Florida education news: USF-Poly saga, rejected charters, new chairwoman in Hernando, and more
GENSHAFT ON MESSAGE: As University of Florida president Bernie Machen joins the University of South Florida-Polytechnic saga, USF president Judy Genshaft remains resolute in her belief that the new school should stay part of the branch campus system.
CHARTER REJECTION: The Pasco School Board
upholds staff recommendations to reject four charter school applications but members say the application process should probably be tweaked.
TEACHER SUSPENDED: A Mitchell High teacher
is suspended after an alleged physical and verbal altercation with a student.
SHOWN THE MONEY:
Land O’Lakes High teacher Kelly Rodgers wins $500 as Teacher of the Month for Wesley Chapel Toyota and Clear Channel Communications' "I Love My Teacher" contest.
FINAL FRONTIER: Anclote Elementary
hosts a science night with space exploration as the theme.
HER TURN IN HERNANDO: Cynthia Moore, an outspoken former teacher,
takes the Hernando School Board’s gavel.
SHE’S TOPS: Susan McKinney
is Hernando’s School-related Employee of the Year.
FAMU BAND SILENCED: Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 band
is shut down until investigators find out more about how one of its members died after a football game, the
Associated Press reports.
OUTTA HERE: Nearly half of all Lee County teachers
leave their jobs within five years, costing the district millions in retraining costs, the
Naples Daily News reports.
CHARTER APPEAL: Orange County is the fourth Florida school district
to face an appeal from Charter Schools USA after rejecting one of its school applications, the
Orlando Sentinel reports.
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