State Gives Tuttle Elementary Wrong School Grade

Tuttle Elementary School is one of 213 schools across Florida that the Department of Education admitted Friday that its school grade, based on FCAT scores and other factors, were incorrectly calculated.
Tuttle originally received a B grade and was quietly changed to an A grade along with the other schools on Friday. That means that Tuttle's grade did not change from last year.
The letter grades are part of a complex formula that heavily weighs on FCAT scores and the letter grade determines the amount of funding a school receives. For Tuttle, an A means that the school can receive up to $100 per student in additional state funds.
While the ultimate impact is a positive one for Tuttle, some school officials on the Gulf Coast are considering it an embarrassment for the state. Sarasota was fortunate only having one school affected

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