Posted on February 4th, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Career Technical Education Month So grateful for the amazing Career Technical Education (CTE)/Vocational/Workforce Education opportunities our students have available to them. Citrus County Schools offer approximately 140 separate CTE courses covering approximately 75 industry certifications, through 28 different Program of Study Pathways available to our high school students. To learn more about the CTE opportunities […]
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Posted on January 31st, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
FL Senate and House separately say ‘wages yes, bonuses no’ Very encouraged by Florida Legislature education budget proposals On Monday this week, the Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee released their proposed education budget, and then on Wednesday the Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee released their version of the education budget for the 2020 Legislative session. While there […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Phil Royal EMT Program at the CRHS Academy of Health Careers It is official! Today the Citrus County School Board unanimously approved officially naming the new EMT program at Crystal River High School to be the “Phil Royal EMT Program at the CRHS Academy of Health Careers”. What brought this about was something that was […]
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Posted on January 28th, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Anniversary of Shuttle Challenger Tragedy Teachers are always teaching Today is the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. For my generation, the Space Shuttle launches were very defining. During my youth, we ranged from the excitement of the first shuttle launch to routine launches to tragedy. Nearly all these events we watched in school […]
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Posted on January 13th, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
SB 1088: Teacher Salary Enhancement bill passes unanimously out of its first committee Well done to the Florida Senate Education Committee who voted unanimously to advance SB 1088: Teacher Salary Enhancement by State Senator Manny Diaz Jr. out of its first committee. Pleased that during debate, Senators on both sides of the aisle expressed support […]
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Posted on January 7th, 2020 by
Thomas E Kennedy
Carl Hansen Citrus loses former school board member Over this past holiday season, Citrus County lost another one of its special individuals when it lost former Citrus County School Board member Carl Hansen. Mr. Hansen served on the Citrus County School Board from 1996-2000 and was Chairman from 1997-98. While Mr. Hansen’s professional life extends […]
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