Special needs. A Polk County private school for children with autism faces financial woes. Lakeland Ledger.
Testing. A Seminole County mother’s decision to pull her children from public school over a testing complaint leads to a post that viral. Sentinel School Zone. Gradebook. A testing glitch invalidates Advanced Placement scores for hundreds of students at a Polk County charter school. Ledger. FCAT scores are up in Holmes County. Holmes County Times-Advertiser. New end of course exam requirements could spell the end of a student-run tech support desk. StateImpact.
Alternative schools. An alternative school for girls celebrates graduation. Bradenton Herald.
School boards. The Palm Beach County school board’s inspector general faces a whistleblower complaint. Palm Beach Post.
Summer reading. Osceola County schools distribute thousands of books to students. Orlando Sentinel.
Teachers. A veteran educator’s departure could spell the end of a technology program he’s run for decades. Tampa Bay Times.
Disasters. Relocation due to flooding leads to some Panhandle youngsters getting an early taste of high school. Northwest Florida Daily News.
School’s out. But that means crunch time for administrators. Ocala Star-Banner.
Administration. Ousted Manatee County school administrators prepare to face a judge. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Past complaints bar a new principal’s hiring in Duval County. Florida Times-Union.
Student conduct. Officials investigate reports of students having sex in a school restroom while others took pictures. Tampa Tribune.
