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Manatee board hears school improvement progress and how $2M UNISIG funding will be used
Summary
District leaders briefed the School Board on 2023–24 school grades, supports for four D‑rated schools and how the district will use a $2,000,041,737.50 UNISIG allocation tied to school improvement plans for staffing, coaching and extended learning.
The School Board of Manatee County spent the morning reviewing the district's 2024–25 school improvement work and the state oversight that will guide support for four schools identified for comprehensive improvement.
Deputy Superintendent Derek Jensen opened the presentation, saying the district saw across‑the‑board gains in third grade reading, math and other indicators and is "on a positive trajectory." He listed four schools that received D grades — Samaset, Lincoln Middle, Bayshore High and the Manatee School for Arts & Sciences (charter) — and said the district's work will focus on supports for Samaset, Lincoln and Bayshore.
Kathea Johnson, the district's executive director for school improvement and the liaison with the Florida Department of Education's Bureau of School Improvement (BSI), walked trustees through the state's CSI (comprehensive support and improvement) process. She said CSI…
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