Reports indicate that a Kate Sullivan Elementary School teacher was recently assaulted by a student. The teacher was transported to a hospital for medical attention. A Leon County School official confirmed to TR that an incident took place at the school and that the teacher did receive medical attention. No other information has been released […]
A review of data tabulated by Florida school districts and provided to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) shows that the Leon County out-of-school suspension rate in 2021-22 was 11.0%. This rate is 80% higher than the statewide rate of 6.1%. The out-of-school suspension rate was calculated by dividing the number of annual out-of-school suspensions […]
Below are the meeting briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board Reorganization/Business meeting on November 14, 2023. The Board unanimously elected Board Member Roseanne Wood as the new Chair effectively replacing the previous Chair Alva Smith. Additionally, the Board unanimously elected Board Member Lori Cox as Vice Chair. The Board unanimously approved […]
On November 13th, the Leon County School Board held their agenda review/workshop meeting. KCCI provided the Board with a presentation on the Crosswalks to Classrooms initiative. KCCI is a local non-profit that focuses on citizen driven placemaking projects. This year KCCI choose to focus on a project to enhance pedestrian safety. KCCI partnered with 7 […]
A recent speaker at the October 24th, 2023 Leon County School Board brought up the issue of student absenteeism. The speaker explained that there are over 12,000 students in Leon County public schools who are missing weeks of school. Her recommendations to the Board were to examine how policy and practices affect student attendance, consider […]
Below are the news briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board Business Meeting on October 24, 2023. The Board approved a number of items on the consent agenda including a Teacher and Administrator allocation grant that provides supplemental funds to recruit and retain Highly Effective teachers and administrators who are teaching students […]
On October 23, the Leon County School Board held their agenda review meeting. During the meeting, Royle King, Executive Director and the School Base Navigator of the Council on the Status of Men and Boys (CSMB) gave the Board some updates. King informed the Board that CSMB has begun working with the Ghazvini Learning Center […]
Below are the meeting briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board meeting on October 10, 2023. The Board approved the revised Leon County Schools Inclusive School Guide for LCS employees. The revision to the guide were made in accordance with the recent changes to state law and rules. Of note, the guide […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Schools Business Meeting held on September 26, 2023. Staff gave a report on the Department of Safety and Security regarding the safe school assessments. Staff explained that throughout the school year several projects were completed to enhance school safety. These projects include, continued correction of dead […]
According to Leon County Schools (LCS), the First District Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court ruling enforcing a two-week suspension for the Lawton Chiles High School principal. The two-week suspension began Monday, September 11 and will be without pay. Assistant Principal Grace Bigelow will serve as the lead administrator during the suspension. LCS […]