High school does NOT have to be boring How 3 black male educators took a 7th grader from discipline problem to poetry champ Cool things—ruler that combines metric and imperial measurements 10 tips to ensure your website is ADA compliant Today’s inspiration—80 year old janitor comes to work expecting to clean. Instead, 800 students sing…
The Senate considered and passed most of their budget and related bills in floor session yesterday and the House will follow with consideration their budget and related bills today. In addition, the Senate will consider several bills of interest including bills relating to curriculum, taxation, and impact fees. Today’s schedule is posted below and will…
Today’s agenda includes consideration of several bills of interest including bills relating to health and mental health, curriculum, early learning, hurricane recovery, school choice, and government accountability. Today’s schedule is posted below and will be updated to show the outcome as soon as possible (please forgive any delays in our reporting this week while we…
Today’s agenda includes consideration of several bills of interest including bills relating to health and mental health, curriculum, early learning, hurricane recovery, school choice, and government accountability. Today’s schedule is posted below and will be updated to show the outcome on these bills after each meeting concludes. [toggle title=”Committee/Subcommittee Meetings – April 2, 2019“]…
FSBA 2019 Legislative Update Video – Week 4 from Florida School Boards Assoc on Vimeo.
In the old days, a guidance counselor would work mostly in high schools, helping students set up their class schedules and decide what they’ll do after graduation. But today’s school counselors have broader responsibilities, including being trained to recognize mental health issues in students before a crisis occurs. The counselors play an integral role, but…
We look forward to working with school board members who will be in Tallahassee this week for the FSBA Annual Day in the Legislature. To assist you in making the most of your time in Tallahassee, we urge attendees to carefully review our “Know B4 UGo” information and the materials in the “Preparation Activities and…
Local education officials will tell anyone who will listen: The state funding formula favors other school districts and hurts Volusia and Flagler. But even now that the Florida House and Senate are debating a change to that formula, those same officials aren’t holding their breath for a cure-all to their budget woes. Read More
Today’s agenda is fairly brief, but several bills of interest will be considered including, among others, bills relating to school board term limits, civics education, early learning, and government accountability. Today’s schedule is posted below and is updated to show the outcome on these bills after each meeting concludes. Please note that all of the…
Today, the House and Senate Appropriations committees will take up their proposed budgets, implementing bills, and conforming bills and will consider any amendments to them. We have prepared a side-by-side comparison of the education funding portions of the House and Senate appropriations bills as they stand today before consideration by the Appropriations Committee meetings. Please…