Posted on May 19th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
WE DID IT, 987 PETITIONS!!
While I spent more time getting the petitions collected then in 2010 in the end we had about twice as many volunteers then in 2010. WOW YOU ALL ARE AWESOME! We even had many signed petitions to spare.
Thank you to everyone who collected signatures, signed petitions cards and were supportive and encouraging.
I feel so blessed to serve Citrus County students and schools.
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Posted on May 13th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
Chronicle Editorial Board’s Column in support of CTE/WTI
Thank you to the Chronicle Editorial Board’s Column in Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 in support of CTE. I so appreciate the Chronicle for their support of CTE and for kindly including me in their article. The blog post the Chronicle is referring to that I wrote was, “National Technical Honor Society at WTI” (April 15, 2014) which you can read in it’s entirely by following this link https://thomastalks.org/?p=5970.
Below is an excerpt and link to the Chronicle’s Editorial article.
WTI students — they’ve got skills
THE ISSUE: WTI students shine in statewide competition.
OUR OPINION: Technical education a great road for the future.
In a time when jobs are tough to find, doesn’t it make sense to think about an education/training program with a very high placement rate? That’s what about 550 students a year have been doing right here in Citrus County.
Withlacoochee Technical Institute offers 21 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. A state rule requires WTI to track and meet standards for course completion rates, placement rates and licensure rates. The school far exceeds standards in all categories.
For job-seekers, it’s the placement rate that matters — that is, what percentage of students completing the programs get jobs in a related field? At WTI, the most recent report shows that 10 programs have 100 percent placement rates. Of the other programs, the lowest placement rate is 75 percent, and most are in the 80s and 90s. We call those pretty good odds.
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Posted on May 12th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
You Are Reading Me, Thank You!
Today while attending a school event I had a parent lean over and give me the best compliment, “I love your blogging and sharing about the school system. It is so great, please keep it up, I never knew about all of that in education and schools“. It made me feel like a million dollars!
I am so pleased, as the information I share I have felt is important for parents, educators, staff and the public to know and be aware of and know about. We have continued to grow and we now have over 10,000 individual reads a month. Not bad for a little local educational blog.
I look forward to continuing to provide information about our school board’s work and the issues we face in education.
Thank you for reading!
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Posted on May 10th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
CREST Graduation Ceremony 2014 Photos
From CREST Graduation 2014, posted by Citrus County School District on 5/20/2014 (118 items)
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Posted on May 10th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
WTI Graduation Ceremony 2014 Photos
From Withlacoochee Technical Institute Graduation Ceremony, posted by Citrus County School District on 5/20/2014 (69 items)
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Posted on May 10th, 2014 by
Thomas Kennedy
Lecanto High School Graduation Ceremony 2014 Photos
From Lecanto High School’s 2014 Graduation Ceremony, posted by Citrus County School District on 5/22/2014 (709 items)
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While I spent more time getting the petitions collected then in 2010 in the end we had about twice as many volunteers then in 2010. WOW YOU ALL ARE AWESOME! We even had many signed petitions to spare.
