Posted on April 9th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Citrus Schools Kindergarten Round-up 2015 For children who will be age 5 by September 1, 2015. School Date Time Central Ridge Elementary Thursday, May 14, 2015 9:30-11:00 a.m. Citrus Springs Elementary Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:30- 6:00p.m. Crystal River Primary Thursday, April 2, 2015 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Floral City Elementary Monday, May 4, 2015 3:00- […]
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Posted on April 9th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Important Florida PTA Alert Regarding HB7069 Education Accountability Parents and community members – Please continue to contact your legislators to share your concerns around the K-12 assessments and accountability issues affecting our children and schools. Florida PTA encourages the House and Senate to continue to work together to address this important issue. Florida PTA recommends […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Citrus Schools Is Florida School-Related Employee of the Year finalists Congratulations to Shaunda Burdette one of five Florida finalists Today Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart announced the five finalists for the Florida School-Related Employee of the Year. Citrus County School District’s Shaunda Burdette was among the five finalists. Ms. Burdette is our District […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Want to know all about Coastal Camp Citrus? PSA video made by Lance Baker from LHS The Marine Science Station Coastal Camp Citrus 2015 is a 5 day 4 night residential summer camp for middle and high school students. The applications are available at www.citrus.k12.fl.us/mss. Apply today!! For in-need students there is a number of […]
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Posted on April 6th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Sunday’s Editorial and Guest Article: Lay off the testing, Florida! The Citrus County Chronicle Editorial Board, along with a guest column by Greg Biance published articles on Sunday, April 7th, 2015, about the over use of state mandated high-stakes test like the new Florida Standards Assessments (FSA). I encourage you to take time and read […]
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Posted on April 4th, 2015 by
Thomas Kennedy
Bless the U.S.A. and Florida’s Public Education These days there is negative talk about education standards such as common core or the new Florida State Standards. Some proponents of the standards have made the argument that the United States must increase its rigor in our schools in order to better compete internationally. We’ll save the […]
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