Paul Fetsko, Ray Guillory and Kells Hetherington discuss their backgrounds, why they are running for Escambia County School Board District 2, and what they wanted to accomplish if elected.
Category: Education
Youth Summit: Career academies aren’t cutting it
School Superintendent Tim Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis and the rest of district’s leadership team were noticeably absent from the Youth Summit held at Brownsville Community Center on Monday night….
Warrington Middle earns D, avoids death penalty
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has notified the Escambia County School District of Warrington Middle School’s 2021-2022 school grade. In its initial report, FLDOE issued a grade of ‘Incomplete’ (I) to…
District explains Warrington Middle ‘Incomplete’
From the Escambia County School District: Escambia County School District personnel contacted the Florida Department of Education seeking clarification regarding the school grade of “Incomplete” or “I” issued to Warrington Middle School….
Florida’s Bicentennial Closing Celebration [podcast]
The public is invited to join in the closing event for Florida’s Bicentennial Celebration on Sunday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Museum Plaza, located behind the Pensacola Museum of History. In…
Youth Summit on gun violence, mental health set for July 11 [podcast]
Escambia County District 3 Commissioner Lumon May, in partnership with the Youth Summit Board, invites the public to attend a Youth Summit Monday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brownsville Community…
Hard facts for Escambia public schools
The Florida Department of Education yesterday sent out a press release bragging that school grades were higher than anticipated. “The number of schools receiving an F was significantly lower than expected,” wrote…
Escambia School Grades, more D’s and F’s than A’s
The Escambia County School District has nine A schools – with Molino Park Elementary, West Florida High and the Pensacola Beach Elementary charter school scoring the highest, closely followed by Suter Elementary,…
Escambia County School District gets B, ranked 48 out of 67 districts
The Florida Department of Education released today its grades for the 2021-22 school year. Escambia County got a “B” – the same as the last pre-pandemic year, 2019. The school district was…
UWF College of Health gets new dean
The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health is welcoming David M. Bellar as the new dean of the college. “Dr. Bellar is a highly accomplished scholar with many…
Children’s Trust: What high schools need help
English Language Arts: A pattern is developing…. School Name Number of Students ELA Level 1 ELA % WEST FLORIDA HIGH 676 60 9% J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH 1,008 308 31% NORTHVIEW…
Children’s Trust: What middle schools need help
Three middle schools have highest percentage of students at Level 1, the lowest proficiency level, in English Language Arts and Math: Workman, Bellview and Warrington. These most likely the students produced…