Posted on August 3rd, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
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 […]
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Posted on August 1st, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
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 […]
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Posted on July 29th, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
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 […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
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 […]
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Posted on July 21st, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Teacher: Public Schools Matter I encourage you to read this excellent editorial by Citrus County teacher Donald Whitaker that runs in Saturday’s Citrus Chronicle. Except from the editorial: “Teachers strive to be the shining light down the future’s uncertain path, yet we cannot do this alone. We need parents to support us and our discipline […]
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Posted on July 18th, 2017 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Back to school TAX FREE August 4th-6th, start planning your purchases now! Florida’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday will be August 4th-6th, 2017. The Sun Sentinel reports that Floridians will save an estimated $33.4 million in taxes during the three-day shopping extravaganza.
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