Ruth Witter wanted a labor-intensive state mandate to produce more than an online database of books. The first-ever Read Across Santa Rosa reading challenge is the result.
Wednesday, March 20, was a busy day for Central School in Allentown. The school turned its football field and stadium into a staging ground for tractors, combines, livestock, science experiments, vendors and even a petting zoo.
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the 2024 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year award. All full-time teachers in their third year or less of teaching were eligible for this award. This included total teaching experience, not just in Santa Rosa public schools.
More than 50 years ago, a Milton High School teacher watched a group of boys tossing around “the elliptical ball” and wished his students got as excited about math as they did football.
Santa Rosa County School Board held a special meeting Thursday, March 14, to approve a bargaining agreement between Santa Rosa District Schools and Santa Rosa Professional Educators, the union which represents instructional staff such as teachers.
The approved contract will see a 3.87% average salary increase for teachers in the district.
Kids love gadgets, especially gadgets they can operate themselves. Combine that with the prestige that comes from earning the right to use the gadget, and the concept of East Milton Elementary School’s new book vending machine becomes clear.
Going into their March 6 negotiation with Santa Rosa District Schools, David Godwin of the Santa Rosa Professional Educators said the two sides were at an impasse over a contract for instructional staff. Santa Rosa Professional Educators is the union which represents instructional staff such as teachers in the county’s public schools.
On Dec. 30, 2022, Pace High School unexpectedly lost a valuable long-time staff member and former student. Bridget Hall Head was a member of the first graduating class at Pace High School and an employee at the school for 24 years. Over the last two decades, she served as the principal’s secretary.
Now the principal, Stephen Shell wants to honor her in a permanent way. On March 7, he attended the Santa Rosa County School Board meeting to request a building, currently known as Freedom Hall, be named for Head.
Registration is open for the 2024-25 school year and parents who want to learn more about the Classical Christian Education L.E.A.D. Academy offers 7-12th grade students are invited to attend a parent night at 6:30 p.m. March 14.
