Education Archive

A first-grade teacher who has spent 21 years in education was named Pea Ridge Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year earlier this fall, an honor she said caught her completely off guard.

Local residents have formed a political action committee (PAC) to back the renewal of the Santa Rosa County School District’s half-cent sales tax, urging voters to see the Nov. 3 referendum as the renewal of an existing tax, not a new one.

The citizens of Bay County know what it’s like to be in the position of asking for help following a hurricane. On Oct. 26, they decided to help pay it forward.

The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board has recommended approval of a request to allow the school district to build a wastewater treatment system next to Central School.

Board members approved the recommendation without objection on Oct. 8. The request now goes to the Santa Rosa County Commission, which will have the final say.

Two days after Hurricane Isaias made landfall, Santa Rosa County Superintendent Karen Barber told the state when she thought schools could safely reopen: That date was Monday, Oct. 19.

Eighteen minutes later, Florida’s education commissioner had a different day in mind.

Santa Rosa County was back in the classroom Monday, Oct. 19, marking the first time since Wednesday, Oct. 7, that school had been held in the district.

Santa Rosa County District Schools reports that student attendance across 36 campuses reached 93.7 percent on the first day back following Hurricane Isaias

The Santa Rosa County School Board heard from numerous parents and teachers Oct. 13 advocating or school not to reopen the next day.

Santa Rosa County public schools will reopen Wednesday, Oct. 14, under a state directive, even though Hurricane Isaias damaged several campuses, including Milton High School, where the storm tore open the gym’s roof.

Central School science teacher Chris Trantham didn’t think teaching was something he would choose as a career, but a couple of curveballs in the game of life put him on the track he is on now.

Roxanna Ford’s love of teaching came to her in childhood as she did homework on her mother’s chalkboard.