Royal Palm Beach High reports enrollment and program gains, launches youth civic leadership partnership with village

Royal Palm Beach Community High School Principal Dr. Robinson told the Education Advisory Board on Oct. 6 that the high school is maintaining enrollment, expanding program access during the school day and launching a village-run Youth Civic Leadership program that will send 37 students to meetings with village officials.

Robinson said the school has 2,260 students this year, with 569 ninth-graders, 529 10th-graders, 567 juniors and 595 seniors. The school employs 141 instructional staff with two vacancies (an 11th–12th grade English position and a 9–12 science position). Robinson said 20% of teachers have 0–3 years’ experience, 16% have 4–7 years and 64% have seven years or more.

Robinson summarized academic programs and performance: the campus offers 35 college courses, 54 honors classes, 24 career-technical education courses, 31 performing-arts courses and 11 academic electives, and continues specialized programs including ACE in Cambridge, IB, DECA, a medical sciences program, an HVAC program supported by an Education Foundation grant, and a STEM academy. Dual-enrollment courses that were previously offered after school are now offered during the instructional day in two sections, Robinson said.

On accountability and school grading, Robinson provided the school’s point totals…