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Comprehensive Student Support System

CSSS CoverA cross-divisional team has worked on a system that defines and effectively communicates how the Duval County Public School (DCPS) system provides services and resources to schools to meet the academic needs of all students. Detailed discussions on the subject with Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals and senior leadership staff led to a rudimentary version of the "Triangle of Support" listed on page 11. A team comprised of district staff was pulled together to design the framework of what eventually morphed into the DCPS Comprehensive Student Support System (CSSS).

Building on the foundation of the district’s Core Beliefs and Commitments and its Strategic Plan, the CSSS divides the more than 160 Duval County schools into three distinct "strands" based upon the intensity of regulatory oversight required at the district, state and/or federal levels:

Strand I, which houses the majority of the schools within the district, represents those schools that have received a State grade of A, B or C on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and/or have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all represented sub-groups (i.e. Students with Disabilities (SWD), English Language Learners (ELL), racial/ethnic groups, etc.) within their schools.

Strand II is composed of the 23 district schools that are in a Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI) level status of 0 - 4 because one or more of the school’s sub-groups failed to meet AYP for two or more consecutive years (see Process Support by Strands section for more details).

Strand III, the highest level of district support, groups together the district’s 31 designated Turnaround Schools, schools planning for or implementing Restructuring (see Restructuring Schools Plan for more details) and non-Title I schools that received a State grade of D. Turnaround Schools are district schools that are considered academically at-risk and in need of swift reform (see Turnaround Schools Plan for more details).

Although all of the district’s schools have been placed in one of these various strands of support, it is worthy of mentioning that the programs and services listed in the Menu of Processes and Departmental Programs (page 21) are available to students performing at, above or below grade level by ALL schools within the district.

It is our hope that this document will be used as a ready reference by staff at the district and school-based level, school board members, parents, community members and other internal and external Stakeholders to feel confident that the Duval County Public School System is committed to its vision that "Every student will graduate from Duval County Public Schools with the knowledge and skills to be successful in post-secondary education and/or the workforce."

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