City Receives $250,000 Grant for Youth Programs
The City Commission approved a $250,000 grant from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice at the July 7th meeting. The grant will…
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Lynsey Kirk is a senior majoring in Editing, Writing, and Media at Florida State University with a minor in Political Science. She wants to pursue her Masters in editing and journalism and to continue to explore her passion for politics, rhetoric, and literature.
LCS Awards Contracts for Temporary Staffing
The Leon County School Board awarded three contracts to companies to provide temporary staffing services for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. The…
LCS Approves $1.3 Million in Grants for Seven Low Performing Schools
During the June 29th Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant.…
LCS Approves $2.4 Million in School Safety Contracts
The Board approved the 2021-2022 School Resource Deputy Program Agreement with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) with a fiscal impact of…
LCS Meeting Briefs June 29, 2021
Listed below are notes from the June 29th Leon County School Board meeting. During the Tuesday evening Leon County School Board meeting…
Rosanne Wood Proposes Mask Policy for 2021-22 School Year
During the Leon County School’s agenda review meeting on Monday, Board member Rosanne Wood submitted a proposal for COVID-19 policies for the…
City Makes Donation to Big Bend Habitat for Humanity
The City Commission approved the donation of city-owned lots and the disbursement of $195,000 to partner with Big Bend Habitat for Humanity…
LCS Awards School Security Contract
The Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved 5-0, the district contract for Dynamic Integrated Security (DIS) for the School Guardian program. The…
LCS Approves Construction Items at June 16th Board Meeting
At the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The Board approved the release of $159,281…
LCS Board Meeting Briefs June 16, 2021
Listed below are notes from the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting. Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized Mrs. Pat Phelan of Lawton…
LCS Title 1 Schools to Receive $10 Million Grant in 2021-22
During this Tuesday’s meeting the Leon County School Board will consider the approval of the 2021-2022 school year Title 1 Part A-Improving…
Red Hills Academy Charter School Files Appeal with DOE
Red Hills Academy filed an appeal on June 4th, 2021 with the Florida Department of Education seeking to have their charter school…