Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Leon High School Principal Michael Bryan, Student Government Sponsor Josh Stewart, and the Leon High School Student Government, who raised roughly $45,000 for the TMH Cancer Center.
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Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Leon High Dance Marathon Committee, which just completed a fundraising drive that ended with a dance marathon. The fundraiser raised money for Shands Children’s Hospital. The marathon raised approximately $141,000.
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Charlisa Whyms, the Chair of the Junior League of Tallahassee, addressed the Board about the Mighty Meals Program Event being held Saturday, March 12, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The event is located at Sabal Palm Elementary, and the Junior League will be distributing boxes of goods to families in need.
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The annual Radiology Associates Healthy Kids Art Contest raised just over $14,000. Each Leon County Elementary School received roughly $600 for the art department to spend as they see fit.
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The Board heard from numerous public speakers, including children from Anchor Academy who were recently displaced by Red Hills Charter Academy. The speakers addressed the Board in hopes of making an offer on the old Sail High School. In the end, the superintendent gave the option to Anchor Academy to view the property with LCS staff and possibly move forward with a sale.
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The Board approved the policy titled Parents’ Bill of Rights. The proposed policy outlines the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children. In addition, an amendment to the same policy was approved that revised the language to promote parental involvement in the public school system.
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A public hearing and a vote were scheduled for April 26 for Policy 2215, Program of Instruction. The policy will provide all courses required for middle grades promotion, high school graduation, and appropriate instruction to ensure that students meet the State Board of Education’s adopted standards.
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In addition, a public hearing and a vote were scheduled for April 26 for Policy 8330, Student Records. The revisions will include language to allow the district to release the names, addresses, district-assigned email addresses, and telephone listings of secondary school students to a recruiting officer for any branch of the United States Armed Forces or an institution of higher education that requests such information.
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The Board approved the new 2021-2022 Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreements between the Leon County School Board and Tallahassee Community College. An amendment to the agreement states that textbooks will be provided to students by the Leon County School Board during the fall and spring semesters. In addition, the college will provide textbooks during the summer June Express term.
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The Board approved the Negotiated Fee/Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract with RAM Construction & Development, LLC for $1.4 million. The contract is for construction services for Fairview Middle School.
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Also, the LSCB approved the agreement with the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center granting a license to use premises for high school rehearsals and graduations. The agreement totals $73,000.
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Please start tracking the dual enrollments with TCC. If they would spend less time on nonsense like CRT, the alphabet soup gang, and doxxing minor children… and increasing the number of dual enrollments in perpetuity, it’s a win-win, creates synergy, and catapults the student into Higher Learning. That is a true test of leadership. The more dual enrollments the better the School Board is doing their job.
Please give quarterly reports on how the school board is tracking with dual enrollments as this is one more way to hold them accountable.
So … what happens when a parent “directs” the math teacher that the child will not be simplifying fractions?
I agree Barb. My wife and I spoke to a young fellow running for local school board a few years ago. He seemed knowledgable and enthusiastic about our schools. After speaking to a few neighbors he seemed well respected in our community. We voted for him but cannot remember his name. Maybe he will run again.
I hope some members of the local chapter of “Moms for Liberty” will run for a seat on the school board and for school superintendent. They would have my vote.
“The proposed policy outlines the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children.” ………………. The Parents will be soooo happy to hear this, they have been wondering who has the Rights for the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children.