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Manatee County posts highest accountability points to date; state 'escalator clause' will raise cutoffs next year
Summary
District officials presented 2024–25 Florida school and district grades, highlighting record point totals and local school improvements while warning that a statutory 'escalator' will raise cutoffs for high and combination schools next year.
Manatee County school leaders told the School Board on July 22 that district and school letter grades released by the Florida Department of Education show the district earned its highest total points since the current accountability system began, but state statutory thresholds will become harder next year for some school types.
Acting designee to the superintendent Adam Jensen said the Florida Department of Education released school and district grades in mid‑July. He told trustees the district earned 744 out of 1,200 possible district points for the 2024–25 school year and reached the highest number of “A” schools in recent accountability history: 25 A schools across the district.
Why it matters: The board’s discussion focused both on progress — reductions in D/F schools and gains by…
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