During the Leon County School Board retreat, school officials provided an update on the problem with absenteeism. Data provided by officials showed that during the first nine weeks of the 2023-24 school year, 27.3% of LCS students were chronically absent, see table below. Chronic absenteeism is defined as any student that misses 10% or more […]
Provided below is the agenda for the Leon County School Board annual retreat. __________________
During the discussion at the Leon County School Board meeting on January 10 about joining the lawsuit against social media companies, Board member Rosanne Wood voiced her concern about the impact of social media on students. Wood said that some social apps cause chaos in schools everyday and noted the impact on a student’s self […]
Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County School Board business meeting on January 10, 2024. The Leon County School Board recognized the FHSAA State Champion Chiles High School Timberwolves United Flag Football Team and the individual Chiles High School Swim and Dive Team FHSAA State Champions. The Board approved Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to […]
The ban of cell phones by one of Florida’s largest school districts – Orange County (Orlando) – is making national news and raising questions about the use of cell phones by students. Following the recent Florida law requiring public school districts to ban cellphones during instructional time, the New York Times released an article questioning […]
At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to approve a contract with Wagstaff & Cartmell and four firms as co-counsel to represent the Board in a lawsuit against social media companies. The contract will provide authority for the law firms to file a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook, Instagram, […]
Below are the meeting briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board business meeting on December 12, 2023. During the beginning of the meeting several teachers spoke to the Board, expressing that teacher pay is not enough. One teacher stated, “As a teacher, I’m told to work without raises because it’s for the […]
On Wednesday, Joe Burgess, the current principal at Chiles High School filed paper work with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections to run for Leon County Superintendent of Schools in 2024. Burgess filed to run as a NPA – no party affilaition. Superintendent Rocky Hanna filed to run for re-election earlier this year. Hanna filed […]
On December 11th, Jessica Lowe, the Director of Attendance and Families in Transition provided the School Board with a presentation on chronic absenteeism during a workshop meeting. Chronic absenteeism is defined as any student that misses 10% or more of schooling each year. Currently, the national average for chronic absenteeism is 27%. In 2022, Leon […]
Below are news briefs from the Leon County School Board agenda review/workshop meeting that was held on December 11, 2023. Staff gave a presentation to the Board on graduation rates and what to expect moving forward. Staff noted that based on the data trends in 2022, the Covid pandemic had a significant impact on the […]