Dec 5, 2024
District names Innovative Principal of the Year
The Santa Rosa County School District announced East Bay K-8 Principal as the Innovative Principal of the Year.
Dec 4, 2024
East Milton Elementary’s Debra Adkins ‘a teacher on the move’
What started out as a vacation to see her sister-in-law a decade ago has turned into a career at East Milton Elementary School for Debra Adkins, the school’s choice for teacher of the year.
Nov 27, 2024
Charter Schools and school turnaround
The recent State Board of Education meeting, held alongside the 2024 Charter School Conference and School Choice Summit, marked a significant moment for education in Florida.
Nov 15, 2024
Locklin Technical College’s Teacher of the Year says student success is his biggest achievement
Locklin Technical College teaches a variety of trades and skills that students can directly apply in their future careers. This year the school nominated Greg Smith as their Teacher of the Year.
Nov 7, 2024
School district employee resigns after investigation into financial improprieties
An employee of Santa Rosa County District Schools has resigned from their position after an investigation found that the employee had engaged in “financial improprieties.”
In a statement to Santa Rosa Press Gazette, the school district said the resignation came after the employee, later identified as Kelly Short (Allen), was informed of action that would be taken against her employment both immediately and through recommendation of the school board at their next regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 19, 2024.
Nov 7, 2024
Bennett Russell Elementary nominated April Cody for Teacher of the Year
Bennett Russell Elementary School has nominated third-grade teacher, April Cody, for Teacher of the Year. The success she has seen as a teacher she attributes to the mentors she has had along the way and her hands-on learning approaches.
Oct 31, 2024
Cranford goes from Milton student to teacher of the year
When Katie Cranford tells Milton High School students that she can remember walking in their shoes, she means it in a more literal sense than most high school teachers do.
Cranford, a 2011 Milton High graduate, has been back at MHS as a teacher for the past eight years.
Oct 25, 2024
Conolly gets students to believe in themselves on journey to high school diploma
At Santa Rosa High School, teacher of the year Kim Conolly has found the recipe for success to help students stay on track to graduate, regardless of the challenges they face.
The school gives students ages 16 to 21 a chance to earn a standard high school diploma after they’ve left traditional high school.
Oct 22, 2024
That’ll teach him: Pace educator of year follows in mother’s footsteps, finds his calling
Pace High School’s Teacher of the Year never thought he would follow in his mother’s footsteps in her teaching career. Now they both work at the same school.
Growing up, Kurt Chism was unsure of his career path. His mother, Karlyn, was a teacher, but he did not plan to follow in her footsteps.
Oct 17, 2024
UWF student team secures finalist spot in national supply chain case competition
A team of four undergraduate students from the University of West Florida earned the finalist position, placing fourth, at the second National Association of State Procurement Officials, or NASPO, Supply Chain Case Competition hosted in Raleigh, North Carolina on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5.