Posted on October 21st, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Inaugural Citrus County Unity Day & March Miss USA National Teen Caroline Dixon who has made it her mission to advocate against bullying offered an impress address. I had the great honor of participating in and speaking at the Inaugural Citrus County Unity Day & March to “take a stand against bullying” sponsored by Street […]
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Posted on October 20th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Legislators still not listening to parents, teachers, Superintendents and school boards “The principle of accountability ensures we measure student outcomes.” she says, “Parents have a right to know whether their child is making adequate progress.” ~ Rep Adkins Florida House Legislative Leaders still do not appear to be hearing the concerns of parents, teachers, superintendents […]
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Posted on October 15th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Chronicle: For our best, we’ve saved our worst “…another inept attempt by state leaders to micromanage a profession they don’t understand and can’t be bothered to learn about.” The Chronicle on Tuesday, Oct. 13th, 2015 published an excellent column by the Editorial Board regarding the Best and Brightest Scholarship program for teachers. In the column […]
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Posted on October 14th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
School Board Meeting Recap for October 2015 A time to celebrate Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 the Citrus County School Board met for our October Regular Meeting. During the meeting the Board approved over $80,500.00 in donations to our students and students. We cannot thank our community enough for the generous contributions made for our students. […]
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Posted on October 8th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Urge Gov. Scott to issue Executive Order & provide FSA relief I join Fund Florida Now in encouraging you in writing Gov. Scott to issue Executive Order & provide FSA relief Fund Florida Now a Florida public school advocacy group asks its supporters to contact Gov. Scott to issue an Executive Order & provide FSA […]
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Posted on October 5th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Florida School Board Joins in Seeking Overhaul of State’s Accountability System “The accountability system in Florida is broken. In such a high-stakes testing environment, it is imperative that we reassess current procedures so that we can move forward with a reliable system that educators, students and the community can support,” ~FSBA Executive Director Andrea Messina […]
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