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 […]
The Rickards High School Science Olympiad team was recognized at the May 11th Leon County School Board meeting. The team placed first in the Florida State competition on April 14th and is headed for the national stage. The Science Olympiad is a competition where teams of up to 15 students compete in 24 different events […]
An investigation by Chiles High School administrators into a complaint lodged against the school’s football coach, Kevin Pettis, has determined that the allegations – which included bullying and the use of demeaning language – were not confirmed. The finding was based on nine surveys completed by randomly selected football players and interviews of adults affiliated […]
The school choice lottery for the Leon County 2021 school year was completed on March 22. Leon High ranked the highest with 241 first choice requests. Lincoln High came in second for first choice picks with 157 hopefuls and Chiles High had 85 first choice requests. The percentage of acceptance for the top three schools […]
In exclusive comments to Tallahassee Reports, Leon County School Board member Dee Dee Rasmussen explained her recent vote against the denial of the Red Hills Academy charter school application. After extensive deliberation at the April 27th meeting, the Board voted against the review team recommendation for approval and sided with Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to deny […]
The Leon County School Board voted Tuesday night voted to approve a settlement with the Leon County Teachers Association (LCTA) related to student-teacher contact time during the COVID pandemic. The settlement awarded all instructional staff 12 days/90 hours of compensatory time. On November 3, 2020 a grievance was filed with the Labor and Employee Relations Office […]
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 […]