Bay District Schools

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Bay District Schools
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Address
1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City
, Florida , 32401
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPre K-12
SuperintendentMark McQueen
Other information
Website www.bay.k12.fl.us

Bay District Schools (BDS) is a school district headquartered in Panama City, Florida, United States with 48 schools, 26,199 students, and 1,700 teachers, ranking it number 16 in the state for size. [1] [2] [3] The district serves all of Bay County except for Mexico Beach, which is served by Gulf County Schools. [4] [5] [6] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed former Panama City, Florida City Manager Mark McQueen, a retired U.S. Army Major General to the position in August 2023 after the previous superintendent Bill Husfelt retired early in his term after being elected to the board in 2008. [7] [8]

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During the 2021–2022 school year, BDS students had a graduation rate of 85.3. In the 2022–2023 school year, they scored 88.7, higher than the state average of 88. BDS leaders credit the improvement to the Graduation Pathways program that began in 2015. The program paired graduation coaches one-on-one with struggling students. [9] In 2022, BDS was ranked 35th of the 67 counties in Florida, but moved up to 30th a year later. The district has earned a grade of "B" the last seven years. [10] In July 2023, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BDS and the Association of Bay County Educators went into effect for one year. The MOU allowed highly qualified teachers to make extra money by transferring to low-rated schools in the district. Teachers who participated in the MOU received a $10,000 raise for transferring to Tier1 comprehensive support and improvement (CS&I) schools and $15,000 raises for transferring to Tier 2 CS&I schools. The minimum starting salary for teachers in Bay County, Florida in 2023 was $47,544. [3]

School uniforms

Students at all schools except for students at Margaret K. Lewis School, Shaw Adult Center, Rutherford High School, and Tom P. Haney Technical Center are required to wear school uniforms. [11] Dress code varies between schools.

Schools

High Schools

Middle Schools

Elementary schools

Charter Schools

Special Purpose Schools

Former Schools

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. News & World Report: Bay District Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Business with Bay District Schools". www.bay.k12.fl.us. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. 1 2 "Bay District Schools, addressing teacher openings, turns to cash incentives to help". Panama City News Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Bay District Schools High School Attendance Zones Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Bay District Schools. Accessed October 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Bay District Schools Middle School Attendance Zones Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Bay District Schools. Accessed October 10, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Bay District Schools Elementary School Attendance Zones Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine ." Bay District Schools. Accessed October 10, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Bay Superintendent Bill Husfelt announces retirement". mypanhandle.com. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Mark McQueen as Bay County's Superintendent of Schools" . Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Bay District Schools 2022-2023 graduation rates higher than state average". mypanhandle.com. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  10. ↑ Maida, Austin (2023-12-13). "Bay District Schools receives a "B" grade and moves up state rankings". www.wjhg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ↑ http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/24/Revised%20uniform%20policy%205-8-07.doc%5B%5D
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