Archive for June, 2024

Celebrating the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Deborah Dumas, Pioneering Principal of Citrus eSchool

Celebrating the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Deborah Dumas, Pioneering Principal of Citrus eSchool On Monday, June 24, 2024, we celebrated the remarkable 24-year career and retirement of Deborah Dumas, the pioneering Principal of Citrus eSchool. Ms. Dumas has been an integral part of virtual teaching in Citrus County for well over a decade, but […]

It’s That Time of Year Again: Citrus County School Advisory Councils Tackle School Improvement Planning

It’s That Time of Year Again: Citrus County School Advisory Councils Tackle School Improvement Planning In Citrus County, the School Advisory Councils (SAC) are once again in the midst of their annual School Improvement Planning (SIP) process. This crucial period sees dedicated stakeholders, including parents, teachers, staff, and administrators, coming together to review school achievement […]

Celebrating Flag Day

Celebrating Flag Day Today is Flag Day in the United States of America, a significant occasion that honors the adoption of our national flag on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The flag, designed with thirteen alternating red and white stripes and a blue field adorned with thirteen white stars, symbolizes […]

Legislative Appropriation Budget Request for the Academy of Health Careers Not Approved by Governor

Legislative Appropriation Budget Request for the Academy of Health Careers Not Approved by Governor Today, we learned that our Citrus County School legislative appropriation 2024 budget request for the Academy of Health Careers at Crystal River High School was not approved by the Governor. We are, of course, disappointed, but we respect the Governor’s decision […]

Kennedy Chairs New GenAI Task Force to Revolutionize Education in Florida

Kennedy Chairs New GenAI Task Force to Revolutionize Education in Florida On Thursday, June 6, at the Florida School Board Association (FSBA) General Assembly Membership Meeting, I had the great honor of fulfilling my final duty as FSBA’s Immediate-Past President by swearing in the new FSBA Executive Officers. Among those sworn in was FSBA’s new […]

D-Day was the start of Operation ‘Overlord’

D-Day was the start of Operation ‘Overlord’ 78 years ago today on D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. The ‘D’ in D-Day stands simply for ‘day’ and the term was used to describe the first day of any large military operation. Early on 6 […]