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SAT School Day Results, 2019-20
The SAT, a college entrance exam offered through College Board, provides many benefits, both to students and schools. For the fourth year in a row, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) partnered with College Board to provide a school day administration of the SAT to all eleventh grade students enrolled in the District’s traditional schools and centers in order to increase SAT participation throughout the District. The SAT was also offered to twelfth grade students who had not yet met the reading graduation testing requirement.
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Attendance Rates, 2017-18 through 2019-20
This brief summarizes attendance trends in Broward County Public Schools for the three school year period from 2017-18 to 2019-20. Attendance for the 2019-20 school year through March 13, 2020. Absences are classified as excused (parent/guardian notified the school), unexcused (no parent/guardian notified the school), or suspension (external suspension). Results are presented in figures and tables, and additional materials are included in appendices.
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Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®)
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®) has been used as a universal screener to identify gifted students from under-represented populations since 2011. In Broward County Public Schools, this is defined as having limited English Proficiency or qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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PSAT School Day Results, 2019-20
This memo and the attached appendices summarize student participation and scores from two types of Preliminary SAT tests offered during the years 2017-18 through 2019-20: the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), offered to tenth and eleventh grade students, and the Preliminary SAT 8/9 (PSAT 8/9), offered to ninth grade students. Both PSAT administrations provide feedback to students, educators, and parents on reading, writing, and mathematical skills essential for success in college-level coursework.
