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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
New Facilities commemorated on FCAT Testing Results Released
According to the Florida Department of Educations, statewide results on the 2010
Homosassa River     on the Homo-  Floridascoring proficient AssessmentinTest (FCAT) show increaseshighthe percentagelevelstu-
Comprehensive
in
of
dents
and above  almost every middle and
school grade
in
A public/private partnership that not only improves public facilities
reading and mathematics, according to Department of Education officials, especially in
sassa River but will help protect the river quality was officially commemorated June 29.
science, with gains in all tested grade levels.
County Commissioners, a representative from the Florida Department of Environ-
Bob Hastings, Levy County Superintendent of Schools, said Williston High School
mental Protection (DEP), the chairman of the Citrus Waterways Restoration Task Force,
was the most improved with significant gains, and that the district, overall, is in good shape
and a private businessman met at one of the virtual landmarks in Homosassa at the end of
with its scores.
Cherokee Way in Old Homosassa to recognize the culmination of the project.
Highlights for 2010 results of FCAT scores for Levy County Schools: Cedar Key
MacRae’s Bait and Tackle, next to the county’s public boat ramp, is playing a
School posted the highest numbers in most categories in Levy County. 70% of Chiefland
central role in the public/private partnership for a pump-out station for boats on the river.
Middle School 8th graders scored in Category 4 and above (out of 6 categories) for writing,
Knowing that boats had to go all the way out the river and then nine miles offshore to legally
trailing only Yankeetown (88%) among Levy County schools. 10th graders at both Cedar
dump their holding tanks, the Citrus Waterways Restoration Task Force had been looking
Key School (92%) and Chiefland High School (82%) beat averages for 10th graders state-
for a way to get a pump-out station on the river. A number of events converged to make it
wide (72%) for scoring in category 3 and higher (out of 5 categories) for writing. 5th grad-
happen. The DEP was offering to pay 75 percent of the cost of a pump out station, the county
ers at Cedar Key School (61%), Williston High School (52%) and Chiefland High School
had just brought a sewer line to Homosassa, and Gator MacRae was rebuilding his store.
(51%), beat statewide averages for 5th grade students scoring in Category 3 above (out of
The county gave the sewer line and picked up the difference in the grant, while MacRae
5 categories) for science. 8th graders at Cedar Key School (59%) and Williston Middle
agreed to put the pump-out on his dock next to the gas pump and build new public restrooms next
School (45%), beat statewide averages (43%) for 8th grade students scoring in Category 3
to the new public boat ramp on the back of his building. County Commission Chairman Gary
and above (out of 5 categories) for science. 11th graders at Chiefland High School (47%)
Bartell, on hand for the commemoration, said it was one of those great occasions when govern-
beat statewide averages for 11th grade students scoring in Category 3 and above (out of 5
ment can partner with private business to make good project happen. “Everyone wins,” he said,
categories) for science. All Cedar Key third graders (15 students) and 95% of 3rd graders at
“the county and its taxpayers, the state, the river, and the boating public.”
Whispering Winds Charter School, beat the statewide average (78%) of 3rd graders scoring
in Category 3 and above (out of 5 categories) in mathematics. 7th graders at Williston Mid-
dle School (69%), Chiefland Middle School (69%), Bronson Middle/High School (65%)
and Cedar Key School scored above statewide averages for 7th graders (61%) scoring in
Category 3 and above (out of 5 categories) in mathematics.
2010 FCAT Results for Yankeetown School
Grade  Reading
Mathematics
Writing Essay(3.0 and above)
Science
3
72%
47%
NA
NA
4
73%
62%
85%
NA
5
74%
26%
NA
70%
6
76%
42%
NA
NA
7
71%
52%
NA
NA
8
51%
63%
97%
69%
NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or achievement
levels had not been established. Additional information can be viewed at http://fcat.fldoe.
org/mediapacket/2010/
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Shown are, from left: Gator MacRae, Citrus Waterways Restoration Task Force Chairman Mike
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Moberley, County Commissioner John Thrumston, Commissioner Dennis Damato, Wilma Mac-
Rae, Environmental Specialist Judy Ashton of the DEP’s Clean Marina Program, Commission
Chairman Gary Bartell, Commissioner Winn Webb, Commissioner Joe Meek, County Administra-
tor Brad Thorpe, and Deputy Administrator Eber Brown.
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