The Escambia County School Board’s survey is a farce, meant to drag out selection process.
Tag: Escambia County School Board
County administrator has 20-weeks severance, too
Inweekly obtained a copy of Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley’s contract. She can be terminated for no cause by three commissioners. She is entitled to 20-weeks severance. Escambia County School Board members…
Few people know who to vote for in school board primaries
A majority of Escambia County voters either don’t know the candidates or are undecided on whom to vote for in the three school board primaries on August 28. District 1 incumbent Kevin…
Satanic Temple requests to give invocation at School Board meeting,
Inweekly was copied on this email to the Escambia County School Board. I suspect the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will be getting one soon: Esteemed School Board Members, For those of…
District 1 school board seat up for grabs
Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford sent out this announcement today: With the resignation of Escambia County School Board District 1 member Jeffrey Bergosh, effective November 21, 2016, Escambia County voters will…
Buzz: Marie Young has inside track to school board seat
Inweekly has heard a familiar face may return to Escambia County politics–Marie Young. Escambia County School Board Member Linda Moultrie has announced that she is resigning, effective the end of October. Gov….
Newpoint teachers told to find lawyers
Yesterday, the Escambia County School Board held a workshop. A former Newpoint teacher attended and reported on the discussion to his fellow teachers. The email was share with me: I attended the…
Newpoint board knew NEP was pulling out May 22, but kept news from teachers and district
Last night the 21st Century Academy of Pensacola board voted 4-0, with Tracy Adcock absent, not to appeal the notices of termination from the district for two of its three charter schools,…
Musing on the Newpoint saga
Carla Lovett presented Newpoint Education Partners’ improvement plan for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy last night. For the Escambia County School Board, the plan was too little, too late. The board…
Newpoint schools get the ax
The Escambia County School Board voted last night to terminate the charter contracts of Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy, each by a 4-1 vote. The board unanimously agreed to postpone its…
Will Newpoint pay its teachers?
Tonight the Escambia County School Board will vote on whether the district should send 90-day termination notices to the three charter schools run by Newpoint Education Partners (NEP). The schools will have…
How safe are your kids at school? We don’t know
We asked the Escambia Public School District what schools have surveillance cameras and what schools have access control. We know that some do, but not all the schools. The school district refused…
Local Wins National History Fair
The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the recognition of a “Stellar Employee†and the…
Hightower on A.A. Dixon
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower says she doesn’t know what will happen tonight regarding the future of A.A. Dixon charter school, but noted that a recently added item on the…
Dixon: The End or Beginning?
Rev. LuTimothy May always seems happy to talk about A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence. After a disastrous first year, he jumped in last summer to turn around the failing school. “I…
Compliant School Board approves Camelot deal
The Escambia County School Board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to give the alternative school programs for Camelot and pay the Pennsylvania-based company $1,847,329 to run it. Camelot will lease the space that…
Judge Goodman tackles truancy
NorthEscambia.com reports that Circuit Judge Ross Goodman has written the Escambia County School Board a letter declaring that the district has a truancy crisis. Judge Goodman is proposing the district implement a…
Escambia County school boards passes retirement incentive
The Escambia County School Board is now in the retirement incentive business. They passed a new policy that will come before the Board for final approval on May 11, 2009. This rule…
IN Your Head Radio Playback
In case you missed the show, you can click on the links below to hear the following calls Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin Escambia County School Board Member Jeff Bergosh on…
Notes: School Board 5.07.08
Escambia County School Board Members decided to table a decision regarding the district’s budget and proposed personnel cuts before a capacity crowd at the J.E Hall Center during a special meeting last…