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To the editor:
The Lee School District said there is a certified teacher in every classroom. This is not valid statement for the Lee District to make.
There is no way this sweeping generalization holds true. Certification is complex set of requirements such as K-3; K-6 Elementary, Middle School 7-9; High School 10-12; Special Education, etc. On top of all this, is a battery of subject area tests to pass to be certified. Science, Math, Language Arts, Social Sciences, Special Education. Reading, Early childhood Education etc.
While the teacher may be certified, they are considered to be "working out of field" by the Florida State Department of Education.
A teacher working out of field is not qualified to teach the subject area but can TEMPORALLY teach "out of field in this classroom."
The Lee County School District has misrepresented the facts. There is a difference in a certified teacher in field and one out of field.
The School District has also misled the public about the A, B, C school district report card.
You go by the State FAST scores, tests NOT the School Report Cards. The percentages of 83% and 77% in third grade Language Arts literacy for the Cape Coral Charter Schools is outstanding. The Lee County School District Language Arts third grade literacy scores are at 48%.
Congratulations Cape Coral Charter Schools.
Lou Navarra,
Retired Lee District school teacher
Cape Coral