More Alabama students take this test now than
  ever (68 of graduates)
• Eleven percent of Alabama students taking the
  test were from low income families, which is
  above the national average of 8

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Dropout Rate

• This number represents the percent of students
  in the 9th grade in 1999 who are projected to
  leave school prior to graduation in 2002. The
  letter grade compares Alabama to the national
  average.

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Academic Status

• Clear- meeting requirements
• Caution- needs improvement
• Alert 1 or 2- SDE works with system
• Alert 3- SDE intervention

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Graduation Exam

• Toughest graduation requirements in the nation
• 24 credits
• Four years core subjects
• Chart shows percentage of 11th graders passing
  the exam

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Student Statistics

• The number of students enrolled as of the 40th
  day of school

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Student Statistics

• 1999-2000 96.5
• 1998-1999 95.2
• 1997-1998 95.1
• 1996-1997 96.1
• 1995-1996 96.1

• Average Daily Attendance

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Student Statistics

• 1999-2000 46
• 1998-1999 45
• 1997-1998 45

• Students Eligible for Free or Reduced Priced Meals

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Portables
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Classroom Information

• Full and part-time faculty and staff

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Classroom Information

• Highest College Degree Held by Teachers

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Classroom Information

• Partnership with business
• Goal all Career/Tech Programs certified by 2003
• Percentage of programs statewide who are on
  schedule to meet the goal

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Safety Discipline

• Discipline Problems That Occurred and Actions
  Taken

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Taxpayers Report

• Total 1999 Fiscal Year Revenues 4,895,547,420
• Sources of School Revenues

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Taxpayers Report

• Use of Funds

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Taxpayers Report

• Spending Per Student

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Taxpayers Report

• The state average for mills equivalency is
  33.37
• The highest mills equivalency in Alabama is 90.15
  in Hartselle City.
• The lowest mills equivalency in the state is
  10.42 in Randolph Co.

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Alabamas Public Schools Focused On The Future

• Accountability
• Academic performance
• Teacher testing
• End social promotion
• Eliminate portables
• Partnerships