TABLE OF CONTENTS

SchoolMatch Mission Statement:
The SchoolMatch mission is to enhance children’s educational opportunities by providing parents, corporations and organizations with timely, accurate, comparative information on public and private schools.

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  • PREFACE
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE
    3. CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVENESS
      1. ACHIEVEMENT ANALYSIS
        1. Expected Levels of Achievement
        2. Lower Grade/Upper Grade Analysis
        3. Cross-Subject Analysis
        4. Achievement on College Entrance Exams: ACT and SAT
        5. Advanced Placement Program Analysis
        6. Achievement/Grade Point Average
      2. ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS
        1. Student Attendance
        2. Teacher Attendance
      3. DROPOUT INFORMATION
    4. CORRELATES OF EFFECTIVENESS
      1. LEADERSHIP
      2. EMPHASIS ON LEARNING
      3. SCHOOL CLIMATE
      4. MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS
      5. HIGH EXPECTATIONS
    5. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
    6. COMMENDATIONS
    7. RECOMMENDATIONS
    8. EFFECTIVENESS LEVELS
      1. DISTRICT RESULTS
      2. INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL RESULTS
      3. CHARTER SCHOOL STATE GRADES, 2000-2001
    9. APPENDICES
      1. LIST OF DOCUMENTS EXAMINED
      2. LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT
      3. FORMULA FOR COMPUTING TEACHER ABSENCE INDEX (TAI)
      4. SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM MODEL
      5. SUGGESTED LANGUAGE FOR SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES RELATED TO EFFECTIVENESS
      6. Florida Department of Education Office of Funding and Financial Reporting, REPORT OF RESOURCES PROVIDED TO “A,” “D” AND “F” SCHOOLS, STATE AVERAGES, OSCEOLA AVERAGES
      7. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, Osceola County Public Schools, Kissimmee, Florida
      8. FCAT 2000 RESULTS
      9. STANFORD NRT RESULTS 2000-2001
      10. FCAT 2001 RESULTS
      11. NEW INSTRUCTIONAL HIRES, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002
      12. ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE ENROLLMENTS
      13. STUDENT ATTENDANCE
      14. SCHOOLMATCH SITE VISITATION, January 15- January 17, 2002
      15. 2000-2001 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
      16. SchoolMatch OPENING SESSION AGENDA, JANUARY 15, 2002
      17. 2001-2002 STUDENT AND TEACHER START AND END TIMES
      18. 2001 OSCEOLA COUNTY FCAT GROWTH, NEW DIMENSION HIGH SCHOOL – CHARTER
      19. SHARED GOVERNANCE: Basis for Effective Schools

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