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 […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced today that masks will be optional for students, teachers, staff and visitors for the summer and the 2021-22 school year. Hanna’s statement is listed below: Summer is officially here for our students, and our teachers are completing their tasks in order to finish out their year as well. We are proud […]
Six schools will begin the 2021-2022 school year with new leadership. The following personnel changes were announced by Leon County Schools and will be presented to the School Board for final approval on Tuesday, June 15. Leon High School: Michael Bryan Mr. Michael Bryan will be heading to Leon High School after most recently serving […]
During the May 25th School Board meeting the Board approved an agreement between The Leon County School Board and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and a payment of $50,000. The agreement relates to the World Class Schools of Leon County, Inc., a program of the Chamber. World Class Schools (WCS) is a 501(c)(3) program […]
At the May 25th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The School Board approved a 30-day extension to Good News Outreach for the removal of portable #99-301 from the former location of Pace Secondary School. If the City approves the permits to demolish the current building, then the portable will […]
Listed below are notes from the May 25th Leon County School Board meeting. Dr. Alan Cox, stated the employee vaccination’s are up significantly and range around 60-70%. This increase comes after a campaign by the Board and administrators to encourage faculty to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Board member Alva Striplin encouraged the Board to update […]
Chiles High School recently appointed new head coaches for both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Larry Auguste was named the boys coach and Troy Hartmann was named the girls coach. The coaching positions became open after the previous coaches were removed by the Chiles administration. Rick Davis was removed in February 2021 from […]
At the May 11th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following items. The Board approved an agreement with Southern Earth Sciences to perform asbestos consulting services related to Griffin Middle School. Southern Earth Sciences will use phase contrast microscopy (PCM) testing to monitor the air and for final clearance. The PCM air monitoring […]
Listed below are notes from the May 11th Leon County School Board meeting. Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Technology Information Services Department for Leon County. He highlighted the preparation and hard work the department put into obtaining and distributing thousands of computers to staff and students for the 2020-2021 school year. Moreover, the continuation of […]