Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Online Annual Reports Build Stakeholder Confidence


In the Carrollton-Farmers Branch School District, we have always believed in the importance of accountability and stakeholder confidence. That is why for the second year, we have published a comprehensive online annual report. This report is available for our community to see how well C-FB ISD is doing.


This report covers data from the 2010-2011 school year plus we have provided a mix of information from the current year. Because we want our community to be well-informed, the 2009-2010 annual report is still available as well. We believe that having two years of data will give our community a better understanding how our educational team is meeting our singular goal of "high achievement for all students."

This year's annual report is designed the same as the 2009-2010 report so you can easily compare information. We again focus on our four strategic objectives. The report has six tabs: leadership, achievement, learning environment, operational effectiveness, stakeholder support and current figures. Throughout the report, we have links back to http://www.cfbisd.edu/ so you can see live, current information.

If you are a frequent reader of Focus Points, you have read that we believe that our four objectives are interdependent. That means, that when our team members work on one objective, their efforts can impact one or more of our objectives. For example, as our students see success whether it's in academics, fine arts or athletics, we build stakeholder confidence.

We believe that we've made some improvements to our online annual report. For example, this year, we have added three videos.

In our achievement section, you will see a fine arts video featuring 2011 C-FB ISD graduate Jack Pena as he plays a solo with the Creekview High School orchestra.

In our athletic accolade section, you can see the Newman Smith High School 1,600-meter relay team of Kaila James, Mia James, Adriana De LaRue and Courtney Okolo win the 2011 UIL State Championship.  It is exciting to see these student athletes in action.

Share Your Story Form
Over the last two years, we have asked individuals who have relationships with C-FB ISD to share their stories.  We have included samplings of what our parents, students, and staff  have told us about the C-FB ISD spirit.  We believe that these stories will give those who view the annual report a glimpse into why C-FB ISD is a bright spot in public education.

We hope that you take time to review our 2010-2011 annual report. Here are some facts you will learn about C-FB ISD when you read through the report.
  •  90% of our parents were satisfied with their child's campus.
  •  55.4% of our students live within the city of Carrollton.
  • The graduating class of 2011 received $27,127,621 in college scholarship offers from local donors, colleges, universities and the military.
We invite you to take time to read, review and reflect about the C-FB ISD 2010-2011 online annual report.  You will see that our district is going to great lengths to meet the goal of "high achievement of all students."  After you have learned about the great work that our team is doing to help C-FB ISD students achieve, we know that you will want to join our team.  Please click here to find out how you can become a vested partner.  Or, if you are already involved, please click on the "Share Your Story Form," and let us know how C-FB ISD has made a difference in your family.


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