UPDATE TWO Chris Petley, the LCS Communications Coordinator, in a text message to TR, said that LCS officials were at Cobb Middle School today to look into allegations by parents and that Principal Hembree was not at school. He also said that Superintendent Rocky Hanna was at the school to talk to parents and teachers. […]
At the most recent Leon County School Board meeting, the LCS Board attorney, Opal Williams, revealed that actions by Cobb Middle School Principal, Sarah Hembree, are under investigation by the school district. The investigation came to light after a parent of a Cobb Middle School student addressed the Board at the April 23rd LCS Board […]
On April 19th the Tampa Bay Times cited TR’s report on the Florida Department of Education investigation of former Gilchrist Elementary School principal David Solz. This information has yet to be reported by other Tallahassee media outlets. Help Support Local Journalism. Subscribe to TR – $50 per year. The investigation is the result of a […]
Multiple sources have confirmed with Tallahassee Reports that officials from the Florida Department of Education Office of Professional Practice Services (PPS) were at Gilchrist Elementary School today interviewing teachers about a matter related to former principal David Solz. It appears that at least eight teachers were scheduled to be interviewed. Solz was removed as Gilchrist’s […]
The Leon County School Board is set to vote this Monday on a $100,000 settlement with former superintendent Jackie Pons. The legal dispute is related to a Board policy that Pons believes required LCS to hire him as a principal after he lost his re-election bid in 2016 to Rocky Hanna. Board Policy 1430 states […]
Based on data requested by Tallahassee Reports, Godby High School has the highest number of home school students in Leon County with 231. Godby is followed by Leon High School with 220 and Rickards High School with 196. These numbers are based on students that enrolled in the public school system and at a later […]
Data housed by the Florida Department of Education shows that students in Leon County Schools that chose home education grew 44% from 2016 to 2018. This growth rate is over five times the 7.7% rate recorded for the state of Florida. The data shows that in 2016 there 1,406 homeshooled students in Leon County. This […]
The Chiles Regional Football Field could soon be converted from grass to artificial turf. The Leon County School Board recently voted to approve an agreement with George & Associates Consulting Engineers to provide services related to the placement of an artificial turf system and the design of the underdrainment for the Chiles High School Football […]
At Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider amending the 2018-19 capital budget by approximately $11.5 million. The Capital Outlay Committee met on December 5, 2018 to discuss amending the previously approved Capital Outlay Budget for 2018-19. The Capital Outlay committee is comprised of district staff, school staff, a school board member […]
A recent two year long study done by the University of Washington shows that having later high school start-times boosts grades and attendance. And in 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that middle and high schools delay their start-times to 8:30 a.m. or later. However, according to the National Center For Education Statistics, only […]