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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Let’s make some mistakes…. I read this today and thought it was a wonderful quote. It is a good challenge for our students and for the rest of us to do. I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making […]

Stop playing political game with our public education

Stop playing political game with our public education

CRHS, CHS and LHS FUG graduation rates all rise

CRHS, CHS and LHS FUG graduation rates all rise Citrus County High Schools rose to 88% and 8.2% points higher from 2014-15 Citrus County High Schools got an early Holiday present with the release of the Federal Uniform Graduation (FUG) rates. The three high schools averaged an 88 percent FUG rate and 8.2 percentage points higher […]

CCEF Foundation Fest 2016

CCEF Foundation Fest 2016 The Pine Street Pub (108 N. Pine Ave., Inverness) will host the third annual Foundation Fest, a party to benefit the Citrus County Education Foundation (CCEF) from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Community leaders will be the servers for the night, all competing to raise the most tips. The […]

Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students

Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students Recently U.S. News & World Report published an excellent article on why it is misleading to use these international test result comparisons and conclude that the U.S. public school system failing.   “…there are dangers in believing that PISA scores can be raised by simply adopting the practices […]

Citrus School Tech Line

Citrus School Tech Line Citrus County Families, have a technology question after school hours? All Citrus County parents and students can utilize Tech Line representatives via phone and receive technology assistance for common iPad issues. Call any of the numbers to speak to a Tech Line teacher today!