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Administration
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| DATE: | Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Recognition of Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts – Arts Schools Network 2011 Exemplary School | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts has been designated as an Exemplary School by the Arts Schools Network, the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools.
The Arts Schools Network, created to recognize a school’s commitment to excellence, presents this designation to an Arts Schools Network member school that meets the Network’s Principles of Exemplary Practice in strategically evaluating its purpose operations and educational programs. This honor signifies that Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts has successfully completed a self evaluation in the following areas: strengths of the program, areas for improvement, consistency with curriculum integration, strategic goals, and future challenges. Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts became a middle magnet school in 1998, and is home to 540 students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Students travel from all over Hillsborough County to attend Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts. |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| All Strategic Objectives | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Application fee of $200 was funded by Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts. | |
| EVALUATION | |
| N/A | |
| SUBMITTED BY: Deborah Barron, Curriculum Specialist, Student Planning & Placement | |
| Pansy Houghton, Ph.D., | Lewis A. Brinson | |
| Director of Student Planning & Placement 813-272-4882 |
Assistant Superintendent, Administration (813) 272-4071 |
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| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20120306_495 (Board Recognition Meeting) * Section C Item# 08 | ||