Archive for March, 2014

ChronicleOnlineL But newspapers are, too!

Sure, scissors, notebooks, pencils and crayons are all school supplies. But newspapers are, too! The Chronicle has partnered with Newspapers in Education, a nationally recognized collaborative effort between private and public schools and community newspapers to provide students with the opportunity to become more literate and knowledgeable citizens. NIE aims to enhance learning through real-life […]

Property Appraiser’s 3/18/2014 Press Release on the Duke

“Below is the 3/18/2014 Press Release from Property Appraiser Les Cook on the Duke settlement.” ~Thomas PROPERTY APPRAISER ANOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF DUKE LITIGATION Property Appraiser Les Cook announced today that a settlement was reached with Progress Energy Florida (Duke Energy) that with court approval will end 15 months of costly litigation over the 2012 and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Property Appraiser Settles Duke Lawsuit

Property Appraiser Settles Duke Lawsuit Citrus County Property Appraiser Les Cook announced this afternoon that a settlement has been agreed to with Duke Energy pending court approval. In a Press Release Mr. Cook said that the agreement covers the assessed values for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 assessment rolls. (I will post the Press Release […]

FL DOE Releases Choice Replacement for FCAT & PARCC

FL DOE Releases Choice Replacement for FCAT & PARCC Educational Commissioner Pam Stewart and the Florida Department of Education today release a statement announcing their choice for the FCAT and PARCC assessment vendor.  The recommended vendor will be not-for-profit American Institutes for Research (AIR).  Governor Scott through Executive Order 13-276, issued Florida’s departure from the […]

Regular Board Meeting Recap for Mar. 11th, 2014

Regular Board Meeting Recap for Mar. 11th, 2014 “…everybody loves a pirate!” This month it was my responsibility to arrange for the opening exercise. Because I have been feeling very “Piratey” lately, we had the great honor of having many pirates visiting this day and we were graced by the musical singing of the Crystal […]

The Fonz is Still Cool

The Fonz is Still Cool I have so valued “The Fonz” (Henry Winkler) sharing about his dyslexia and authoring these kids’ books. Henry Winkler’s kids book tackles dyslexia.  In this interview Winkler discuss his son and his learning disability and his new children’s book “Here’s Hank: Bookmarks are People Too!” Click this link for video […]