Archive for February, 2014

Court-Ordered Release of Teacher Names And Value-Added Data

Court-Ordered Release of Teacher Names And Value-Added Data This morning the following message was sent to teachers by Florida Educational Commissioner Pam Stewart.  I wanted to share as I felt it might be helpful in better understanding this matter. “As many of you know, we at the Department of Education have been fighting for you […]

Tuesday’s Budget Workshop 2014-2015

Tuesday’s Budget Workshop 2014-2015 “We can have anything we want, but we can’t have everything we want.” At Tuesday’s board workshop the funding forecast presentation for the 2014-2015 School Budget reminded me of the saying, “We can have anything we want, but we can’t have everything we want.” It is important to understand some important […]

Citrus School District honors Former Superintendents

Citrus School District honors Former Superintendents It was a wonderful event on Thursday afternoon honoring some of the good and caring people that worked to education our Citrus students. So many magnificent words were shared by and about these inspiring leaders.  I encourage you to read Chronicle reporter Eryn Worthington’s article below on the event. […]

Motivational Speeches to CREST, LHS & Renaissance Students and APs

Motivational Speeches to CREST, LHS & Renaissance Students and APs Today I had the very distinct honor of being the opening speaker at a standing room only crowd at CREST with former ESE student turned Motivational Speaker Kenny Korshak. The audience included CREST, LHS & Renaissance students as well as Assistance Principals from each of […]

Withlacoochee Technical Institute Open House March 6th

Withlacoochee Technical Institute Open House March 6th, 2014 The Withlacoochee Technical Institute provides technical and career training through its program offerings. The goal of the school is to provide a skilled workforce for high demand, high paying jobs and WTI adapts its curriculums with changes in the industry. WTI has obtained several accreditations and strives […]

Citrus County Education Foundation Scholarships Now Available

Citrus County Education Foundation Scholarships Now Available The Citrus County Education Foundation proudly announced the continuation of seven scholarships available to Citrus County graduating seniors.  Bright House Networks has once again sponsored three $1,000 scholarships available to all schools.  The Citrus Hills Civic Association Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship for a student residing in […]