During the April 27th Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna added an item to the agenda related to the review of the Red Hills Academy Charter School Application. After extensive deliberation, the Board voted against the review team recommendation for approval and sided with Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to deny the application. The […]
Listed below are notes from the April 27th Leon County School Board meeting. During the Leon County School Board Business Meeting on Monday around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, there was an agitated disruption. According to the Board Chair, Georgia Bowen, the situation apparently was handled by security and the meeting was able to continue. […]
During Tuesday night’s Leon County School Board meeting, Leon County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Alan Cox discussed the mental health of Leon County students. Dr. Cox explained that they have received an increase in referrals from students who feel they need help coping with depression and anxiety due to social isolation during the 2020 and […]
On April 14, 2021 Florida Commissioner of Education, Richard Corcoran, released a letter to the School District Superintendents requesting that upon the student’s return for the 2021-2022 school year they remove the mandatory face mask policy. Leon County Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna was quick to respond. In an interview with WTXL , Hanna stated […]
News items from the April 13, 2021 Leon County School Board meeting. Leon County School Board recognized Senior Kyle McGill of Lawton Chiles High School. McGill was crowned state wrestling champion in March, when he beat a Fort Myers student 3-1. McGill was undefeated 30-0 while maintaining a 3.4 GPA. McGill is Chiles’ High first […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna spoke during the April 13, 2021 Leon County School Board meeting about Pillar V of the Strategic Plan -the School Board’s fiscal stewardship and transparency initiative. Leon County Schools employ 4,500 full time employees with a student body of over 30,000. The School Board’s annual budget is $500 million and its capital […]
During the April 13, 2021 Leon County School Board meeting, the Board unanimously awarded the contract for legal services to the Pittman Law Group, P.L. at an annual retainer fee of $78,000. The agreement begins April 13th, 2021 and will continue through until June 30th, 2024, with an option to renew for an additional three […]
Mr. Jay Smith, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Chair, spoke at the March 23rd Leon County School Board meeting about how the Chamber is seeking to improve the community by focusing on jobs and education. Smith stated this approach is rooted in the belief that the “success of business will drive a higher quality […]
The Leon County School Board reviewed an updated report on school related construction projects during the School Board meeting on March 23rd. The Superintendent is required to submit to the Board a semi-annual status update of all construction projects that are planned to being in the next 12 months, that are currently active, or that […]
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has declared Oak Ridge Elementary, Hartsfield Elementary and Pineview Elementary to be three of the “Lowest 300” performing elementary schools in the state. FDOE lists the schools based on three-year averages for achievement on state exams in English language arts, and increases in exam scores over those years. The […]