Week in Review, June 19th, 2011

Regular School Board Meeting for June 14th, 2011 In honor of Flag Day, Board Member Pat Deutschman gave a wonderful presentation about the history of Flag Day using  Superintendent Himmel’s flag collection that was displayed  around the board room. This collection included one sewn years ago by Mrs. Deutschman’s Cub Scout Troop.  Ms. Deutschman then [Click title above for more…]

“Last week my son hard the pleasure and honor of being a camper at Camp Citrus.  He share that it was one of the best experiences of his life”~Thomas Sharks and stingrays and jellyfish, oh my! Summer camp students go snorkeling to get a good look at Gulf life Wednesday, June 15, 201 By Samantha [Click title above for more…]

Florida School Board Assoc. Spring Conference 2011 Thursday and Friday I attended the FSBA.  I was excited to attend workshops and continue my training as a certified School Board member. I was very excited to listen to keynote speaker Dr. Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education& Historian of Education, New York University. On Friday morning [Click title above for more…]

“If you are (or have a family/friend) who is dyslexic or has a learning disability please share this article which my friend Capt. Thomas Holme shared with me.” ~Thomas Dyslexic Med Student Wins Fight for Extra Time Yale Alumni Magazine May/June 2011 by Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL Fred Romberg ’12MD can build an airplane and [Click title above for more…]

“I had the honor of being at Dr. Ravitch’s speech this week at the FSBA.  She was amazing!” ~Thomas Educator and author Diane Ravitch battles the system she helped to build By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer, In Print: Thursday, June 9, 2011 Diane Ravitch has never been one to mince words. Twenty years ago, [Click title above for more…]