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The School Board also made online college classes available and struck a deal with UCF.
At the request of Superintendent Janet Valentine, the Flagler County School Board voted unanimously to terminate its contract with the Heritage Academy charter school Tuesday, Jan. 17.
The academy, which received a school grade of an F the past two years, was first notified of the superintendent’s intentions in a Jan. 6 letter.
“As you are aware, a school is labeled as ‘failing’ if it has received two failing grades within a four-year period,” Valentine wrote to Heritage Principal Nicole Richards. “My intention (is) to recommend the School Board of Flagler County take action … to begin the 90-day termination process.”
The School Board agreed.
Heritage currently has a student population of 180, from kindergarten to 12th grade. It should be closed by summer.
DSC online classes now available to high-schoolers
The School Board signed an addendum, Jan. 17, to allow district high school students to take Daytona State College dual-enrollment classes online. Beginning in this year’s spring semester, the addendum allows all students with a weighted grade point average of 3.0 or above to enroll in one online DSC class per semester.
Any student who receives a grade of a D or F in an online course will be required to repeat the course the following semester.
District pens math/science deal with University of Central Florida
The School Board also approved a deal a with the University of Central Florida for district middle school science teachers to participate in UCF workshops called Science Understanding, Math Mentoring Integrated with Technology, or SUMMIT.
The four-day workshops will focus on ways of teaching science using the inquiry method, as well as prepare for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, including two days of lesson study.
The agreement will extend to May 30, with an extension option, and be free of charge to the district.
Board reviews possible changes to high school grading
At its Jan. 17 workshop, the School Board reviewed the grades given to the district and its high schools from the Florida Department of Education, Jan. 4
After receiving a D grade in 2009, Flagler Palm Coast High School received a B for the second consecutive year. Matanzas High School also earned a B, for the third straight year.
The district as a whole received an A for the fourth straight year, increasing or maintaining its standards in six of eight total categories, measuring FCAT scores and learning gains.
In addition to releasing grades, the state also submitted proposed changes for calculating school grades. Some of those changes are as follows:
• In all schools, students must meet the performance threshold in reading to receive a passing grade.
• In middle schools, civics will be added as a field of study, in the 2014-2015 school year.
• High school end-of-course exams will be added in 2011-2012.
• High schools will also add biology in 2011-2012, and U.S. history in 2013-2014.
Required student participation levels in high school will also be reduced in the 2013-2014 school year.
Contact Mike Cavaliere at [email protected].
