Three more weeks until the end of the 2010-2011 school year

I had the pleasure of attending a training for our teachers on effective processes for “Race to Intervention” (RTI). This training was presented by Jodi O’Meara who is the author of several teacher guides on RTI. She provided many excellent resources for providing modifications for RTI. Tuesday began with an Administrative hearing and then a short Special School Board Meeting.  Wednesday I spent a wonderful morning on the Crystal River with students and instructors from Academy of Environmental Science and the Citrus County Marine Science Station.

Board members attended the Upward Bound Awards presented by the Rotary Clubs of Citrus County on Thursday and Mr. Murray graciously encouraged me to give a Board member talk to the students.  Many students in our school system make significant improvements in some aspect of academic achievement during a given period.  Citrus County Rotarians and school principals saw the need for a program to reward these students.  The “Upward Bound Awards” was developed in 1990 to fill that need.  The award consists of breakfast at the Citrus Springs Community Center, addresses by selected individuals in the community, and  then a presentation of a certificate to each of the students by the Superintendent of schools.  Each year the award is given to approximately 500 students from grades 4^th through 12^th who have been selected by the staff of the Citrus county schools, both public and private.  Parental attendance has grown to  approximately 600 in the current year.

It is a very exciting time of the year. I look forward to sharing with you some of the many student awards and excellent end of school year activities happening each week from now through the end of the school year.

Related Links

• Jodi O’Meara
• Academy of Environmental Science
• Citrus County Marine Science Station
• Rotary Clubs of Citrus County

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