1294 – Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland
1598 – King Philip II of Spain moves to El Escorial royal palace (dies there three months later)
1851 – Battle of Viervoet: Basotho forces led by Moshoeshoe defeat the British over the British imposed Walden line
1939 – Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
1956 – Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton’s musical “Shangri-La”, based on Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon”, and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
1966 – Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA
1977 – US President Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later “B-1’s the B-52”
1988 – French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre is excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church
2014 – Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is convicted of indecent assault in London, England
2022 – Ketanji Brown Jackson (51) sworn in as 104th justice of US Supreme Court, replacing Stephen Breyer (83) upon his retirement; 1st Black woman (6th female, and 3rd Black) to be seated
Month: June 2023
Florida Department of Education Releases Assessment Results for 2022/23 School Year – BCPS Outperforms the State in Majority of Tested Areas
On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the Florida Department of Education released results for student assessments administered statewide during the 2022/23 school year, including the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), which are progress monitoring assessments administered three times a year for mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). Results for the state’s End of Course exams for Biology, Civics, U.S. History, Algebra and Geometry were also released, as well as the Statewide Science Assessments for grades 5 and 8.
Overall results show Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) has made significant progress and outperformed the state in the majority of tested areas for FAST.
FAST is administered in three phases. Based on the third and final assessment of FAST in the spring of 2023, BCPS students:
- Scored higher than the state average in 11 out of 14 tested areas and grade levels – and tied with the state average in one area (see chart below).
- Made significant gains in Math and ELA in every grade level, compared to the first two administrations of FAST.
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BCPS FAST Results – Progress Monitoring 3 % On-Grade-Level or Above |
STATEWIDE |
BROWARD |
|
Grade 3 ELA |
50% |
53% |
|
Grade 4 ELA |
58% |
61% |
|
Grade 5 ELA |
54% |
56% |
|
Grade 6 ELA |
47% |
50% |
|
Grade 7 ELA |
47% |
49% |
|
Grade 8 ELA |
47% |
49% |
|
Grade 9 ELA |
48% |
49% |
|
Grade 10 ELA |
50% |
49% |
|
Grade 3 Math |
59% |
62% |
|
Grade 4 Math |
61% |
65% |
|
Grade 5 Math |
55% |
58% |
|
Grade 6 Math |
54% |
54% |
|
Grade 7 Math |
48% |
51% |
|
Grade 8 Math |
55% |
46% |
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Additional highlights
- Grade 5 Science – BCPS students improved 2 percentage points in 2023 to 46% of students scoring on grade level or above, compared to the previous year.
- Grade 8 Science and Biology – BCPS maintained the percent of students scoring on grade level or above (47%), compared to the prior year. Scores also tied the state average.
- End of Course Exams in Biology – BCPS students improved 4 percentage points in 2023 to 62% of students scoring on grade level or above, compared to the previous year.
Results for Algebra and Geometry cannot be compared to previous school years because the assessments are new for 2022/23. Overall scores show:
- 51% of BCPS students scored on grade level or above in Algebra 1.
- 47% of BCPS students scored on grade level or above Geometry.
“We are encouraged by these results and how our students are performing,” said BCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Earlean Smiley. “Our staff is continuing to analyze the results to determine next steps for our schools. I thank all our dedicated teachers, administrators and staff for their focus on student achievement throughout the school year.”
To view the statewide and district-level results, visit: https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/results/2023.stml
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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 254,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 240 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 90 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 170 different countries and speaking 147 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp.
BCPS to Announce 2022/23 Statewide Assessment Results
WHO:
Broward County School Board and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Earlean Smiley
WHAT:
BCPS to announce the 2022/23 Statewide Assessment Results
WHEN:
Thursday, June 29, 2023
3:30 p.m.
The news conference will be livestreamed at becon.tv/newsconference
WHERE:
Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, Pre-function Room
600 S.E. Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
WHY:
In the 2022/23 school year, all Florida schools transitioned to the Florida Benchmark for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) content standards for English Language Arts (ELA) Reading and Mathematics (including Algebra 1 and Geometry EOC) and to the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) for Grades 3–10 ELA Reading and Grades 3–8 Mathematics.
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT.
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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 254,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 240 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 90 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 170 different countries and speaking 147 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp.
Historical Events for 29th June 2023
1694 – Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
1776 – Mission Dolores founded at San Francisco Bay by Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and Francisco Palóu
1906 – US Open Men’s Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
1931 – 109°F (43°C), Monticello, Florida (state record, until broken in 2015)
1944 – German generals Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden
1968 – “Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me” by Tiny Tim peaks at #17
1985 – STS 51-F vehicle moves to launch pad
1986 – Richard Branson aboard Virgin Atlantic Challenger II reaches Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, fastest crossing of Atlantic
1989 – Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 10th time
2018 – Drake releases his fifth studio album “Scorpion”, a double album with 25 tracks
News Conference Following the Broward County School Board’s Vote on Employment Agreement for New BCPS Superintendent
WHO:
Broward County School Board and Newly Selected Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Dr. Peter B. Licata.
WHAT:
Broward County School Board members will hold a news conference following the Thursday, June 29, Special School Board Meeting to vote on the negotiated contract agreement with incoming Superintendent Dr. Licata.
WHEN:
Thursday, June 29, 2023
The Special School Board Meeting begins at 9 a.m. The News Conference takes place immediately following the vote.
WHERE:
Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, Pre-function Room
600 S.E. Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(View livestream at becon.tv/newsconference)
WHY:
On June 15, 2023, The School Board of Broward County, Florida selected Dr. Licata as Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second-largest district in Florida, following a national search for candidates.
View the agenda and backup materials for the Thursday, June 29, Special School Board Meeting:
https://granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/browardschools/af0b2e919c0cac1f5dcdb4aef632c3910.pdf
MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT.
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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 254,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 240 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 90 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 170 different countries and speaking 147 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp.
Historical Events for 28th June 2023
1593 – Earl Mauritius conquers Geertruidenberg
1635 – French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean
1846 – Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph “Adolfe” Sax
1894 – The Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill, South Africa
1909 – 1st French air show, Concours d’Avation opens
1939 – Joe Louis beats Tony Galento by TKO at 2:29 in round 4 at Yankee Stadium, NYC in his 7th heavyweight boxing title defense
1942 – Col-gen Von Hoth’ 6th Pantser enters Voronezj
1956 – Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
1973 – New Zealand ship HMNZS Otago sails for Mururoa nuclear test zone after France’s refusal to accept an International Court of Justice injunction against its atmospheric nuclear testing
1994 – Jonah Lomu becomes the youngest-ever All Black at 19 yrs 45 days playing rugby for New Zealand against France in Christchurch
Historical Events for 27th June 2023
1778 – Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure
1867 – Bank of California opens doors
1891 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mabel Cahill beats defending champion Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1894 – American Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] sets out from Boston to become first woman to bicycle around the world (completes journey September 1895)
1931 – Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC: Walter Hagen captains his 2nd victorious American team; US wins, 9-3
1972 – Legendary video game and home computer Atari, Inc. founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in Sunnyvale, California
1974 – US President Nixon visits USSR
1992 – “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)” by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #68
1993 – Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song “It’s Not Easy Being Green” to President Clinton
1998 – Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
Historical Events for 26th June 2023
1498 – Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles
1723 – After a lasting siege and bombardment by cannons, Baku surrenders to the Russians.
1941 – Lithuanian fascists massacre 2,300 Jews in Kovno
1953 – KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast
1967 – Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals including Karol Józef Wojtyła, the Archbishop of Cracow and future Pope John Paul II
2013 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford and Sons headline; other performers include Elvis Costello, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers, and Rufus Wainwright
2014 – Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA World Cup following his biting incident
2015 – US President Barack Obama sings “Amazing Grace” as part of his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney and 8 church members killed during a bible study in Charleston, South Carolina
2015 – Gunman opens fire at beach resort in Sousse, Tunisia, killing 38. Isis claims responsibility.
2019 – Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou “Toufah” Jallow says she was raped by former President Yahya Jammeh as part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report
Historical Events for 25th June 2023
1096 – 1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen, Germany
1912 – British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon
1921 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered
1961 – Iraq Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim demands dominion over Kuwait the end of the British protectorate
1981 – Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington
1982 – US Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. resigns, replaced by George P. Shultz
1990 – “Dave Thomas Comedy Show” last airs on CBS-TV
2004 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Oasis, Paul McCartney, and Muse headline; other performers include Wilco, The Black-Eyed Peas, James Brown, Damien Rice, Toots and The Maytals, and The Rutles
2021 – WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 Delta variant is the most transmissible to date, now present in 85 countries and spreading rapidly
2022 – US President Joe Biden signs the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” into law, creating greater background checks for gun purchasers, funding for mental health programs and the closure of some existing seller loopholes
Historical Events for 24th June 2023
451 – 10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet
1806 – British under Commodore Popham and Colonel Beresford reach Buenos Aires
1913 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman J H Taylor wins Championship for a 5th and final time, 8 strokes ahead of defending champion Ted Ray
1955 – 5th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Rats” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1968 – Joe Frazier stops Mexican challenger Manuel Ramos in 2nd round TKO at NYC’s Madison Square Garden in his first heavyweight boxing title defense
1987 – CFL’s Montreal Alouettes fold
1988 – Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
1994 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Levellers, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel headline; other performers include Spin Doctors, Johnny Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwight Yoakam, Lucky Dube, Oasis, and Iris Dement
1995 – 3rd Rugby World Cup, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Springboks fly-half Joel Stransky lands the winning drop goal in extra time as South Africa beats New Zealand, 15-12
2015 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Kanye West, and The Who headline; other performers include Lionel Richie, Motörhead, Burt Bacharach, The Libertines, and Pharrell Williams