FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

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TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

 

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

 

 

Members

 

LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.

 

CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA

 

JULIA L. JOHNSON

 

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.

 

 

LINDA K. TAYLOR

JIM HORNE

Commissioner of Education

 

 

July 26, 2004

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:

  

MIS CONTACTS

FROM:

Edward Croft

 

 

SUBJECT:

NCLB School Public Accountability Reports (SPARs)

 

This notice is being sent to MIS student database contacts and coordinators of accountability in all school

districts. The 2003-04 NCLB School Public Accountability Reports (SPARs) are now available for

electronic access by authorized district personnel. District files include a printable text file as well as

a raw data file. File names are listed below (where ## represents the district number).

  

NCLB SPAR print file: DPS##.GE.F70405.Y0304

NCLB SPAR data file: DPS##.GE.F70396.Y0304

AYP Report print file: DPS##.GE.F70417.Y0304

  

A record layout for the data file is available as a downloadable dataset under the name

DPS.FORMAT.TECH.Y0304 .

  

Note that the reports include required indicators for the NCLB state report card. The department has also

produced a printable report covering schools’ AYP status (DPS##.GE.F70417.Y0304), including a list of

the district’s Title I schools identified for school improvement. Keep in mind that the most detailed

information on the AYP status of schools and districts can be found online at

http://web.fldoe.org/NCLB/default.cfm. Information at this site will updated upon completion of the

review process for AYP appeals.

  

The 2003-04 NCLB SPARs require no locally added indicators prior to distribution/publication.

  

 

GARNET L. DUKES. JR.

Bureau Chief

Accountability, Research, and Measurement

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 852 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0400 • www.fldoe.org

 

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Requirements for notifying parents about the reports and for making the reports available (via

distribution or publication) are the same as for last year’s reports. The department emphasizes that

schools/districts are responsible for preparing a supply of reports that will be adequate for parents

who may request printed copies.

  

If you have questions about this release, please feel free to contact me. Thanks for your continuing

hard work in providing information on the status of Florida’s public schools.