Superintendent Hanna has recommended the following school leaders as new principals for the 2025-2026 school year to the Leon School Board. Leon High School—Michael Bryan is retiring after a career of service and Scotty Crowe will be taking over as principal of Leon High School. Scotty Crowe was most recently the principal of Gilchrist Elementary […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the April 22, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01: The Board voted unanimously to advertise amendments to Policy 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings, for a public hearing and adoption on June 17, 2025. The amendments require -in part – that […]
On Monday, April 21, a teacher at Leon High School approached a 10th-grade student for drinking a beverage and using a phone in class, both of which are violations of school policy. During the encounter, LCSO said the student “slapped the teacher, shoved him to the ground and punched him several times.” The student has […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the March 25, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01, Item 1902, & Item 19.03: The Board voted unanimously, following a public hearing, to approve new policies 1500, 3500, & 4500, related to remote work guidelines for administrative, instructional and support staff, effective […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Concluding that school officials’ actions did not “shock the conscience,” a divided federal appeals court Wednesday ruled against a couple who sued the Leon County school system in a dispute stemming from their child wanting to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the February 25, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Recognitions & Reports Item 4.01: 2025 Junior League’s Big Bend Bites/Mighty Meals – Saturday, March 8, 2025. Item 4.02: Title I Advisory Council – Marie Claire Lehman, Co-Chair Item 4.03: Equity Florida – Celebrating Leaders in Advancing LGBTQ Equality. Items Considered by […]
Provided below are news briefs from the February 11, 2025, Leon County School Board business meeting. Reports The Board heard reports from Stephanie Shumate with the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and from Jacquelyn Steele, Chairperson of the District Advisory Council. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.03, Item 19.04, & Item […]
Below are news briefs from the Leon County School Board agenda review/workshop meeting that was held on February 10, 2025. The Board discussed and reviewed the method of selection of the school superintendent. Representatives from the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida School Board Association spoke […]
During the Tuesday (Feb. 11) Leon County School Board meeting, Riley Elementary School leaders, Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce executives and participating local businesses awarded 1-Year Florida Prepaid College Scholarships to six Riley Elementary kindergartners. Riley school leaders selected the students based on financial need, academics and teacher input. Recipients will be paired with individual mentors […]
On Tuesday, the Leon County School Board will consider a new policy related to public speaking at Board meetings. The policy revision was driven, in part, by a legal case involving a Mom’s for Liberty lawsuit in another Florida school district. The policy, which was discussed during the Monday agenda review meeting, will be revised […]