Rocky Hanna Keeps Superintendent Position in Win Over Pam Hightower
Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna has defended his incumbency against opponent Dr. Pam Hightower. The race, which came to a conclusion on…
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Leon County School Board Approves Teacher Raises, District Hands Out Chromebooks
A salary increase has been recently approved for teachers in Leon County Public Schools. The raises will particularly affect beginning teachers, whose…
Case Against LCS Principal David Solz Dismissed by Administrative Law Judge
In a 30 page order dated September 21st – based on an administrative hearing held July 27th and 28th – Florida Administrative…
School Video on Black Lives Matter Causes Controversy
Third-party educational website BrainPOP, which is used in Leon County Schools, has come under fire recently for their release of a video…
LCS Elementary Principal Sends Text “Using Offensive Language and Racial Slur” to Colleagues
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Jasmine Smith, the principal of Oak Ridge Elementary School, sent an inappropriate text message during a elementary…
Final 20/21 Budget for Leon County Schools Includes $3 Million Local Tax Increase
The Leon County School Board will hold their final public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget this week. Local residents will…
Ahead of Leon County School Reopening, COVID Positivity Rate Trending Down
Just over two weeks before the scheduled opening of K-12 schools, the COVID positivity rate in Leon County – measured as a…
Tallahassee Classical School Opening for the First Time This Fall
After overcoming a number of hurdles, Tallahassee Classical School is preparing to open its doors for its inaugural class this fall. The…
LCS Moves Start Date to August 31, Chromebooks Delayed
At Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the Leon County Schools 2020-2021 Reopening Plan and voted to push back…
Superintendent Rocky Hanna Plans to Recommend Delaying First Day of School to August 24
At today’s Re-open Leon Schools task force meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced that he plans to recommend to the School Board to…
LCS Survey Shows Majority of Principals & Teachers Do Not Feel Safe Reopening
Leon County Schools (LCS), as a part of the reopening schools process, sent out a survey to teachers and principals asking in…
Florida DOE Files Complaint, Sets Hearing Date for LCS Principal David Solz
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) – through Richard Corcoran, the Commissioner of Education – has filed an administrative complaint against Leon…