Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
School District for 5th Time Honored as High Performing School District
The Citrus County School District is being honored for its outstanding high academic performance and fiscal responsibility.
On Wedensday, May, 18th, 2011 the Florida Department of Education announced that Citrus County School District was named one of only 13 school districts in the state of Florida designated as 2011-12 Academically High Performing School Districts. This is the fifth consecutive year Citrus County has earned this recognition. Only five districts ever including Citrus have ever achieved that. Of the top five (Martin, Nassau, Charlotte, Walton) districts who have maintained this honor for the last 5 years, Citrus County is the ONLY district to have improved from previous years.
Some of the requirements in order to be honored include:
- Class-size compliance
- Consistently high grades
- Sound financial audits
The other counties recognized by the State Board of Education are: Brevard, Charlotte, Clay, Gulf, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Nassau, Seminole, Sumter, Wakulla and Walton.
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Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Man Down
Book Recommendation
For anyone who wants the facts behind what many women in our/your lives have been telling us for years, you have to read, “Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and Just About Everything Else” by Dan Abrams. Abrams is an attorney, legal analyst and longtime anchor for NBC News and MSNBC.
If you are a dad of a young lady or a husband and/or friend of an amazing woman get them this book. Then when no one is looking sneak a peek inside and read some of it. But whatever you do never let another man know you liked the book, borrowed or bought the book for yourself, because that would NOT be manly of you!
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Posted on May 20th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Wet Field Day sends students into summer with a splash
Rock Crusher Elementary School second graders streak across a field at their school Monday morning during a Wet Field Day activity. (PHOTO BY MATTHEW BECK)
By Cheri Harris, Wednesday, May 18, 2011
CRYSTAL RIVER — It might never appear on any standardized test, but one of the most important lessons for children to learn is how to have fun.
Rock Crusher Elementary School second-graders dove into this subject Monday morning during the annual Wet Field Day, a tradition that dates back to 1989-1990, the school’s first year.
Physical education teachers Alicia Algor and Paul Earnheart planned the festivities, which will continue through Wednesday, May 18, until all grades at the school get their two hours of slipping, sliding, splashing, slathering, slurping and sunning.
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Posted on May 16th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
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Posted on May 16th, 2011 by
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Week in Review for May 8th 24th – May 15th, 2011
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Graduation at Cypress Creek Academy
Graduation at Cypress Creek Academy Detention Center Of the many ceremonies and events I attended or participated in this past week, the one I want to share with you was the high school graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011, it was at the Cypress Creek Academy and Detention Center. Yes, for those of you […] |
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School Funding Budget Update
School Funding Budget Update As I left the Cypress Creek Academy and Detention Center graduation on Friday I could not help but recall that we typically spend approximately $18,000 a year (or $50 a day per inmate) to manage and rehab an inmate in our detention centers, while for the 2011-2012 school year we are […] |
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It was a good meeting with very bad news
It was a good meeting with very bad news School Board Meeting May 10th, 2011 Recap This month I have Opening Exercise and have been thinking of something a little special to do. Board member Pat Deutschman suggested at an earlier meeting about doing more to involve our students in the meetings. Following a moment […] |
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Work to begin on Crystal River High School entrance
Work to begin on Crystal River High School entrance Work on new Turkey Oak entrance to Crystal River High School to begin soon Bids are expected back soon for a county administrated road project to add another entrance to Crystal River High School – this entrance from Turkey Oak Drive. The contractor who wins the […] |
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Posted on May 16th, 2011 by
Thomas Kennedy
Graduation at Cypress Creek Academy
Detention Center
Of the many ceremonies and events I attended or participated in this past week, the one I want to share with you was the high school graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011, it was at the Cypress Creek Academy and Detention Center. Yes, for those of you who weren’t aware, we have a public high school at the juvenile detention center in Lecanto. Seven young men walked and a total of eighteen young man graduated from the Cypress Creek Academy Class of 2011.
As I waited in the lobby to be let in I was not surprised to see Commissioner Winn Webb walk in. Commissioner Webb is a former Citrus County Sherriff officer and deputy and he has great love for our community and its young people. His wife Mrs. Webb worked for many years in our school district and speaks about those years fondly. I was pleased and honored to share this day with Commissioner Webb. Gayle Nobles, Coordinator of Special Academic Programs for Citrus County Schools attended the graduation with us. Ms. Nobles took this opportunity to better orientate me as to how our Citrus County Schools operate with the corrections center.
The guest speaker was Kevin Fagan, a former football defensive end who played seven seasons (from 1987 to 1993) for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Mr. Fagan played college football at the University of Miami and is a member of the UM Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Fagan is also a Citrus County resident and active in youth and community programs. Mr. Fagan spoke to the young men about making good choices in the future and about overcoming adversity.
The young men that were the Valedictorian and Salutatorian both give emotional and heartfelt speeches challenging each other to continue their schooling. I found myself drying my eyes at times. It wasn’t hard to know how the speeches affected Commissioner Webb because something kept “getting in his eyes” too.
Cypress Creek Academy Principal Deon Copeland shared with the guests the importance of graduating as, “a person who gets his high school diploma or G.E.D. is 70% less likely to re-offend”.
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