2014-2015
District School Board of Pasco County
Student Population
Total Number of Students (PreK-12) . . . . . . . . . .
Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70,169
29,675
15,214
20,335
3,144
1,797
Number of students enrolled in
exceptional education programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,585
Number of ESOL students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,650
Percentage of students on free/reduced meals. . .
Employees
54%
Total Number of Employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,928
Total Number of Instructional Employees . . . . . . . . 5,006
Total Number of Instructional Support Employees
(e.g., secretarial, transportation, custodial) . . . . . . . 3,456
Total Number of Administrators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Schools
Total Number of Schools (including charter) . . . . . . . . 87
Number of High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Number of Middle Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Number of Elementary Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Number of Educational Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Number of Charter Schools (K-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Number of Virtual Schools (K-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Budget Information
General Operating Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . $546,940,588
(Day-to-Day Operations)
Fact Sheet
Pasco County School Board
District 1 - Allen Altman
District 2 - Joanne Hurley
District 3 - Cynthia Armstrong
District 4 - Alison Crumbley, Chairman
District 5 - Steve Luikart
13-14 Points of Pride
Number of schools
that have earned:
Five Star School Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Golden School Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Silver School Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Number of National Board Certified Teachers . . . . . . 192
Number of Approved Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,812
Number of Volunteer Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358,187
For more information about Pasco County Schools,
call the Communications and Government Relations
Department,
(813) 794-2717 • (727) 774-2717 • (352) 524-2717
www.pasco.k12.fl.us
Committed to Preparing
All Students for the Future
Use of General Operating Funds:
Direct Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.13%
Curriculum and Staff Development . . . . . . . . . 2.78%
District Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.09%
updated 10/2014
7227 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard • Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638
2014 Points of Pride
The District School Board of Pasco County was ranked 35th
on the list of 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America. The
School Board also earned a Silver medal as one of Florida’s
Healthiest School Districts from the Florida Coordinated
School Health Partnership, Florida Action for Healthy Kids,
and Florida Association of District School Superintendents.
The following schools won HealthierUS School Challenge
Awards:
• Dr. Mary Giella Elementary School (Bronze)
• Gulfside Elementary School (Bronze)
• Fox Hollow Elementary School (Bronze)
• Northwest Elementary School (Bronze)
• Veterans Elementary School (Bronze)
Celena Heesch, a senior at J.W. Mitchell High School, is a
National Achievement Scholarship semifinalist.
The following Pasco County high school students are National
Merit Scholarship semifinalists:
Juliana Cavallaro, J.W. Mitchell High School
Brendan Foley, Pasco High School
Lisa Goldsworthy, Sunlake High School
Veronica Grady, Land O’ Lakes High School
Mackenzie Marques, Gulf High School
Jaquelyn Nagy, Gulf High School
Olivia Sunna, Wiregrass Ranch High School
Emily Suvannasankha, Land O’ Lakes High School
Land O’ Lakes High School was named one of “America’s
Top High Schools 2014” by The Daily Beast in its annual
rankings. LOLHS received a Silver Medal in the U.S. News &
World Report’s Best High Schools ranking. The school also was
listed as one of America’s Most Challenging High Schools
by The Washington Post in its annual national school rankings.
Six Pasco County teams competed in the World Odyssey of
the Mind finals. The district teams, their ranking, and their
problem topic are:
Land O’Lakes High School, Team A
2nd Place, Division 3, Driver’s Test
Pineview Middle School
2nd Place, Division 2, Not So Haunted House
J.W. Mitchell High School
2nd Place, Division 3, It’s How We Rule
Gulf High School
2nd Place, Division 3, The Stackable Structure
Deer Park Elementary School
2nd Place, Division 1, Seeing Is Believing (Ranatra Fusca)
Seven Springs Middle School
3rd Place, Division 2, Seeing is Believing (Ranatra Fusca)
The Land O’ Lakes High School Gray soccer team will
represent Team USA at the 2015 Special Olympics World
Summer Games.
Florida Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Social
Studies Teachers of the Year:
Elementary - Stephanie Huff- Seven Oaks Elementary School
Middle- Stephanie Anderson – Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
High- Scotty Carroll – Zephyrhills High School
Andy Dunn and the Communications and Government
Relations Department won a Sunshine Medallion award
from the Sunshine State School Public Relations
Association for the video about Sunlake High School,
“Changing the Culture of a School with Twitter.”
Freda A. Abercrombie, a Weightman Middle School teacher,
received the University of South Florida Alumni Spirit of
Partnership Award.
Marchman Technical Education Center (MTEC) earned four
gold, one silver, and four bronze medals in the state
SkillsUSA competition. MTEC students and their honors are:
Kelly Harrison - Hair Weaving - Post Secondary Gold
Devin McWilliams - HVACR - Post Secondary Gold
Justin Howie - Electrical Wiring - Post Secondary Gold
Jesse Marangi - Electrical Wiring - Secondary Gold
Adam Fairfax - Electrical Wiring - Post Secondary Silver
Brandon Matzke - Electrical Wiring - Secondary Bronze
David Bowden - Cosmetology - Post Secondary Bronze
Haley Eberly - Advertising Design - Post Secondary Bronze
Bryan Benz - Computer Maintenance - Secondary Bronze
Watergrass Elementary School music teacher Karen Reinhold
was awarded the 2013-14 Music Education Service Award
by the Florida Music Educators’ Association in recognition
of her 30 years of service in the field.
All four Pasco County Schools students who entered the
Department of Agriculture’s Student Chef Cook-Off won
first or second place in the region finals. Land O’ Lakes High
School sophomore Kyler Roy won first place in the high
school contest and was named the West/Central Region
student chef ambassador. Results:
Elementary Contestants
1st Place – Morgan Osmanson
5th Grade at Cotee River Elementary
Recipe – Peanut Butter Banana Rollups
2nd Place – Emma Hubler
5th Grade at Denham Oaks Elementary
Recipe – Bacon Apple & Almond Lettuce Wrap
Middle School Contestant
2nd Place - Katerina Barnes
7th Grade at Paul R. Smith Middle
Recipe – Fru-taco
High School Contestant
1st Place – Kyler Roy
10th Grade at Land O’ Lakes High
Recipe – Dreamcicle Dessert
Tampa Bay Culinary Association named Land O’ Lakes
Culinary Arts Teacher, Chef Michael Rigberg, Chef of the Year.
Capital Project Budget savings of $8.3M by aggressively
using the school district’s sales tax exempt status.
Food & Nutrition Services reduced water consumption by
90 percent by replacing steamers.
Saved $475,768 in energy costs by implementing
centralized HVAC controls and monitoring team.
HR&EQ reduced the number of teachers considered out
of field or not highly qualified from 130 to 10 in one year.