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Purple Heart Anniversary

Purple Heart Anniversary August 7th is the Nation’s Anniversary of the Purple Heart.  This weekend as the Nation’s First Purple Heart School District, Citrus Schools was honored to be asked by the Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) to celebrate at their annual MOPH Awards Breakfast. During the event […]

Citrus Rocket Girls win National Title

Citrus Rocket Girls win National Title In our classrooms, we encourage and want our students to shoot for the stars.  Today two of those students were awarded a national title for doing just that.   Crystal River Middle School student, Victoria Miterko and Citrus Springs Middle School student Lilianna Henry (both formally of Citrus Springs Elementary) […]

Veterans in the classroom and Veterans in our classrooms

Veterans in the classroom and Veterans in our classrooms At Citrus County School District’s annual ‘Welcome Back Teachers’ Conference on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Superintendent of Schools, Sandra “Sam” Himmel honored a special group of people in our community and schools, our military veterans.  Superintendent Himmel asked area military organizations’ Honor Guards to open the […]

MEET YOUR TEACHER 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL DATE TIMES

Citrus Schools MEET YOUR TEACHER 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL DATE TIMES Central Ridge Elementary Monday, August 7, 2017 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Citrus Springs Elementary Monday, August 7, 2017 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Crystal River Primary Monday, August 7, 2017 3:00 p.m. Pre-K and KG 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Grades 1 – 5 Floral City […]

New Best & Brightest promotes teachers to be hired based on youth SAT/ACT grades

New Best & Brightest promotes teachers to be hired based on youth SAT/ACT grades The Best & Brightest Teacher Bonus program has been controversial from the moment it was rolled out.  Proponents claim the program is to help attract and retain highly qualified teachers in Florida.  To qualify for the bonus a teacher must have […]

VAM Alternative option presented to CCSB

VAM Alternative option presented to CCSB Kennedy: it is a more common-sense solution to a senseless law On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 during our Special School Board Meeting, Director of Research and Accountability, Amy Crowell presented an alternative option to the State of Florida’s Value added Model (VAM) for the teachers’ evaluation process in Citrus […]