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2012-13 SCHOOL PROFILE

700 SEAGATE AVE. NEPTUNE BEACH, FLORIDA 32266 TELEPHONE: (904) 247-5905 Fax (904) 247-5920 www.duvalschools.org/fhs STATE ID CODE FOR DUVAL COUNTY: 16 CEEB AND ACT CODE #100800

Donald Nelson Principal

GUIDANCE STAFF
Jennifer Dunkley Joan Kirkland Kathy McWilliams* Carmen Sasan Joe Siegfried (x1023) Lower House (Gr. 10) (x1024) Upper House (I-R) (x1026) Upper House (A-H) (x1025) Lower House (Gr. 9) (x1022) Upper House (S-Z) & AICE
* Department Chair

SCHOOL INFORMATION
Faculty: Accreditation: Schedule: 114 Professional Staff Members 46.5% with Master's Degree or higher Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Hybrid Block. 3 classes which meets every other day (87 minutes). 1 class that meets every day (48 minutes). 42 32

SCHOOL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY

The Duval County School System in Jacksonville, Florida, has 170 schools, of which 103 are elementary, 25 middle, 19 senior, 3 exceptional education centers, 5 special schools, 7 charter schools, and 2 academies of technology. Fletcher High School is located in the beaches area of Duval County, Florida. The geographic area served by Fletcher extends north from St. Johns County to the Mayport Naval Base, west to the Intracoastal Waterway; it includes students who live in the communities of Mayport, Jacksonville, Neptune and Atlantic Beach. Community involvement and support are strong and contribute significantly to the quality of education available to students.

Clubs: Interscholastic Teams:

GRADE MARKING SYSTEM

LETTER GRADE A B NUMERICAL GRADE 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 0-59 QUALITY POINTS 4 3 2 1 HONORS/A. P./ AICE/D.E. 5 4 3

C
D F

CLASS RANK
All students are ranked at the end of 6 semesters and again at the end of 8 semesters. Weighted GPA determines rank. All honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment & AICE courses are weighted 1 additional point.

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Fletcher is a comprehensive high school serving grades 912. A broad spectrum of academic and extra-curricular activities is available to provide diverse opportunities for individual development. Fletcher currently has 24% of its students on Free or reduced lunch. The current enrollment has 456 seniors, 560 juniors, 587 sophomores and 624 freshmen.
D Asian-1.9% s Hispanic-6.7% 0 Am. Ind.-3% 0 Multi.-4.3% s White-71.6% s Black-15.2%

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
(Current Year) All graduates must demonstrate "minimum competency" as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) for Reading, the State End of Course Examination (EOC)* for Algebra I, Geometry, Biology and American History or the district EOC. In addition, 24 credits are required with an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
4 English 2 World Languages 4 Science (required Biology*) 4 Mathematics (required Algebra I* & II) 3 Social Studies 1 Performing/Fine Art 1 HOPE 5 Electives
Total 24 credits

National Merit Scholarship Program 1 Semi-finalist (as of 10/2012)

POST SECONDARY PLANS

4-Year University or College-instate 4-Year University or College-out of state Community College or Technical School 40.2%

Military

18.4% 34% 7.4%

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS (AICE)

Fletcher High School's Academic Acceleration Program is the Cambridge University International Examination Program- (AICE) Advanced International Certificate of Education (otherwise known as CIE). AICE is a rigorous, internationally recognized pre-university curriculum that provides students with a broad, balanced preparation for college honors-degree programs. AICE is recognized as the equivalent to first-year standing at more than 150 colleges and universities in 39 states. The invitation-only program has been at Fletcher High School since 2010. Graduation Requirements- AICE students must achieve a total of 6 points by passing AICE examinations (AS exams=1 point, A exams= 2 points) to be eligible for the AICE diploma by the end of their senior year. The student must achieve a minimum of 1 point in each of the areas of Mathematics & Science, Arts & Humanities and Languages. All AICE students must complete at total of 28 credits (4 English*, 4 Math*, 4 Science*, 4 Social Studies*, 2 World Languages & 10 electives) *All courses must be at honors level or higher.
At least 1 course in each subject area must be an AP or AICE course

ADVANCED PLACEMENT/ DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES

AP courses offered Dual Enrollment courses offered AICE courses offered Honors Courses offered 29 12 9 23

AP Art History AP Studio Art AP Photography AP Music Theory AP Computer Science AP Art Portfolio AP World History AP Human Geography AP Micro Economics AP Macro Economics AP American History AP European History AP Statistics AP US Govt. & Politics AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Physics C AP Environmental Science AP Psychology AP Chemistry AP English Literature AP English Language AP French Literature AP French Language AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP Latin Literature AP Latin: Vergil AICE General Paper AICE Thinking Skills I AICE Language AICE European History AICE Psychology AICE US History AICE Chemistry AICE Biology AICE Marine Biology DE Beginning Spanish (SPN1120, SPN1121) DE Intermediate Spanish (SPN2200, SPN 2201) DE Beginning French (FRE1120, FRE 1121) DE Intermediate French (FRE2200, FRE 2201) DE Humanities I& II (HUM2210, (HUM 2230) DE Introduction to Literature (LIT2000) DE English Composition (ENC1101) DE College Algebra (MAC1105) DE Liberal Arts Math (MGF1106) DE General Chemistry (CHM2045) DE Marine Biology (OCB010) DE Introduction to Oceanography (OCEC001)

TEST RESULTS CEEB# #100800

SAT I Scores
Middle 50% (Mean) N= 303 Critical Reading Mean= 511 Math Mean= 507 Writing= 492
C. Reading Math Writing

2008 2009 2010 2011

2012

507 501 499 498

511

518 508 499 499

507

491 483 485 481

492

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST RESULTS

# of Students Taking Exams # of Exams Taken # of Exams Passed % of Exams Passed 2012 728 1,201 444 37% 2011 942 1,471 502 34% 2010 903 1,442 459 31% 2009 870 1,421 502 36% 2008 957 1,569 521 33% 2007 1,060 1,795 472 27% Tested

ACT Scores
Middle 50% (Mean) N= 272 English= 18.9 Mathematics= 20.8 Reading= 21.2 Science= 20.2 Writing= Composite= 20.5
English Math Reading Science Comp.

CAMBRIDGE AICE (CIE) TEST RESULTS

# of Students Taking Exams # of Exams Taken # of Exams Passed
0

2012 69 208 199 96%

2008 2009 2010 2011

2012

231 257 308 262

272

20.2 20.0 19.5 18.9

19.5

21.3 21.0 20.7 20.7

20.8

21.7 21.9 21.2 20.8

21.2

20.7 20.6 20.2 20.0

20.2

21.1 21.0 20.5 20.2

20.5

/0 of Exams Passed