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SCHOOL DISTRICT PONDERS STATE GRADES

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 19, 2021. Posted in Education, Featured, Florida Keys, Key West News, Monroe County, school, State News, Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

Monroe County school officials say they are undecided about whether to seek the annual grade assigned to the district by the state, until they see what other districts plan to do. The grade affects staff bonuses and state funding. At the April 13 meeting, the school board also heard that the long-awaited renovation of the Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium is a year away. Under an April 9 emergency order, state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran told school districts that the state is waiving some course requirements due to the pandemic: High school seniors in Florida will be able to graduate...

ALL MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS MAY GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 8, 2021. Posted in coronavirus, COVID, Education, Events, Featured, Florida Keys, Key West, Marathon, Monroe County, Monroe County News, school, Tavernier, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage.

Monroe County officials are mulling a special summer school session that would be open to all students as a way to regroup after a historic and challenging pandemic year. The details should be finalized by the end of April. “We’d like to give students an opportunity to re-engage in school and enjoy themselves — a range of offerings to tickle their imaginations and interests. Our kids have had a difficult time during COVID,” school superintendent Theresa Axford told Keys Weekly. “Typically, summer school is geared toward recovery and remediation,” said Amber Archer Acevedo, coordinator of community...