Great Things are Happening in the Sumter District Schools!
Notice of Budget & Class Size Hearings |
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The District School Board of Sumter County will soon consider a budget for 2010-2011. A public hearing to make a DECISION on the budget AND TAXES will be held on August 03, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., in the School Board meeting room, 2680 WC 476, Bushnell, Florida. |
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10th Grade Students Show Stellar Performance With FCAT Writes Scores Matching the Highest in the State! |
The Sumter School District has been ranked 1st in the state once again along with three other districts for its 10th grade writing scores for the percent of students scoring level 3 or higher and were above the state average in all other grades taking the assessment. Sumter students also earned accolades with above the state average performance in virtually all FCAT tested area. |
Sumter Schools Awarded $747,132.07 Technology and Science Grant |
The Sumter School District has been awarded a substantial grant to assist with enhancing science instruction and integrating technology in innovative learning experiences. The Enhancing Education Through Technology Federal grant program will allow Sumter to implement Enviro-Tech: Enhancing Environmental Education through Technology program. This program builds on our successful partnership with Cemex and our ongoing joint venture, Sumter Environmental Education Center. |
3rd Grade Sumter Students Continue to Show High Performance! |
The 2010 FCAT scores for third grade students have been received and congratulations go out to all the students for a job well done. Students continued to perform better than most districts in the state. |
Sumter Student Scientists Shine! |
At the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair – Once again, Sumter students shine! Over spring break, the Big Springs Regional Science Fair state team, of which there were seventeen students from Sumter County, headed to Orlando to compete with more than 900 other students from across the state. Of those seventeen students from Sumter County, fourteen were recognized with place and/or special awards. |
13th Annual Sumter County Math Field Day Calculates Positive Mathematical Dividends! |
The Sumter County School District held the 13th annual Math Field Day competition on April 30, 2010. The Math Field Day competition encourages students to develop an interest in mathematics through friendly competition. Teams of students ranging from fourth grade to twelfth grade attend the competition from each of the Sumter County schools. During this all day event students rotated through four separate competitions challenging their mathematical ability in computation, mental math and estimation. |
Wildwood Middle High School Recognized by U.S. News & World Report |
Wildwood High School, now known as Wildwood Middle High, was recently identified as one of the Nation’s Best High Schools and received a Bronze designation by U.S. News and World Report. The America's Best High Schools project is an annual report that identifies the country's top-performing high schools. |
Wildwood Middle High School Receives $22,991.44 Through an AT&T Grant |
Wildwood Middle High School was awarded by AT&T, funding to support their "Which Direction, College or Career" project. |
Sumter Graduation Rate Continues to Improve - Showing a 10% Gain over 2005 |
More Sumter County Students are graduating than ever before according to the latest calculations by the Florida Department of Education. These latest figures use a more conservative formula that no longer includes GED diplomas in the calculation. Even under these changes, Sumter continues to surpass the state average. |
Sumter District Schools: Designated Academically High-Performing by the Florida State Board of Education |
The Florida Department of Education has announced that the Sumter District Schools met all the eligibility requirements and has been recognized as a 2009-2010 Academically High-Performing School District by the State Board of Education. Sumter was one of only twenty-one school districts to be recognized this year for this achievement. |
The Sumter School District is an “A”
once again! |
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The students of our schools continue to meet the challenges of high expectations and afforded themselves of the opportunity to learn. EVERY elementary and middle school in the county received "A" ratings! Meeting the challenge, Wildwood Elementary showed significant progress by increasing their school grade from last year's "C" to and outstanding "A" for 2009. While the school ratings for South Sumter and Wildwood High Schools were lower, following the state-wide trend, impressive efforts were shown in several areas including a 6% increase in writing proficiency at South Sumter High School and Wildwood High's 16% improvement in science proficiency, bringing them within 1 point of making a B this year. |
Thank you for your interest in the public schools of Sumter County - a great place to live, work and play.
Our schools are aggressively pursuing the goal of assisting all students to achieve at the maximum level of his or her ability. This intensive focus is paying off. Sumter Schools have done extremely well on the Florida A++ Plan and, in fact, have continually met these high standards and currently hold the designation of an A school district - with scores that place our schools in the top quarter of all school districts in Florida!
Our fiscal responsibility to our constituents is evident as well. Your Sumter schools are rated A by internationally respected, Standard and Poor's for our financial stability and responsibility - a particularly high achievement for a small district. Additionally, the district's fiscal and environmental responsibilities are also evident through its energy management program, where the district is recognized as an Energy Star Partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Sumter District's exemplary qualities are the result of all the concerted efforts and wide ranging support provided by teachers, staff, parents, Board Members, the community, and of course the best students in the world! Without everyone pulling together, none of this would be possible.
We welcome your interest, support and involvement with one of the best school systems in Florida.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Shirley
Superintendent of Schools