UPDATE 7:56 School Board meeting is adjourned. UPDATE 7:53 DeeDee Rasmussen to the rescue…sort of. Rasmussen, due to a potential conflict, will not vote on construction related items. UPDATE 7:51 When asked about her exit, Striplin told TR she had no comment. UPDATE 7:39 Leon County School Board is in recess while waiting on another […]
During the Leon County School’s agenda review meeting on Monday, Board member Rosanne Wood submitted a proposal for COVID-19 policies for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. Mrs. Wood has previously voiced concerns about policies related to mask mandates and vaccinations. She cited concerns with reports that indicate approximately 50% of the population of Leon County […]
At the June 29th meeting, the Leon County School Board will consider the approval of Superintendent Hanna’s Instructional Personnel recommendations for 2021-2022 school year. Listed below are the recommendations for Gilchrist Elementary School.
On Tuesday, June 22nd, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced the initial English Language Arts (ELA) results of the Grade 3 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). Overall, the 2021 performance at Level 3 and above (on grade level and above) decreased by 4 percentage points when compared to 2019 (58% to 54%). The average score […]
The Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved 5-0, the district contract for Dynamic Integrated Security (DIS) for the School Guardian program. The contract term is for two years with an option to renew for an additional three years. DIS was created six years ago in order to expand operations in the U.S. The security company […]
At the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The Board approved the release of $159,281 for Allstate Construction, Inc. for completing the “Rickards High School, Phase 5, Demolition, Site Work, Utilities, Elevator, Canopies and New Construction Project.” The Board approved the pre-qualifying of four contractors for a one-year […]
Listed below are notes from the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting. Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized Mrs. Pat Phelan of Lawton Chiles High School who has been teaching for over 50 years. She had a long career at Amos P. Godby High School for 30 years, and now at Chiles High for 20 years. […]
During this Tuesday’s meeting the Leon County School Board will consider the approval of the 2021-2022 school year Title 1 Part A-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Grant in the amount of $10 million. The grant provides additional funds/resources to Title 1 schools where students are economically disadvantaged. The goal of the grant is […]
Editor’s note: This report was published to let people who have an interest in the public school system to know what teachers are leaving the system. It was not published to make any conclusions about the underlying reasons for the resignations. However, some limited information is provided by LCS about the separation. Given the response […]
Red Hills Academy filed an appeal on June 4th, 2021 with the Florida Department of Education seeking to have their charter school application denial overturned. The Leon County School Board (LCSB) voted, 3-2, to deny the charter school’s application during the April 27th Board meeting. A successful appeal will give Red Hills Academy (RHA) the […]