This is a Sand Lake ES K-8 proposal that was presented to the OCPS board on March 24, 2009. The proposal was developed by a parent, and supported by the SLES community. For more information, see http://kto8sles.wordpress.com

1. Save Money
&
Grow FCAT Excellence
at Sand Lake ES
A Parent-Led
(Mark Lee, SLES 3rd Grade Parent)
Community Supported Proposal

2. Budget Crisis Compels Hard & Unwelcome Decisions
Many
Hard Cost-Savings Decisions
(Often Unwelcome by Those Affected)
Lie Ahead in the Coming Weeks

3. Easy and Welcome Cost-Saving Decision
What If Sand Lake ES
Becomes a K-8 School?
Add Grades 6, 7, and 8 That Uses Available Capacity

4. Looking for Sand Lake Elementary School
Sand Lake
ES

5. Successful “A”-Rated K-5 Elementary School!
Thanks to the OCPS Board!
http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/
Started 2005
Capacity*: 741
Enrollment*: 495 ( Dec ‘08)
* Source: https://www.ocps.net/fs/governmental/pupil/Documents/12%2001%2008.pdf

6. Build Upon “A” Success
Upgrade SLES to Become a K-8 School
What if SLES Adds Grades 6 - 8? Then
SLES 5th Graders Will Advance
GROWTH at SLES till 8th Grade
Intellectual
&
Emotional
&
Social
Grades
5
K 6 8

7. Applying Sand Lake
Budget ES
Study K-8
Committee Proposal
Evaluation
Criteria
Better
$124,324
FCAT
annual
Scores
savings
Use
76% “Yes”
Windy
Pie Chart
Ridge
as Model

8. Annual
Southwest
MS $124,324 Busing Savings
Eliminating the busing of
Sand Lake Community Students
Eliminates the Need for 2 Buses *
(= $124,324)
Easy Decision
Fund 2 Teachers
Instead of
Sand Lake 2 Buses
ES
• Source: 2008 – 2009 Budget Reduction Report: Impact of the Revised Delivery Schedule

9. Projection
2008 Math FCAT Scores* Using 5th Grade
Scores
11 point Difference
Grades
* Source: http://fcat.fldoe.org

10. 2008 Reading FCAT Scores* Projection
Scores
Using 5th Grade
19 point Difference
Grades
* Source: http://fcat.fldoe.org

11. Over 75% Of Survey Respondents Said “Yes”
24%
NO
YES
76%
* Source: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFBwTWZRUWE1X2dDNDFIU05GYkFsZmc6MA..

12. Wide Research Support for K-8 Schools
Schools/D
State Conclusion (see appendix for sources)
uration
Achievement on state exams was higher for 8th graders in K-8, …. than
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when 8th grade was part of a junior or senior HS
6th graders were found to have higher achievement in an elementary
PA 330 configuration than in a middle school configuration … also had higher
attendance.
Students in the K-8 were more likely to score higher on reading
NY 18
achievement tests, exhibit a more positive attitude towards school,
6th and 7th graders in K-6, K-7,and K-12 schools scored significantly
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higher on state exams than students in 6-8 and 7-9 schools.
The K-8 configuration more effectively supports students’ psychological
WI 3 years growth into adolescence than the configuration that has students move
from a K-6 to a 7-9 school.
Achievement, self-esteem, and student engagement in the middle
Summary
grades is higher in schools with an elementary-wide configuration than
Conclusion
a middle-grades configuration.

13. Summary
$124,324
Projected Better FCAT Scores
annual busing
For SLES as a K-8 School
Savings
Relative to Windy Ridge ES
•Math : 11 points
Fund 2 Teachers
•Reading : 19 points
24%
NO
YES
76%
An Easy and Welcome Decision
to Save Money & Grow FCAT Excellence
@ Sand Lake ES

14. Appendix
State
Source
Studied
Wihry, D.F., Coladarci, T., & Meadow, C. (1992). Grade Span and Eighth-Grade Academic
Achievement: Evidence from a Predominantly Rural State. Journal of Research in Rural
ME
Education, 8(2), 58-70.
Offenberg, R. (2001). The Efficacy of Philadelphia’s K-to-8 Schools Compared to Middle
PA
Grade Schools. Middle School Journal, 32(4), 23-29.
Moore, D.W. (1984). Impact of School Grade-Organization Patterns on Seventh and Eight
NY Grade Students in K-8 and Junior High Schools. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of
Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Referenced in: “Grade Span Configurations: Essentials on education data and analysis
from research authority AEL”. (March 2005). District Administration (Web Edition).
LA
www.districtadministration.com.
Simmons, R.G., & Blythe, D.A. (1987). Moving into Adolescence. New York: Aldine De
WI
Gruyter.