NCLB SPAR 2007: Nathan B. Forrest High School

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NCLB SCHOOL PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
2006-2007

The School Public Accountability Report contains several types of data (indicators) designed to inform parents and the general public about the progress of Florida's public schools. This report meets the public reporting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and includes certain additional information of interest on the status of Florida's schools.

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

October membership

The following table provides information on the composition of the student population at the school, district, and state levels.

Racial/ Ethnic Group	Number of Students Enrolled in October		School %		District %		State %
	Female	Male	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06
WHITE	316	297	33.2	35.8	42.3	43.6	46.8	47.7
BLACK	473	471	51.1	50.7	43.6	43.4	23.1	23.4
HISPANIC	75	70	7.9	6.5	6.4	5.9	24.2	23.4
ASIAN	42	40	4.4	3.6	3.7	3.5	2.3	2.2
AMERICAN INDIAN	5	3	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3
MULTIRACIAL	27	28	3.0	2.9	3.8	3.4	3.3	3.0
DISABLED	91	172	14.2	14.2	14.8	15.3	14.7	14.9
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	299	268	30.7	32.0	41.4	41.9	45.4	45.9
ELL	49	40	4.8	3.4	4.2	4.2	11.8	11.5
MIGRANT	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.9
FEMALE	938		50.8	50.1	49.3	49.3	48.6	48.6
MALE		909	49.2	49.9	50.7	50.7	51.4	51.4
TOTAL	1847		100	100	100	100	100	100

GRADUATION RATE AND READINESS FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Florida high schools strive to ensure that students graduate and are prepared to enter the workforce and postsecondary education.

Graduation Rate (with special diploma recipients counted as non-graduates)

The graduation rate shows the percentage of students who graduated within four years of initial entry into ninth grade. Graduates include students who received a standard high school diploma or a State of Florida diploma earned through a GED Exit Option program. These results are used in the calculation of schools' Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

	School %		District %		State %
	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05
ALL STUDENTS	36.7	46.0	59.0	63.6	68.3	69.0
WHITE	39.3	49.5	65.5	70.6	77.6	78.3
BLACK	35.2	39.6	51.8	54.1	52.8	52.9
HISPANIC	33.3	50.0	48.8	59.2	61.2	62.1
ASIAN	44.4	66.7	71.3	78.8	82.5	81.2
AMERICAN INDIAN	0.0	0.0	56.3	63.6	73.1	68.9
MULTIRACIAL	36.4	66.7	60.0	76.1	73.9	75.1
DISABLED	7.2	14.1	22.7	22.7	37.4	36.8
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	31.3	40.5	43.8	47.1	53.6	54.3
ELL	31.6	52.6	37.7	54.7	46.3	47.2
MIGRANT	0.0	0.0	25.0	33.3	42.9	43.9
FEMALE	41.3	50.4	63.2	69.1	72.5	73.3
MALE	32.6	42.6	54.8	57.9	64.2	64.7

Graduation rate (with GED-based diploma recipients counted as non-graduates)

This is a modified version of the graduation rate that counts the following diploma recipients as graduates: students who received a standard diploma; students with disabilities who completed the requirements of their individualized education plan (IEP) and received a special diploma. Students who were awarded a GED-based diploma are counted as non-graduates. These results are not used for the AYP calculation.

	School %		District %		State %
	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05
ALL STUDENTS	34.1	44.2	57.4	62.3	68.9	69.7
WHITE	36.2	47.2	63.3	68.1	77.4	78.3
BLACK	33.2	39.6	50.7	54.5	55.3	55.6
HISPANIC	26.7	45.8	47.8	57.9	62.0	62.8
ASIAN	44.4	63.3	69.7	78.2	82.3	81.5
AMERICAN INDIAN	0.0	0.0	50.0	63.6	73.1	69.5
MULTIRACIAL	36.4	33.3	59.0	64.8	73.0	74.0

High School Dropout Rate

Dropouts are students who leave school before graduation and do not enroll in another institution or educational program before the end of the school year. Percentages show by race and gender the proportion of students from the total 9-12 enrollment who dropped out of school.

	Number of Dropouts During the School Year		School %		District %		State %
Racial/ Ethnic Group	Female	Male	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05	2005-06	2004-05
WHITE	49	60	13.6	9.3	6.5	5.7	2.6	2.4
BLACK	46	58	9.2	6.8	6.9	6.3	4.7	3.9
HISPANIC	9	6	9.5	6.7	7.2	5.6	4.3	3.6
ASIAN	2	4	8.2	3.7	3.5	4.8	1.5	1.5
AMERICAN INDIAN	0	0	0.0	0.0	10.6	5.2	3.1	2.9
MULTIRACIAL	3	4	11.1	4.3	5.5	4.5	2.6	2.0
FEMALE	109		9.9	5.7	5.9	4.9	3.1	2.7
MALE		132	11.7	9.4	7.3	6.9	3.8	3.3
TOTAL	241		10.8	7.6	6.6	5.9	3.5	3.0

College Placement Test Results

2005 high school graduates who passed college entry-level placement tests (reading, writing, and mathematics)

Shown in the table are the reported numbers of 2005 (calendar year) graduates who enrolled in Florida public community colleges or universities between May 2005 and April 2006, who entered a degree program, and who took college preparatory placement tests. Also shown are the number and percentage of students who passed these placement tests and who are considered ready for college courses in each academic area. Students who did not attend a Florida public community college or state university, such as those who attended out-of-state or private colleges and universities, are not included.

	Number of Graduates Who Took College Placement Reading Tests	Number of Graduates Who Passed Reading Placement Tests	School %	District %	State %
FEMALE	60	42	70.0	72.0	73.4
MALE	49	31	63.2	75.8	74.9
TOTAL	109	73	67.0	73.6	74.1

	Number of Graduates Who Took College Placement Writing Tests	Number of Graduates Who Passed Writing Placement Tests	School %	District %	State %
FEMALE	60	51	85.0	84.2	83.7
MALE	49	40	81.6	84.1	81.7
TOTAL	109	91	83.5	84.3	82.9

	Number of Graduates Who Took College Placement Mathematics Tests	Number of Graduates Who Passed Mathematics Placement Tests	School %	District %	State %
FEMALE	54	38	70.3	66.4	64.6
MALE	42	26	61.9	74.5	69.9
TOTAL	96	64	66.7	69.9	67.0

Additional information is available at http://data.fldoe.org/perfcpt/

STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Florida's students are expected to compete at the highest levels nationally and internationally and become prepared to make well-reasoned, thoughtful, and healthy lifelong decisions.

Standardized Tests

Although test scores should not be used to draw absolute conclusions about student learning and performance, they provide measured results of student progress toward educational goals. The tests administered to Florida students are described below.

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)

The FCAT measures student performance in writing, reading, and mathematics. The FCAT has two main parts: one part consisting of tests that measure skills prescribed by the Sunshine State Standards and the other part consisting of norm-referenced tests that rank student performance on a percentile basis.

Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities

An alternate assessment for students with disabilities is a performance-based assessment designed to evaluate the progress of students with disabilities on the Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma measures. Alternate assessments are used with students whose demonstrated cognitive functioning ability prevents them from achieving the Sunshine State Standards and who require extensive direct instruction in the areas of domestic, community living, leisure, and vocational activities. Alternate assessments for students with disabilities are given for writing/communication, reading, and math.

Alternate Assessments for Students who are English Language Learners

Students who are English Language Learners (ELL) and who have been in an English for Speakers of Other Languages(ESOL) program for less than one year may be individually exempted from the FCAT. In these limited circumstances, locally developed alternate assessments are used to evaluate the academic performance of the student. Alternate assessments for ELL students are given for writing, reading, and math.

I. FCAT Sunshine State Standards Tests

The FCAT Sunshine State Standards (SSS) tests measure student performance on selected benchmarks defined by the Sunshine State Standards. Students who take an alternate assessment have their results reported in categorical classifications that include the designation of ''Proficient'' so that their performance is counted with those of other students.

Note.

Assessment results on the following tables reflect FCAT Sunshine State Standards data combined with alternate assessment data. Results show proficiency attainment for students who were in attendance during both semesters of the school year.

Writing Assessment

For this assessment, students are given 45 minutes to read their assigned topic, plan what to write, and then write their responses. Scores range from 1.0 (lowest) to 6.0 (highest). Alternate assessments have been merged with the FCAT scores for reporting purposes.

Writing Assessment Results (Sunshine State Standards and Alternate Assessments)
	Percent of Students Scoring 3 and Above
	School		District		State
	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06
ALL STUDENTS	85	89	92	91	93	90
WHITE	89	89	94	92	94	93
BLACK	82	90	90	88	90	87
HISPANIC	86	71	89	88	91	88
ASIAN	85	100	94	95	96	94
AMERICAN INDIAN		100	93	88	94	91
MULTIRACIAL*	100	88	93	91	94	92
DISABLED	53	68	71	69	75	70
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	82	87	88	86	89	86
ELL	80	75	81	81	83	78
MIGRANT*					84	81
FEMALE*	88	91	95	94	95	93
MALE*	82	86	89	87	90	87

* Indicates subgroups not included as separate sub-populations in the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculation.

Reading and Mathematics Assessment

On the FCAT SSS reading and mathematics tests, students can attain one of five possible achievement levels, ranging from Level 1 (lowest) to Level 5 (highest).

Student Achievement Level Descriptions

Level 5: Performance at this level indicates that the student has success with the most challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards. A Level 5 student answers most of the test questions correctly, including the most challenging questions.

Level 4: Performance at this level indicates that the student has success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards. A Level 4 student answers most of the test questions correctly, but may only have some success with questions that reflect the most challenging content.

Level 3: Performance at this level indicates that the student has partial success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards, but performance is inconsistent. A Level 3 student answers many of the test questions correctly, but is generally less successful with questions that are the most challenging.

Level 2: Performance at this level indicates that the student has limited success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards.

Level 1: Performance at this level indicates that the student has little success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards.

Results of alternate assessments have been merged with the FCAT scores for reporting purposes.

Reading Assessment Results (Sunshine State Standards and Alternate Assessments)
	Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above
	School			District			State
	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested
ALL STUDENTS	21	51	4	56	51	3	57	51	3
WHITE	33	51	6	69	51	3	68	51	3
BLACK	12	51	4	41	51	4	39	51	3
HISPANIC	16	51	1	53	51	3	51	51	2
ASIAN	35	51	2	69	51	2	72	51	2
AMERICAN INDIAN		51	0	65	51	5	62	51	3
MULTIRACIAL*	34	51	6	68	51	2	67	51	3
DISABLED	5	51	9	30	51	7	31	51	5
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	19	51	5	44	51	4	46	51	3
ELL	12	51	0	32	51	3	35	51	2
MIGRANT*		51		100	51	0	34	51	2
FEMALE*	22	51	4	58	51	3	60	51	2
MALE*	19	51	5	53	51	4	55	51	3

* Indicates subgroups not included as separate sub-populations in the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculation.

Mathematics Assessment Results (Sunshine State Standards and Alternate Assessments)
	Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above
	School			District			State
	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested	2006-07 Results	State Objective	% Not Tested
ALL STUDENTS	47	56	4	58	56	3	63	56	3
WHITE	59	56	5	73	56	3	74	56	3
BLACK	35	56	4	41	56	4	43	56	3
HISPANIC	46	56	3	57	56	3	57	56	2
ASIAN	68	56	2	80	56	2	83	56	2
AMERICAN INDIAN	100	56	0	69	56	5	68	56	3
MULTIRACIAL*	72	56	6	65	56	2	68	56	3
DISABLED	14	56	9	30	56	7	33	56	6
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	40	56	4	43	56	4	50	56	3
ELL	41	56	2	42	56	3	44	56	2
MIGRANT*		56			56	0	44	56	2
FEMALE*	44	56	4	57	56	3	62	56	2
MALE*	49	56	5	59	56	4	63	56	3

* Indicates subgroups not included as separate sub-populations in the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculation.

Assessment Results by Grade: Percent Scoring at Level 3 or Above

(FCAT Sunshine State Standards and Alternate Assessments)

	Reading
	School		District		State
	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06
Grade 9	24	24	38	37	42	41
Grade 10	17	24	32	32	34	32

	Mathematics
	School		District		State
	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06
Grade 9	44	43	58	56	61	59
Grade 10	50	58	65	69	65	65

II. FCAT Norm-Referenced Test (NRT)

The FCAT NRT measures student achievement on a test that was given to a national sample of students. Percentile scores on a norm-referenced test show a student's performance in relation to the performance of students in the national sample. For example, a score in the 60th percentile means the student has scored higher than 60% of the students in the national sample.

NRT Reading, Mathematics

The median national percentile rank (NPR) represents the middle percentile score of the students for whom results are presented. A median NPR of 50 equals the national average.

NRT READING	Number Tested	Median National Percentile Rank
NRT READING	School	School	District	State
Grade 9	469	59	70	71
Grade 10	400	53	63	60

NRT MATHEMATICS	Number Tested	Median National Percentile Rank
NRT MATHEMATICS	School	School	District	State
Grade 9	469	62	73	74
Grade 10	402	53	66	67

SCHOOL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Schools and communities must provide an environment that is drug free and protects the health, safety, and civil rights of everyone in the school.

School environmental safety: reported incidents*

The most recent full-year school-level data on reported incidents is available at the Florida School Indicators Report website at http://data.fldoe.org/fsir. (See Incidents of Crime and Violence)
District-level reports are available at http://www.firn.edu/doe/besss/sesir.htm

School Evaluation for Unsafe School Choice Option Requirements, Preliminary Evaluation

The No Child Left Behind Act provides for an Unsafe School Choice Option, which ensures that students who attend a school that has been identified as persistently dangerous are allowed the option of attending another school within the same district. For the 2006-07 school year, no Florida public school was identified as persistently dangerous.*

* pending review of complete full year data.

TEACHERS AND STAFF

New Staff

The table shows the number and percentage of instructional staff and school-based administrators who were newly hired at this school in 2006-07.

Staff Type	Total Number for 2006-07	Number Newly Hired for 2006-07	School %	District %	State %
Instructional Staff	88	19	21.6	21.6	21.3
School-Based Administrators	5	2	40.0	30.6	22.8
Total	93	21	22.6	22.0	21.3

The Professional Qualifications of Teachers

Degree Level

This table shows the number and percentage of teachers at each degree level.

Degree Level	Number	School %		District %		State %
Degree Level	Number	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06	2006-07	2005-06
Bachelor's Degree	54	66.7	75.0	71.6	70.9	66.1	65.7
Master's Degree	24	29.6	23.8	27.1	27.9	31.1	31.5
Specialist's Degree	1	1.2	1.3	0.5	0.5	1.9	1.9
Doctorate	2	2.5	0.0	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.9
Total	81	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Percentage of Teachers Teaching with Emergency or Provisional Credentials

Florida has no non-certified teachers, although some teachers may be temporarily assigned to areas outside their field of specialization. Data on classes taught by teachers out of field is provided in the following table.

In-Field and Out-of-Field Teachers

The following chart shows the percentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching in-field compared to the percentage of classes taught by teachers teaching out-of-field. When a teacher in a district school system is assigned teaching duties in a class dealing with subject matter that is outside the field in which the teacher is certified, outside the field that was the applicant's minor field of study, or out of the field in which the applicant demonstrated sufficient subject area expertise, as determined by district school board policy in the subject area to be taught, that teacher is teaching out-of-field. Core academic subjects are English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics, government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

	School %	District %	State %
Percentage of Classes with Teachers Teaching In-Field	85.6	83.6	91.2
Percentage of Classes with Teachers Teaching Out-of-Field	14.4	16.4	8.8

Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

The chart below shows the percentage of classes not taught by ''Highly Qualifed Teachers'' in core academic subjects as defined in federal statute. A ''highly qualified teacher'' has earned at least a bachelor's degree and holds a Florida teaching certificate with appropriate certification for each core academic area of assignment. Core academic subjects are English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics, government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

	School %	District %			State %
	School %	All Schools	High Poverty Schools*	Low Poverty Schools*	All Schools	High Poverty Schools*	Low Poverty Schools*
Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers	3.2	13.2	14.8	15.3	10.2	11.4	9.6

* High poverty schools are schools ranking in the top 25% of schools based on the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Low poverty schools rank in the bottom quartile of schools based on free/reduced-price lunch eligilility. That is, low poverty schools have the lowest enrollment in free/reduced-price lunch as a percentage of total membership. Revised:9/25/07

FLORIDA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADE AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP)

School Performance Grade

Public schools in Florida are graded annually based on student performance on the FCAT and the percentage of students making learning gains. Schools are assigned a letter grade (A through F) corresponding with their rated performance, with grade A representing the highest performance rating and grade F representing a failed rating. A rating of ''I'' indicates that grading is incomplete. A grade of N indicates that the school is not graded. While the vast majority of Florida's schools receive a performance grade, certain types of schools are exempt from grading, including exceptional student education (ESE) centers and Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities.

2006-07 School Performance Grade*: F

*Certain school grades may be subject to modification pending appeal.

For more information on school grades and grading procedures, contact your principal's office or your local school board, or visit the web page at http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org.

NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

Federal NCLB legislation requires schools to report Adequate Yearly Progress based on annual objectives for students in reading, mathematics, and writing, as well as the high school graduation rate. A separate report that presents and explains AYP results for your school, your school district, and the state is distributed in conjunction with this document and is also available from the office of your school's principal and/or your local school board. The AYP report also includes information on schools identified for school improvement. Detailed information on school, district, and state AYP is available at http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp.

Reporting Requirements of Federal NCLB Legislation

A.	Notice of School Improvement Status and Options
	School districts are responsible for identifying Title I schools that fail to make AYP in consecutive years as schools in need of improvement (SINI). School districts must notify parents when their child's school has been identified for school improvement, for corrective action, or for restructuring. The school district must also include explanation of the parents'option to transfer their child to another public school, with transportation provided when required, or to obtain supplemental educational services. Sec. 1116(b)(6)
	School improvement status is indicated by the school performance grade included herein and AYP status.

B.	State's Obligation to Assist Schools and Districts in Reporting
	The Department of Education shall ensure that each school district collects appropriate data and includes in each school's annual report the information included in the state annual report card as well as the number of schools identified for school improvement and how long the schools have been so identified. Sec. 1111(h)(2)(B).

C.	Notice of Local Education Agency (LEA) Improvement Status
	Parents of students attending a school in a district identified for improvement are entitled to know why the school district was identified for improvement. The State is res[ponsible for providing an explanation to parents in an easily understood format. The explanation must include information on how parents can assist in the improvement efforts. Sec. 1116(c)(6).

Additional required information is included in the Adequate Yearly Progress Report.

Additional statistics and information of interest may be found in the Florida School Indicators Report on the department's website at www.fldoe.org or at http://data.fldoe.org/fsir.

Notice of Availability of School Financial Report

For information on revenues and expenditures for your school and district, contact your local school board or your school's administrative office. An online listing of district offices is available at www.fldoe.org/schoolmap/flash/district_list.asp. A directory of schools is also available at www.fldoe.org/schoolmap/flash/schoolmap_text.asp.

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NCLB SCHOOL PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT2006-2007

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

October membership

GRADUATION RATE AND READINESS FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Graduation Rate (with special diploma recipients counted as non-graduates)

Graduation rate (with GED-based diploma recipients counted as non-graduates)

High School Dropout Rate

College Placement Test Results

2005 high school graduates who passed college entry-level placement tests (reading, writing, and mathematics)

STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Standardized Tests

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)

Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities

Alternate Assessments for Students who are English Language Learners

I. FCAT Sunshine State Standards Tests

Writing Assessment

Reading and Mathematics Assessment

Assessment Results by Grade: Percent Scoring at Level 3 or Above

(FCAT Sunshine State Standards and Alternate Assessments)

II. FCAT Norm-Referenced Test (NRT)

NRT Reading, Mathematics

SCHOOL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

School environmental safety: reported incidents*

School Evaluation for Unsafe School Choice Option Requirements, Preliminary Evaluation

TEACHERS AND STAFF

New Staff

The Professional Qualifications of TeachersDegree Level

Percentage of Teachers Teaching with Emergency or Provisional Credentials

In-Field and Out-of-Field Teachers

Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

FLORIDA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADE AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP)

School Performance Grade

NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

Reporting Requirements of Federal NCLB Legislation

NCLB SCHOOL PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
2006-2007

The Professional Qualifications of Teachers

Degree Level