Florida Sunshine Law Went Dark for Leon County School Meetings
After repeated requests by Tallahassee Reports, Leon County Schools finally provided information that indicates that LCS failed to properly follow Florida Sunshine…
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Leon County Parent Contradicts Homeschool Status of Son
Discrepancies between statements from the mother of a local student murdered in Tallahassee and information provided by Leon County Schools (LCS) raises…
Sean Pittman Moves Influence to Leon County School Board
Records show that local political insider Sean Pittman, whose connections to the City of Tallahassee have recently been diminished, has made moves…
LCS Success Academy Helping Students Rebound
The Success Academy’s new leadership team, trained in trauma-informed care and certified in youth mental health, is helping struggling students who have…
LCS Board Member Wants to Highlight Successful Discipline Strategies
At the Monday Leon County Schools (LCS) Board Agenda Review meeting, Board member Rosanne Wood inquired about highlighting schools that have successfully…
Leon County School Board to Consider Revisions to Public Records Policy
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, the Leon County School (LCS) Board will consider changes to the Board’s public records policy. Per the…
LCS Requests $680,000 for Elementary School Turnaround Strategy
At the August 27th Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting, elected officials approved an application seeking revenue for the district’s turnaround plan…
LCS to Change Agenda Review Process
Amid concerns over possible violations of Florida Sunshine Laws and perceptions of transparency issues, at Tuesday’s LCSB meeting Superintendent Hanna recommended that…
LCS Board Praises Hanna, Blames Vendor for Bus Problems
Just two weeks removed from a failed transition to a new bus system that was deemed a “colossal failure”, the Leon County…
LCS Ignored Vendor Recommendation for Bus Pilot Program Before Full Roll-Out
Updated Leon County Schools’ Communications Director, Chris Petley, has told TR that the pilot program referred to by the EDULOG CEO did…
Recreated LCS Minutes Not Reflective of Meetings
On August 20, 2019 Leon County Schools provided the minutes of three meetings requested last week by Tallahassee Reports. The response, fulfilled…
LCS Meetings Appear to Violate Sunshine Rules
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board Agenda Review/Workshop meetings – regularly conducted on the Monday ahead of the…