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CHARTER SCHOOLS: The 10-year renewal of a Hillsborough County charter alternative high school generates a pointed debate about the school's worth, as the League of Women Voters notes its poor graduation rate and school district officials look to other measures.
TEST RESULTS: Florida's 2018 list of "persistently low performing" schools is released, and Hillsborough County again has the most schools on it. • An Alachua County school threatened with closure because of its past test scores made enough improvements to remain open, the Gainesville Sun reports.
SECURITY: The Miami-Dade County school district swears in a new police chief, WPLG reports. Miami-Dade County government allocates more money to meet new state school security requirements, WPLG reports. More from the Miami Herald.
BACK OFF: Families who attend a Volusia County elementary school slated to merge with another nearby campus tell district leaders to leave the school alone, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
TURNAROUNDS: The Lake Wales charter school system proposes taking over a Polk County district middle school that has struggled on state accountability ratings, the Ledger reports.
TAXES: Private polling indicates strong community support for a Palm Beach County school district tax referendum, the Palm Beach Post reports.
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES: An Escambia County elementary school paints words of inspiration in its bathroom stalls for students to ponder while "taking care of business," WEAR reports.
SUPERINTENDENTS: Sarasota County superintendent Todd Bowden reviews the highlights of his past year in office as the School Board prepares to issues its evaluation of his performance, the Herald-Tribune reports.
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