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Monthly Archives: June 2016

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FSBA #FridayFive – Week of June 20, 2016

Friday FiveBy fsbawpJune 24, 2016

Five things you need to know: Is handwriting still relevant How do Florida children rank on the Kids Count index? Nationwide survey of homeless students More research connects marijuana use with lower academic functioning Higher expectations for kindergarteners

Florida Accepting Nominations For New Statuary Hall Representation

In the News, Legislation, NationalBy fsbawpJune 21, 2016

Nominations are being taken for the next representatives of Florida in the National Statuary Hall. The collection of one hundred statues — two from each state — is housed in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. Florida’s current representatives are Dr. John Gorrie, credited with inventing refrigeration and air conditioning, and General Edmund Kirby Smith,…

Legislators allowed students to go to school across county lines; now come the details

In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 21, 2016

In the waning hours of their 2016 session, Florida lawmakers approved a bill expanding families’ school options across county lines. Education choice advocates trumpeted the move as a bold step to let students attend any public school in the state. They equated it with Florida’s broad charter school and tax credit scholarship programs. But officials…

Paula Dockery: Florida voters can reshape congressional delegation

Elections, Hot Topic, In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 21, 2016

n every election voters have the chance to make their voices heard, but this year they have the opportunity to cause a massive shift in the direction we’re going — especially in Florida. The national election — driven by the presidential race — has illustrated the intensity of voter dissatisfaction toward the two-party system, the…

FSBA #FridayFive Reasons #MembershipMatters

Friday Five, In the News, School BoardsBy fsbawpJune 17, 2016

Today’s Friday Five are five reasons your membership in FSBA is valuable: 1. Full time staff on call to answer all of your questions, all of the time 2. 125+ years of experience in Florida school board issues and challenges 3. Transparency with membership, meetings, budgets, and legislative priorities 4. Transparency with bylaws and policies…

Homeless but college-bound: Miami grad overcomes life of hardships

In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Through homelessness and physical disability, it would have been easy for Norberto Orellana to give up on his studies. Instead, the 18-year old graduated from high school Thursday with a near-perfect GPA, a full ride scholarship and a goal to get into medical school. On the last day of classes for Miami-Dade public schools, he…

This is how Florida became the state to watch in presidential politics

Elections, Hot Topic, In the News, NationalBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Over the past half century, Florida has changed from solidly Democratic to a two-party state that media, candidates and analysts watch closely to see which way the nation’s political winds will blow. How did this happen? Why, going into the 2016 election year, does Florida qualify as a premier swing state? Florida’s political evolution began…

Florida adopts limit on full contact school football practice

Athletics, In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Beginning this fall, high school football players in Florida will be limited to no more than 80 minutes of live contact in practices per week during the regular season, the Florida High School Athletic Association announced Monday. The new policy, which defines live contact as “a drill in game-like conditions” and “the only time that…

Florida facing teacher shortage

Hot Topic, In the News, Personnel, TeachersBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

There is a problem in Florida classrooms and it starts with a lack of teachers. In Walton, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, school officials are turning to year round recruiting and hiring and other innovative ways to attract the brightest and the best. According to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), for the 2015 to…

Student test scores tick upward in Florida

Accountability, Assessments, FLDOE, Florida Schools, Hot Topic, In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

TAMPA — Statewide scores on the Florida Standards Assessment showed modest gains this year, the Florida Department of Education said Friday as it released a large batch of results. Closer to home, there were gains and losses in the Tampa Bay area. Pinellas math scores were up. Hillsborough students dropped a bit in English. And…

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