A Research Brief is a study the Department completes in an effort to provide information to administrators, teachers, and staff for the purpose of policy and management decision-making. Current Research Briefs include the following: These documents are in PDF format.
Research Brief 2007-08
	0711	An Early Warning System: Predicting 10th Grade FCAT Success from 6th Grade FCAT Performance
	0710	Trends in High School Graduation Rates
	0709	Predicting Advanced Placement Examination Success from FCAT Scores
	0708	Dropout & Graduation Rates 2006-07
	0707	Achievement Gains and Staff Perception of School Climate
	0706	Third Grade Retention: A Four Year Follow-Up
	0705	Classroom Grades & Their Relationship to FCAT Scores
	0704	Enrollment Projections for Presentation & Discussion: 2008-09 Pupil Population Estimating Conference
	0703	Predicting FCAT Science Scores
	0702	Predicting 3rd Grade and 10th Grade FCAT Success for 2007-08
	0701	Is There Something Else Wrong With the FCAT: A Closer Look at Reading Gains in the Middle School
Research Brief 2006-07
	0607	Dropout and Graduation Rates 2005-06
	0605	Measuring Student Mobility -- District and Zone
	0604	Enrollment Projections For Presentation and Discussion: 2007-08 Pupil Population Estimating Conference
	0603	FCAT Retrospective: Trends Over the Last Three Years
	0602	Predicting FCAT Science Scores 2006-07
	0601	Predicting 3rd Grade & 10th Grade FCAT Success for 2007
Research Brief 2005-06
	0509	Florida's Pay for Performance Program: The Potential Impact of the Value Table
	0508	The Debate Concerning Inclusion
	0507	Dropout and Graduation Rates 2004-05
	0506	Tracking 3rd Grade Classes: Promotion and Retention Patterns
	0505	Enrollment Projections for Presentation & Discussion: 2006-07 Pupil Population Estimating Conference
	0504	Predicting 3rd Grade & 10th Grade FCAT Success for 2006
	0503	Readiness for College: The Performance of M-DCPS Students on the Common Placement Test
	0502	Preliminary Overview of the Results School Climate Surveys 2004-05
	0501	School Climate Surveys 2004-05: A Comparison of District and Zone School Responses
Research Brief 2004-05
	0410	Graduation & Dropout Rates 2003-04
	0408	Predicting FCAT Performance
	0406	The Uses of Local Norms: A Questions & Answer Overview
	0405	Enrollment Projections for Presentation & Discussion: 2005-06 Pupil Population Estimating Conference
	0404	3rd Grade Retention in 2004
	0402	Targeting Remediation by Predicting 3rd Grade Retention
	0401	Predicting 10th Grade FCAT Success
Research Brief 2003-04
	0305	Retention in 3rd Grade in 2004: A Preliminary Report
	0304	M-DCPS 2002-2003 Cross-Sectional Dropout Rates and Longitudinal Dropout and Graduation Rates
	0303	Enrollment Projections 2004-2005
	0302	Schools with Survey Responses Diverging from the Average (School Climate Survey)
	0301	FCAT and Retention
Research Brief 2002-2003
	09	Attitudes Toward School Climate by School Size
	08	Developing Norms for the FCAT
	07	The Relationship of District Size to Academic Achievement
	05	Teachers Grade the FCAT
	04	Differences in Graduation and Dropout Rates Among Subgroups of Students
	03	Educational Issues of Exceptional Importance to the M-DCPS
	02	Selected Results of the 2002 M-DCPS School Climate Surveys
	01	The Miami-Dade Educational Environment: Special Circumstances, Special Challeges
Research Brief 2001-02
	09	The OPPAGA Instructional Staff Survey of the Miami-Dade Public Schools
	08	FCAT Performance and the Achievement Gap: M–DCPS Measures Up to the State
	07	Teachers Rate the Principals
	06	Calculating Graduation and Dropout Rates: Following the Process
	05	A New Look at M-DCPS Achievement Gap Data
	04	Possible District Level Trends in School Climate: Three Years of Survey Results
	03	Advanced Placement Courses and the Examinations and Relationship Between Grades and Scores
	02	Selective Results of the 2001 M-DCPS School Climate Surveys
	01	Report Summary on Student Enrollment Projections by the Metro-Dade Planning Department
Research Brief 2000-01
	03	Myth or Reality: Teachers express their opinions towards high-stakes testing
	02	FCAT Performance: Comparing Miami-Dade Schools to Great City Schools
	01	Long -Term Enrollment Projections for Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Research Brief 1999-00
	04	FCAT Performance and the Achievement Gap
	03	Parents, Students, & Staff Grade High School Safety
	02	Calculating Graduation & Dropout Rates: Following the Process
	01	Observations & Generalizations on the Data of FCAT 1998 & 1999
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