
	With more than 5,300 employees currently working for the school district, Manatee County schools can be proud of a long-list of accomplishments, a few of which are listed here:
	
	Twenty eight of the schools graded in Manatee County received an &ldquo;A&rdquo; grade from the state based on student performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) during the 2008-2009 school year.
	All Manatee District elementary schools graded received a grade of &ldquo;C&rdquo; or higher during the 2008-2009 school year with 20 out of 34 receiving an &ldquo;A&rdquo;.
	
	Many of our schools maintained their good FCAT scores while 11 improved their school grades during the 2008-2009 school year.
	The twenty eight Manatee District schools receiving an &ldquo;A&rdquo; on the FCAT represented an impressive 55% of our schools (28 out of 51).
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