{"id":58722,"date":"2017-07-06T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstcoastymca.org\/?p=58722"},"modified":"2017-07-06T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:14:51","slug":"first-coast-ymcas-tiger-academy-named-a-b-school-fsa-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/first-coast-ymcas-tiger-academy-named-a-b-school-fsa-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"First Coast YMCA\u2019s Tiger Academy Named a \u2018B\u2019 School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<h2>Tiger Academy Students\u2019 Average FSA scores jump nearly 75 percent in reading and 65 percent in math<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 June 29, 2017 \u2013<\/em><\/strong> Tiger Academy, the YMCA of Florida\u2019s First Coast charter school, was recently named a \u2018B\u2019 school by the Florida Department of Education. Additionally, Tiger Academy was within one percentage point of the Department\u2019s grading scale of receiving an \u2018A\u2019 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Average 2017 Florida Standard Assessment (FSA) scores for Tiger Academy students jumped from 40 points to 53 points in reading, representing a 75 percent increase from 2016. Math scores grew from 37 points to 58 points, a 63 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled with Tiger Academy\u2019s new rating as a \u2018B\u2019 school, which reflects our commitment to offering a high-quality education to our students,\u201d said Tiger Academy Principal Charles McWhite. \u201cThis achievement is a joint effort of our staff, our board, community leaders and, most importantly, our parents and their scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tiger Academy is a free public charter school located in Northwest Jacksonville. It is operated by the YMCA of Florida\u2019s First Coast. Through a unique partnership with the Johnson Family YMCA, Tiger Academy\u2019s students enjoy enrichment opportunities and benefit from family support services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTiger\u2019s terrific \u2018B\u2019 grade is an external validation of a powerful internal school discipline and culture combining rigorous academics and nurturing teacher\/student interaction that helps the children soar to the height of their ability,\u201d said Peggy Bryan, Chair, First Coast YMCA Metropolitan Board of Directors. \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting and wonderfully well earned!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tiger Academy Board Chairman Ted Baker also shared his gratification for the charter school\u2019s significant accomplishment. \u201cI would like to congratulate the Tiger students, parents and staff. It is great to see so much hard work rewarded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Y\u2019s Tiger Academy, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ymcatigeracademy.org\/\">YMCATigerAcademy.org<\/a>.<br \/>\n###<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nTYLER HOLDER, Dalton Agency<br \/>\n<strong>P<\/strong> 904.398.5222 <strong>C<\/strong> 321.289.1192<br \/>\n<strong>E<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:tholder@daltonagency.com\">tholder@daltonagency.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Y<\/strong><br \/>\nFor more than 100 years, YMCA of Florida\u2019s First Coast has been providing men, women and children of all ages, and from all walks of life, opportunities to build stronger bonds, live healthy and become more engaged with their communities. Learn more: www.FirstCoastYMCA.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release Tiger Academy Students\u2019 Average FSA scores jump nearly 75 percent in reading and 65 percent in math &nbsp; JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 June 29, 2017 \u2013 Tiger Academy, the YMCA of Florida\u2019s First Coast charter school, was recently named a \u2018B\u2019 school by the Florida Department of Education&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[402],"class_list":["post-58722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-youth-development"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 15:13:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}