Best Theme Float

2007 Sarasota Holiday Parade

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2007 Mayors Feed the Hungry Program

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2007 Letter from Representative Michael Grant

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2006 - 2007 School Grade: "A"

Schools are assigned a grade based primarily upon student achievement data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). School grades communicate, to the public, how well a school is performing, relative to state standards.

Congratulations to the students and staff of SSA+S for achieving an "A" on the 2006-2007 School Grade.

"No Child Left Behind"

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

SSA+S also earned a 100% regarding, Adequate Yearly Progress, based on student learning gains as established by the guidelines and regulations of the "No Child Left Behind Act." 

ONLY 17% OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA

 ACHIEVED THIS HIGH DISTINCTION!

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2007 FCAT Writing Scores

97% of SSA+S 8th graders met the state writing goals.

Congratulations!

Booker	79
Brookside	81
Heron Creek	88
Infinity	83
Laurel Nokomis	89
McIntosh	84
Oak Park	8
Oak Park South	73
Phoenix	82
Sarasota Middle	96
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences	97
Suncoast School fro Innovative Studies	91
Triad	60
Venice	92

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2006 Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers Award
 

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2006 FCAT Reading Scores Challenge

 

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2006 Florida Consortium of Charter Schools

 

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2006 Florida Department of Education

 

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2006 Florida School Recognition Award

 

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2006 Letter from the Office of the Governor #2

 

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2006 Letter from the Office of the Governor

 

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2006 GRADING FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES EARNS THREE MAJOR LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT!

 

SSA+S: GRADE “A”

 

Schools are assigned a grade based primarily upon student achievement data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). School grades communicate, to the public, how well a school is performing, relative to state standards.  School grades are calculated based on annual learning gains of each student, toward achievement of Sunshine State Standards, the progress of the lowest quartile of students, and the meeting of proficiency standards.  Approximately 53% of the schools, statewide, earned an “A” grade for the 2005-2006 school year. I am happy to report that we are one of these schools.  Our administration, faculty, and staff have embraced our philosophy of “The Holistic Approach to the Total Child,” coupled with an interdisciplinary and teaming approach within a multicultural focus that has fostered this superior status.  Congratulations to our administration, faculty, and staff who have made sure our children were working at an optimum level.  Moreover, I would like to express my gratitude to our students who worked diligently throughout the year making “learning” a priority to their educational experience at SSA+S.

 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS: ACHIEVED

 

The No Child Left Behind Act requires all states to utilize state assessments to determine if a school has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the proficiency of all students.  The main purpose of the act is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.  AYP measurements target the performance and participation of various subgroups based on race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, and English proficiency.  I am again happy to report that we met 100% of the criteria to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress for our student population.  Earning a school grade of an “A,” does not guarantee achieving this status due to its rigorous standards.  Only 28% of the schools in the State of Florida achieved full AYP status.  Congratulations, once again, to the entire educational team at SSA+S!

 

JUST READ FLORIDA!

“SHOOT FOR THE STARS”: GOAL ACHIEVED

 

John L. Winn initiated the Commissioner’s FCAT Scores Challenge, “Shoot for the Stars.”   Each middle school that is able to surpass both the percentage of students meeting high standards in reading and the percentages making learning gains will receive certificates from Commissioner Winn and Governor Bush, Just Read, Florida posters, and flags commemorating their achievement.  Again, the educational community at SSA+S is to be applauded for meeting this goal.

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2006 Outstanding Charter School

The Florida Department of Education has awarded SSA+S with the Outstanding Charter School award for the 2004-2005 School year.

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