Archive for December, 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary School Colors

Sandy Hook Elementary School Colors On December 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 adult staff members were fatally shot at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Newtown, Connecticut. In remembrance of the events that occurred, please wear the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School (Green and White) on Monday 12/17/12.

Recap of the School Board Meeting on 12/11/2012

Recap of the School Board Meeting on 12/11/2012 This month, in addition to the regular school board meeting, and due to the Duke property tax crisis, we had a joint meeting with the Citrus Board of County Commissioners and the Citrus County School Board on Monday, December 10th, 2012 (see blog post for 12/10/2012)  We […]

WTSP: ‘Citrus County and Schools join legal fight against Progress Energy’

WTSP: ‘Citrus County and Schools join legal fight against Progress Energy’ WTSP TAMPA NEWS “Crystal River, Florida — It’s a power struggle with millions of dollars at stake. Progress Energy Florida, which recently merged with Duke Energy, is disputing its tax bill in Citrus County. The power company disagrees with the way its power plants […]

Joint Meeting of the CCSB and BOCC On Monday Regarding Duke

JOINT MEETING of the CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Along with other County Agencies to discuss the Duke Situation This Monday, December 10th, 2012, 10:00am at College of Central Florida, 3800 South Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461 .  The Citrus County School Board and the BOCC along with other […]

FSBA Winter Joint Conference 2012

FSBA Winter Joint Conference 2012 Last week I attended the Florida School Board Association Joint Conference and School Board training.  These conferences are an important opportunity for board members to receive trainings on how to be more effective board members and for board members to learn about changes in education and its effects on our […]

Citrus Teachers are Amazing

Citrus Teachers are Amazing And now the state gave us the data to show it! On Thursday the Florida Department of Education released a report which described that 97% of Citrus County public school teachers received a score on their evaluation of  “highly effective” or “effective”.  These teacher evaluation scores are part of the evaluation […]