During the Leon County School Board agenda review on Monday, March 7, Superintendent Rocky Hanna informed board members that he decided to streamline operations by consolidating services provided by the Intervention Services Department. Services related to children experiencing homelessness and foster care will now be handled by the departments for School Choice and the Office […]
Expense records indicate that school district funds were used to pay for Leon County School District employees to attend the “All Together Now” (ATN) conference sponsored by Equality Florida. Equality Florida is a left-wing progressive group that advocates for LGBTQ issues and was recently in the news for attacking Governor Ron DeSantis via television advertisements. The group is registered […]
The Leon County School Board approved a partnership with Second Harvest of the Big Bend for the pilot Hope 24/7 Grocery Locker Program, located at Sabal Palm Elementary School. Second Harvest of the Big Bend’s mission is to feed hungry, food-insecure people in North Florida’s Big Bend region and educate and engage the community in […]
Listed below are notes from the February 22nd Leon County School Board meeting._____Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Chiles High School Cheerleader Team for competing in the State Championship and placing second. _____The Board heard a report on the district’s financial audits. Some of the highlights were; “the general funds assigned and unassigned balances totaled 14.2% […]
The Leon County School Board recently approved two federal grants – the ESSER II Reading Tutor Cares Grant for $724,434 and the Civics Literacy Grant in the amount of $120,437. The purpose of the grants are to support education loss caused by the pandemic. The ESSER II Reading Tutor Cares Grant will provide tutoring to […]
Listed below are notes from the February 8th Leon County School Board meeting._____Mayor John Dailey and the office of US Congressman Al Lawson addressed the LCSB about the Book Surplus Program offered by the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress donates the books to schools, libraries, community centers, and other organizations in the district […]
During the Leon County School Board agenda review meeting on February 7, 2022, the Board discussed the impacts on Leon County schools of the $2 million grant for Tallahassee Community College (TCC) for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) charter school. The $2 million to TCC is “like a gut punch to Leon County Schools,” […]
At the Tuesday Leon County School Board meeting, Superintendent Hanna will recommend Board approval of the membership and by-laws of the Leon County Schools Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Support Guide Advisory Committee. According to the by-laws, the purpose of the LGBT+ Advisory Committee is to provide written guidance for school administrators and […]
The Leon County School Board heard a legislative update during their last school board meeting on January 25 by Jessica Janasiewicz, who is with Rutledge Ecenia P.A., a governmental consultant firm. During the presentation, the consultant touched on legislation related to parental rights in education, HB 1557/SB 1834. The bill currently requires: • School districts […]
Current Leon County School Board member Alva Swafford Striplin filed on February 1 to run for re-election for Leon County School Board District Seat 1. Striplin first won the seat in 2014 and was subsequently re-elected in 2018. Striplin told Tallahassee Reports, “Now more than ever, our community needs a voice on the Leon County […]