Critical Report on Bus Changes Not Discussed in School Board Meeting

Critical Report on Bus Changes Not Discussed in School Board Meeting

Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting materials show that a “Transportation Department Updates” item, which included a thirty-one page report on proposed changes to the LCS bus system, was scheduled to be addressed at the May 14th, 2019 meeting of the LCS School Board. However, the “Transportation Department Updates” item was never discussed. A May […]

BREAKING NEWS: Hanna Removes Joanos, EDULOG

BREAKING NEWS: Hanna Removes Joanos, EDULOG

At a press conference today Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed the LCS transportation crisis by saying “today I am angry.” He announced that effectively immediately EDULOG would no longer be contracted to work with LCS on the bus system and that Manny Joanos will be removed from his position as head of LCS Transportation Services. Hanna […]

Rocky Hanna: “A Colossal Failure.” Special Needs Students Left at School Without Transportation

Rocky Hanna: “A Colossal Failure.” Special Needs Students Left at School Without Transportation

Superintendent Rocky Hanna, in a live Facebook announcement just minutes ago, stated that the move to a new transportation system was a “colossal failure.” Hanna indicated that a number of the benefits promised by the new system, like GPS tracking of students, was not working. Hanna, who got emotional at times, took the blame for […]

School Board Member Joy Bowen Seeks Help from Parents

School Board Member Joy Bowen Seeks Help from Parents

Responding to a proposal from Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor to address what he views as sub-par testing performance by Title 1 schools, Leon County School Board member Joy Bowen asked Proctor to help her reach the parents of Title 1 schools. Proctor spoke at the July 30th Leon County School Board and told the […]

Growth in Leon County School Enrollment Slows

Growth in Leon County School Enrollment Slows

Over the last five years, growth in student enrollment in Leon County public schools has slowed to almost zero in 2018-2019. An analysis of Florida Department of Education data shows the following: Over the five year period, from 2014-15 to 2018-19, Leon county student enrollment increased 474 Full Time Equivalent’s (FTE) from 33,558 to 34,032. […]

Pineview’s “EPIC” Move from an F School to a C

Pineview’s “EPIC” Move from an F School to a C

Pineview Elementary School, one of five Leon County Schools in the Florida Department of Education’s (FDOE) list of the state’s lowest performing elementary schools, is working hard to get off that list. For the 2017-2018 school year, Pineview received an F from the FDOE in overall performance. A new principal and assistant principal took over […]

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