A cross-divisional team has worked
on a system that defines and effectively communicates
how the Duval County Public School (DCPS) system
provides services and resources to schools to meet the
academic needs of all students. Detailed
discussions on the subject with Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals
and senior leadership staff led to a rudimentary version
of the “Triangle of Support” listed on page 12. A team
comprised of district staff was pulled together to
design the framework of what eventually morphed into the
DCPS Comprehensive Student Support System
(CSSS).
Building on the foundation of the
district’s Core Beliefs and Commitments and its
Strategic Plan, the CSSS divides the more than 170 Duval
County schools into three distinct “strands” based upon
the intensity of regulatory oversight required at the
district, state and/or federal levels:
Strand I is composed of the
25 district schools that have received a State grade of
A, B or C on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
(FCAT) and/or have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) for all represented sub-groups (i.e. Students with
Disabilities (SWD), English Language Learners (ELL),
racial/ethnic groups, etc.) within their schools.
Strand II represents those
schools (includes Turnaround Rising STAR schools) that
are in a Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI) level
status of 0 - 4 because one or more of the school’s
sub-groups failed to meet AYP for two or more
consecutive years (see Process Support by Strands
section for more details). Those schools receiving
a Florida Differentiated Accountability (FL DA) Model
designation of Prevent I or II and Correct I also are
included in this Strand.
Strand III, the highest
level of district support, groups together the
district’s 32 designated Turnaround Schools, schools
planning for or implementing Restructuring (see
Restructuring Schools Plan for more details),
non-Title I schools that received a State grade of D, as
well as schools with a FL DA Model designation of
Correct II or Intervene. Turnaround Schools are
district schools that are considered academically
at-risk and in need of swift reform (see
Turnaround Schools Plan for more details).
Although all of the district’s
schools have been placed in one of these various strands
of support, it is worthy of mentioning that the programs
and services listed in the Menu of Processes and
Departmental Programs (page 22) are available to
students performing at, above or below grade level by
ALL schools within the district.
It is our hope that this document
will be used as a ready reference by staff at the
district and school-based level, school board members,
parents, community members and other internal and
external Stakeholders to feel confident that the Duval
County Public School System is committed to its vision
that “Every student will graduate from Duval
County Public Schools with the knowledge and skills to
be successful in post-secondary education and/or the
workforce.”
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