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CSMS Student Council Gives Back

Posted on December 13th, 2016 by

CSMS Student Council Gives Back

This past Saturday Citrus Springs Middle School Student Council with their sponsor Mrs. Holland visited Citrus Health & Rehab Nursing Home in Inverness where they sang carols, visited with residents, delivered Christmas cards, and handed out presents they and Mrs. Holland purchased. The students and residents felt equally blessed by the event.

Thank you to Mrs. Holland, for going the extra mile and making it possible for these students to bring some joy to our elderly community this holiday season!

WAY TO GO Falcons!

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CCEF Foundation Fest 2016

Posted on December 11th, 2016 by

CCEF Foundation Fest 2016

14289833_1270514912982368_6440418364872136323_oThe 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 event will also feature food, a silent auction (perhaps last-minute Christmas gifts) and a Battle of the Band Teachers as local teachers compete for program funding. Fest-goers help decide the battle champ, but must attend to vote.  The winning school will take home $1,000 for their music program.

A $5 cover will be charged at the door. Citrus County School District teachers and staff get in free with school ID. All tips, cover charges, silent auction proceeds and a portion of food sales will be donated to CCEF to fund programs supporting Citrus County Schools.

CCEF will collect silent auction items through Thursday, Dec. 15.

To support the cause and promote an organization or business, consider making a silent auction donation. A CCEF rep will come to pick up any donated items and/or gift certificates.

Donors will be recognized on the CCEF website, in social media and at the event. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax deductible.

For more information or to make a silent auction donation, contact CCEF Executive Director Shaunda Burdette at 352-726-1931, ext. 2240, or BurdetteS@citrus.k12.fl.us. More information is also available at www.citruseducation.org and facebook.com/citruseducation.

Created in 1988, CCEF is a nonprofit corporation whose sole mission is to support public, prekindergarten through 12th grade, education in Citrus County. CCEF-supported programs include: classroom mini-grants for all grade levels; scholarships for aspiring teachers and high school seniors; AVID; Camp Citrus and Camp Invention; SAEC mini-grants; school-to-work and STEM programs including Aquaculture and MakerSpace; science fairs and math field days; Special Olympics; student career days and Pathways to Success; district support for Fine Arts including sponsorship of the Festival of the Arts student zone, All County Chorus and elementary school plays; Successmaker; intensive reading programs; student health, safety and leadership programs including Link, Youth Leadership Citrus and onsite student resource rooms; web-based curricula and classroom technology enhancements including Aleks, BrainPOP, Gizmos, Teach Town, 3D printers and technology carts and First Library-CCEF’s literacy initiative supporting the county’s pre-K and kindergarten students.

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Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students

Posted on December 8th, 2016 by

Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students

shutterstock_199317449-605x404Recently 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 of the high-performing countries.”

The publication goes on to say, “Despite the stratospheric results for Chinese students in PISA 2012, for example, students sent by Chinese families to American high schools ballooned 50-fold from 2006 to 2014. Perhaps we should ask the families of these students why the highest test results in the world were not adequate to keep their students in Chinese schools. Their insights may better assist in understanding the strengths and challenges of PISA.”

I encourage you to read this article – http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-11-30/pisa-2015-wont-provide-the-answers-to-educational-excellence

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Citrus School Tech Line

Posted on December 6th, 2016 by

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!

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Teacher Wanted

Posted on November 1st, 2016 by

Teachers Wanted

662Gwen Bitter for the Citrus Chronicle reports on a shortage of teachers impacting Citrus County.  The challenge is not one facing only Citrus.  This is an issue that is effecting school districts all around the state of Florida and our great nation.  Bitter reports, “Teacher shortages are not a new concept, but lately instructor areas which don’t usually see shortages have been in decline. Elementary education, a popular study area in the past, is not seeing the high number of graduates it once used to.”

Follow this link to read the entire story: https://goo.gl/H5n9Y0

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Education Foundation Coupons For Classrooms Campaign

Posted on October 13th, 2016 by

Education Foundation Coupons For Classrooms Campaign

14671373_10154407877561259_6940828567255479630_nLast year’s Citrus County Education Foundation ‘Coupons For Classrooms’ campaign raised over $50,000 whihc went directly back into the classroom their the CCEF Mini Grants program.

The CCEF is currently selling the “Coupons For Classrooms” coupon books through 10/22/16. The books are available through all school sites and also through Bernadette Salmaggi in Educational Services at the District Services Center, (352) 726-1931 ext. 2321.

The price for these coupon books are $25 each. The book features an online app that gives the option to use digital coupons.  These are nationwide savings, and can be used throughout the US!  Approximately 80% of our local businesses have opted to use the digital coupons as well as the book. If you are using the digital app and do not find a local coupon, they are not able to  use the digital coupons yet!

Below is a digital sample copy of the Coupon book:

https://issuu.com/savearound/docs/citrus_county_fl?e=18348958/30511381

Please support this great campaign and thank you to the Citrus County Education Foundation work raising funds for Citrus County Schools!

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