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MOTION TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PEMBROKE PINES ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, ACADEMIC VILLAGE AND FSU ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE FLORIDA SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM (A+) FUNDS.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. As authorized in Florida Statute 1008.36, the Florida School Recognition Program is an incentive program created by the State to provide financial awards to public /charter schools that demonstrate outstanding achievement by receiving an "A" grade, and to schools that improve at least one letter grade.
2. In October 2024, the State finalized the 2024 School Recognition Award Grades for the Elementary, Middle, Academic Village and FSU Elementary Charter Schools, and awarded the Charter Elementary, Middle, Academic Village and FSU Elementary each with an "A" grade.
3. As such, the Charter Schools will receive funds from the State through the 2024-2025 Florida School "A+" Recognition Program. This year's program award amount is based on each school's per full-time equivalent (FTE) students in comparison to every eligible school. (see Ex 1. 2024-25 Florida Recognition Awards Memo). The fund allocation for the City of Pembroke Pines Charter Schools are as follows:
School Site
A+ Allocation
Location 5051- Charter Elementary
$ 263,008.00
Location 5081- Charter Middle
$ 183,105.00
Location 5121- Charter High (AVCS)
$ 296,346.00
Location 0351- FSU Elementary
$ 96,830.00
Total
$ 839,289.00
4. The process for distribution of the A+ Recognition Funds is that only the teachers and non-instructional staff that remained employed from the previous school year can vote on a method for disbursing the funds to employees. Each recognized school forms a committee that consists of instructional staff, non-instructional staff, and advisory board members. This committee then surveys all employees and determines wh...
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