Today, Tom Sutterfield of Boynton Beach got the endorsement from the Palm Beach Post for District 4 School Board. Tom says, "I will bring over a decade of school budgetary experience, knowledge of school operations and expansion, and a proven track record of working with parents, teachers, administrators and staff to ensure all education and safety standards for our children remain on the forefront. I would be honored to serve as your next School Board member for District 4.”
It is a known fact that we have serious educational issues and challenges in Palm Beach County as shown in the FCAT stats below. If you can't read, you can't write and 2 + 2 does not equal 5. One woman with whom I spoke is planning on opening a charter school in Lake Worth, She said, "I don't have any hope of things getting better with schools in Palm Beach County unless he and a few others like him get elected."
A failing grade is counted as scoring a 1 or 2. A passing grade is 3, 4 or 5 (the best).
READING--3rd grade
45% failing at North Grade Elementary
71% failing at Barton Elementary
75% failing at South Grade Elementary
76% failing at Highland Elementary
MATH--3rd grade
35% failing at North Grade Elementary
60% failing at Barton Elementary
72% failing at South Grade Elementary
59% failing at Highland elementary
Reading--4th grade
47% failing at North Grade Elementary
68% failing at Barton Elementary
64% failing at South Grade Elementary
71% failing at Highland Elementary
Math--4th Grade
39% failing at North Grade Elementary
39% failing at Barton Elementary
54% failing at South Grade Elementary
46% failing at Highland Elementary
Reading--8th Grade
61% failing at Lake Worth Middle School
Math--8th Grade
67% failing at Lake Worth Middle School
Reading--10th Grade
74% failing at Lake Worth Community High School
Source: http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2014/default.asp
scroll down to FCAT 2.0.
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