Florida roundup: Hardship, school counselors, superintendents and more

07/02/14
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Travis Pillow

Hardship. A Venice high school student is recognized for overcoming homelessness. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

florida-roundup-logoSchool counselors. First Lady Michelle Obama praises school counselors in Orlando. Orlando Sentinel.

Superintendents. Alachua County's new chief prepares a series of school visits as he takes office. Gainesville Sun.

Administration. Hernando schools get a new assistant superintendent. Tampa Bay Times. Collier and Lee County schools shake up their top ranks. Naples Daily News. Duval schools approve new administrator appointments. Florida Times-Union. Finalists for a principal job will explain their qualifications to faculty, staff and the public. Bradenton Herald.

School grades. Top Pasco officials tell administrators not to pay much attention to this year's letter grades. Gradebook.

Math instruction. Leon County students go to summer algebra camps before taking another try at their must-pass end of course exams. Tallahassee Democrat.

Employee conduct. A Manatee County administrator considers returning to the job after an administrative law judge rules against his firing. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Bradenton Herald.

Vals and sals. Pasco schools aim to do away with honorary titles for graduates. Tampa Bay Times.

About Travis Pillow

Travis Pillow is senior director of thought leadership and growth at Step Up For Students. He lives in Sanford, Florida, with his wife and two children. A former Tallahassee statehouse reporter, he most recently worked at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research organization at Arizona State University, where he studied community-led learning innovation and school systems' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. He can be reached at tpillow (at) sufs.org.
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