At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the first step in a plan to provide a device to every student in the district. The Board authorized negotiating the terms of a four-year lease agreement with American Capital Financial Services for the purchase of an extensive technology package. The lease agreement will be […]
At its meeting on June 2, the Leon County School Board voted to approve settlements for two lawsuits filed by LCS employees. The first is a $13,000 settlement between Shannon Haire and Leon County Schools. “Ms. Haire is a school board employee who alleges that she was subjected to sexual harassment and assault by her […]
Today the Leon County School Board approved a $58,924.80 emergency purchase to stock the district’s food pickup sites. “The Nutrition Services Department is requesting approval for an emergency purchase relating to the operation of 16 Supplemental Food Pickup sites,” staff reports. “At these sites, students are able to pick up meals during the COVID-19 emergency.” […]
At the May 12 Leon County School Board meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced that the school district will form a task force for reopening Leon County Schools in the fall. The task force will be responsible for planning multiple components of the 2020-2021 school year, including issues related to the budget and the digital divide. […]