Pasco County’s Catholic St. Leo University is moving full-speed ahead with plans to replace its 44-year-old faculty union and senate with a new “shared governance system.” Faculty members, state unions and even Catholic organizations are asking the school to pull back before it’s too late. LISTEN: Valerie Wright has been president of the United Faculty… Read more »
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Hillsborough School Board votes to open schools Monday, reversing previous decision
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources In an emergency meeting of the Hillsborough School Board Friday morning, members voted 5-2 to open schools Monday after a week of online-only classes, despite previously voting to hold four weeks of online classes. Listen: Following a tumultuous week of judicial back and forth, board members convened… Read more »
Pinellas Schools underreported COVID-19 quarantines, more than 200 likely exposed
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Pinellas County opened for in-person learning Monday with six positive COVID-19 cases reported after the first day. But multiple classrooms and buses have been quarantined and the number of students and staff who were potentially exposed could be much larger. According to a person who has seen… Read more »
Hillsborough, Pinellas schools move forward with reopening plans after judge says order to open schools was unconstitutional
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The Hillsborough and Pinellas County school boards met Tuesday, one day after a judge said education commissioner Richard Corcoran’s order to reopen schools in August was unconstitutional. The ruling was discussed at the meetings but no action was taken. On Monday a Leon County judge ruled in… Read more »
Why a Pinellas science teacher took a leave of absence rather than teach in person during the pandemic
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Many Florida students, teachers and school staff are attending in-person classes during a deadly pandemic. Some students went back to in-person classes Monday morning in Pinellas and Pasco Counties. This week Hillsborough students and teachers start the year online. Manatee County students have been back for a… Read more »
As Florida schools open, teachers and staff prepare for a new life in and out of the classroom
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Lakewood High School math teacher Melissa Ostrowski loves her family and her students. In a normal year, she’d see her sister and 2-year-old niece at least once a week. Every month, a visit with her grandparents. And in a normal year, she’d be there for the birth… Read more »
Florida Southern College’s limited housing plan shows complications, frustrations many face as schools open
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Ahad Aziz had his plane ticket ready. Like every other semester, he’d be flying from his home in Oregon to start school at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. Then, just a few weeks before takeoff, he found out he didn’t make the cut. Last week, Florida Southern… Read more »
Hillsborough Schools set to reopen online, add in-person learning Aug. 31 despite COVID-19 concerns
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Caving to financial threats from the Florida Department of Education, Hillsborough Schools will now start the school year with only one week of virtual classes before transitioning to in-person instruction for students whose parents want them to come back that soon. Superintendent Addison Davis announced the latest… Read more »
Pinellas Schools move forward with virtual and in-person reopening
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources On Tuesday, the Pinellas County School Board held an in-person workshop to review reopening plans. The district is set to welcome students back to in-person learning on August 24. Hillsborough County might want to keep students out of schools until September, but across the bay in Pinellas,… Read more »
Sarasota school district still plans for August 31 in-person reopening, despite coronavirus
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources For now, Sarasota County Schools still plan to open to in-person classroom instruction at the end of the month. The school district and county health department are closely tracking the percent of people testing positive for coronavirus. Since the pandemic began, the overall positivity rate has been… Read more »
Pinellas teachers rally again to keep online learning until it’s safe to reopen schools
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Local school districts are trying to figure out how to start the school year in the midst of a raging coronavirus pandemic. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 60 percent of Pinellas parents who have responded have chosen online schooling instead of in-person classrooms. The Pinellas School… Read more »
Are Florida parents and teachers being asked to sign coronavirus waivers?
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida has again broken its record with 173 reported coronavirus deaths over the last day. The state health department reported Thusday that there were more than 10,200 new coronavirus cases — with a total of more than 389,000 positive cases during the pandemic. Florida’s seven-day average is… Read more »
Pinellas Schools prepare for in-person classes and online options
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources On Tuesday, Florida confirmed 132 deaths due to COVID-19, a one-day record for the state. The Pinellas County School Board seems to be moving full steam ahead with opening schools for in-person instruction next month, despite the record-setting coronavirus pandemic raging in Florida. In a virtual workshop… Read more »
Azalea Middle School students are youngest to earn drone safety certification
Two middle school students in Pinellas County have become the youngest people to ever pass a particular drone safety certification. They did it through a special program at their school, Azalea Middle in St. Petersburg. The school’s Academy of Engineering’s Unmanned Aviation Program is taught by Willis Reese. “We started a program a couples years… Read more »
