At the last Leon County School Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to award $400,000 in non-recurring pay enhancements to administrative and exempt employees. The action was recommended by Superintendent Rocky Hanna. TR was told by Chris Petley, the LCS Coordinator of Communications and Media Relations, that the pay enhancement was presented as a non-recurring […]
At its April 28 meeting, the Leon County School Board approved the 2020-2021 School Resource Deputy Program Agreement between the Board and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act (Senate Bill 7026) requires that each district school board in the State of Florida partners with law enforcement to assign at least one […]
The Leon County School Board discussed grading, high school graduation plans, and other distance learning issues at their April 28 meeting. Assistant Superintendent Gillian Gregory explained the Leon County School District’s plan for fourth quarter grades. Gregory said that students will continue completing homework through distance learning to generate fourth quarter grades. When grades are […]
In the Leon County Schools Distance Learning Update on April 20, Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed common questions regarding distance learning as well as the district’s plans for high school graduation. LCS has been practicing distance learning since late March to prevent COVID-19 spread. On Saturday, April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Florida K-12 schools […]
Now that Florida Governor DeSantis has cancelled public school for the remainder of the year, a decision that was supported by Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna, Leon County Schools (LCS) need to address distance learning concerns. The cancellation of school now means that students, parents, and teachers will rely on Leon County’s version of distance […]
On March 19, Leon County Schools updated parents and students on its plans for distance learning in response to COVID-19. Currently, LCS is on spring break, which has been extended an additional week. Assistant Superintendent Gillian Gregory outlined the district’s instruction plan from March 30 to April 10, during which time parents are asked to […]
The Leon County School Board (LCSB), on the recommendation of Superintendent Rocky Hanna, voted to approve a mediated settlement agreement between LCS and and Education Logistics, Inc.(EDULOG). TR reported about the mediation back in January. EdulLog was the vendor involved with the failed attempt to upgrade the LCS transportation system last fall. The system was […]
The Leon County School Board discussed new legislation impacting Leon County Schools at the February 25 Board meeting. HB 7079 and SB 1498 are expected to change the state’s current testing requirements and redefine the turnaround process. Lobbyist Jessica Janasiewicz said HB 7079 would eliminate the geometry end-of-course exam and the ninth grade ELA exam […]
UPDATE 7:09 PM March 7 Politico is reporting that the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington, D.C., according to Mayor Muriel Bowser. The public health lab at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the “presumptive positive” test Saturday afternoon, Bowser said on Twitter. Original Report 6:10 PM March 7 Despite an […]
At the last Leon County School Board meeting, a parent cited the low school grade of Astoria Park Elementary as an indication of a “low performing” school. She was upset that she could not school choice out of the school she was zoned for. Following the parents comments, Superintendent Hanna discussed the current LCS school […]