3 MORE NEW PRINCIPALS NAMED FOR FLORIDA KEYS SCHOOLS
Monroe County Schools Superintendent Theresa Axford has named three new principals for the 2023-2024 school year — in addition to the new principals already...
KEY LARGO SCHOOL STUDENTS AWARDED FOR PENNING ESSAYS ON RESILIENCE
Key Largo School (KLS) eighth grade graduates Marisol Sanchez and Kameron Vetter recently received special awards from Learning for Success, Inc. (LFS) during the...
BLACK EDUCATOR INITIATIVE EXPANDS
"Building on a successful launch, the Black Educator Initiative will be extended for 2024," said John Padget, founder of the Golden Fleece Foundation (GFF),...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH MENTORING PROGRAM
Take Stock in Children Monroe is accepting scholarship applications. Monroe County students in grades 6 through 9 who meet the income and academic guidelines...
SCHOOL BOARD MULLS SPENDING PLAN & TAX RATE
By Frank Derfler
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Monroe County school board held a budget workshop where they described reducing the tax rate from...
KEYS PHILANTHROPIST HELPS STUDENTS GAIN TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS
In schools throughout Monroe County, students are earning gift cards while learning information technology skills. The IT Premier Pathways pays students in fifth grade...
NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SWORN IN; SUPERINTENDENT TALKS INFLUX OF HAITIAN CREOLE STUDENTS
A new member was sworn in and new challenges were discussed at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Monroe County School Board in Key...
CFK ACADEMY ANNOUNCES JA-RONIKA VELDHEER AS NEW PRINCIPAL
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) announced Ja-Ronika Veldheer as the new vice president of secondary education and principal of CFK Academy. She...
SCHOOL BOARD PLANS NATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT
Turmoil and turnover at the top levels of government have burdened Florida Keys officials for the past two years.
The county needed a new administrator...
SCHOOL BOARD REACTS TO A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE LATER RESCINDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
The Jan. 28 Monroe County School Board meeting was marked by careful studies of long-term plans and literally second-by-second changes to critical funding categories...
