| The Council of the Great City Schools
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| | is by encouraging all students in foreign
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| (CGCS) has recognized Florida's Orange
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| | language fluency. Magnet programs in
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| County Schools for significant
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| | immersion and dual language are offered
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| improvement in raising student test
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| | starting at the elementary school level
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| scores in math and reading. The CGCS is
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| | in French, English, Spanish and
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| the only national organization dedicated
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| | Vietnamese. Immigration issues and
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| to the advancement of large, urban public
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| | education are a hot topic nationwide. Yet
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| schools. It comprises 66 separate
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| | Orange County Schools remain among a
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| districts. Orange County Schools were one
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| | minority of public schools to offer
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| of only 9 big school districts to surpass
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| | immersion programs at the elementary
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| state averages in math, and one of ten to
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| | level.
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| do so in reading.
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| | Statewide test results also show
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| Orange County Schools view this as
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| | significant improvement in Orange County
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| evidence of progress in closing the wide
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| | Schools. Results of the Florida
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| achievement gap experienced by minorities
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| | Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) for
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| around the country. With 177,000 students
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| | writing show improvement in every grade
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| in about 170 schools, Orange County
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| | level to which it was administered.
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| Schools operate the 11th largest public
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| | Fourth grade scores improved by 6%, 8th
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| school in the nation. Part of the
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| | grade scores by 5%, and 10th grade scores
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| challenge for Orange County Schools is to
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| | by 4%. These results put Orange County
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| address the issues of diversity that
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| | Schools above 5 of its 6 neighboring
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| often result with minority students
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| | counties. Only Broward County Schools
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| lagging behind. Students attending Orange
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| | outpaced Orange County Schools by 1%. The
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| County Schools come from 179 different
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| | Orange County School that showed the
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| countries and speak 137 different
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| | greatest improvement was Ivey Lane
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| languages and dialects.
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| | Elementary, which showed a 33% rise in
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| One way Orange County Schools are trying
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| | test results.
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| to address issues of language diversity
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