Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced earlier this week that Leon County Schools will extend the quarantine period from five days to 10 days for students who test positive for COVID-19. The changes come after the Florida Department of Education issued their guidelines. “We have to abide by state law, and we will abide by the rules […]
During the December 14th Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the following construction items: An agreement with 4M Design Group, P.A., for a window replacement project at RAA Middle School. The amount of the agreement is $9,600. The Board approved a contract for $11,267 for McGinnis & Fleming Engineering, Inc. to complete a […]
During the December 14th meeting, the Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved the purchase of property from Pine Cone Woods, LLC for $950,000. The property is located at Thomasville Road adjacent to Chiles High School. The 28.75-acre property gives the LCSB the flexibility for constructing future projects that potentially may serve the needs of the […]
Listed is a summary of the topics covered at the December 14, 2021 Leon County School Board meeting. — Camden Bailey, 9th grade, received the Everhart Super Star award for his activities as a special Olympian. — Superintendent Rocky Hannah recognized Earline Preston for her 50 years of service for Leon County Schools. Preston has […]
Listed is a summary of the topics covered at the November 16, 2021 Leon County School Board meeting. —- During Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, Darryl Jones was nominated by Chair Joy Bowen and unanimously selected as the next Chair for the 2021-2022 school year. Darryl Jones nominated board member Alva Striplin to be […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna has announced that Leon County Schools (LCS) is withdrawing from the appeal process of the DOAH ruling in regards to the State Department of Health Emergency Rule. The announcement came via the LCS Twitter account just before noon on Tuesday. It was reported on Monday that several school boards – including LCS […]
On Monday, October 18, 2021, the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn against the Leon County School Board (LCSB). The defendants also include Superintendent Rocky Hanna and Dr. Kathleen Rodgers. Tallahassee Reports has previously […]
The Leon County School Board recently approved the 2021-2023 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act grants in the sum of $29 million. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act authorized $81.88 billion in federal funds in support of education. This is in addition to the $30.75 billion provided last spring through the Coronavirus […]
During the Leon County School Board meeting on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Board heard from Chief John Hunkiar regarding the Safe School Assessment. In addition, he gave a brief update on some of the steps LCS takes to protect students on campus. He stated every school property is geo-fenced, there are security stations on […]
Emails show that the club sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Montford Middle School advised a teacher that they were not obligated to share information from students related to gender/sexuality issues with their parents. Stacy Thompson, the media specialist at Montford and GSA sponsor, was asked a question by a teacher after […]