| The Council of the Great City Schools
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| | significant improvement in Orange County
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| (CGCS) has recognized Florida's Orange
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| | Schools. Results of the Florida
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| County Schools for significant
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| | Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) for
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| improvement in raising student test
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| | writing show improvement in every grade
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| scores in math and reading. The CGCS is
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| | level to which it was administered.
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| the only national organization dedicated
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| | Fourth grade scores improved by 6%, 8th
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| to the advancement of large, urban public
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| | grade scores by 5%, and 10th grade scores
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| schools. It comprises 66 separate
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| | by 4%. These results put Orange County
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| districts. Orange County Schools were one
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| | Schools above 5 of its 6 neighboring
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| of only 9 big school districts to surpass
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| | counties. Only Broward County Schools
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| state averages in math, and one of ten to
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| | outpaced Orange County Schools by 1%. The
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| do so in reading. Orange County Schools
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| | Orange County School that showed the
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| view this as evidence of progress in
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| | greatest improvement was Ivey Lane
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| closing the wide achievement gap
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| | Elementary, which showed a 33% rise in
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| experienced by minorities around the
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| | test results. Orange County Schools
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| country. With 177,000 students in about
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| | employ a number of different methods to
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| 170 schools, Orange County Schools
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| | help improve academic success and close
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| operate the 11th largest public school in
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| | the achievement gap. Among the most
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| the nation. Part of the challenge for
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| | notable are the different school choice
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| Orange County Schools is to address the
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| | options. Charter schools, magnet schools,
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| issues of diversity that often result
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| | and contract schools are all offered.
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| with minority students lagging behind.
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| | There are also opportunity scholarships
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| Students attending Orange County Schools
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| | available to allow children in a failing
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| come from 179 different countries and
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| | school to attend a more successful
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| speak 137 different languages and
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| | private or public school. With its large
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| dialects. One way Orange County Schools
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| | minority population, Orange County
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| are trying to address issues of language
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| | Schools continues to seek innovative ways
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| diversity is by encouraging all students
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| | to provide students with practical
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| in foreign language fluency. Magnet
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| | opportunities for success. As with any
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| programs in immersion and dual language
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| | large, urban district Orange County
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| are offered starting at the elementary
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| | Schools have areas in need of
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| school level in French, English, Spanish
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| | improvement. But the numbers indicate
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| and Vietnamese. Immigration issues and
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| | that they are on the right path.
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| education are a hot topic nationwide. Yet
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| | Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for
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| Orange County Schools remain among a
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| | Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth
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| minority of public schools to offer
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| | reports on all U.S. public and private
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| immersion programs at the elementary
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| | K-12 schools.
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| level. Statewide test results also show
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