Archive for September, 2010

Crystal River Middle School Visit 9/15/2010

I enjoyed my visit to Crystal River Middle School on Wednesday.  I had a nice talk with Principal Gloria Bishop and then Assist Principal Inge Frederick showed me through several of the classrooms.  I was excited to learn more this visit about the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program that CRMS and some of our […]

School Board Meeting Recap 9/14/2010

It was a good meeting that was held at our school board yesterday, September 14th, 2010.  Among the business conducted, there were several presentations given.  Two students from Lecanto High School’s Art Academy won The Post-it® Brand 30th Anniversary Student Design Contest sponsored by 3m Corporation.  These students won a trip to New York to […]

Citrus Driver Named School Bus Operator of the Year

Governor Crist and FDLE hosted the Annual Florida Missing Children’s Day Ceremony in Tallahassee on September 13th, 2010.  At the event Citrus County School District’s own Kathleen Picard was named “School Bus Operator of the Year”.  During the presentation they said that, “Picard’s alertness while at work led to the arrest of a man who […]

Friday 09/10/2010

I had a most fun and educational day today.  I started my morning visiting at Forest Ridge Elementary school where Principal Windham showed me through several classrooms and I had an opportunity to see the many wonderful students of FRE.   As our visit came to an end I had a chance to spend time watching […]

Lecanto High School Visit 9/9/2010

I visited our largest school in Citrus County today, Lecanto High School.  LHS home to several special programs in our district including the Citrus County International Baccalaureate and the Art Academy.  Lecanto has over 1,800 students but even with that number of students the school is doing a wonderful job meeting the challenges of our […]

Attended School Board meeting Tuesday (Sept. 7th)

I attended the School Board meeting Tuesday (Sept. 7th) afternoon. Among the other business the board did was to approve the final 2010-2011 school budget. Have a great day!