Education Archive

In the past five years, Navarre area schools have experienced an influx of nearly 500 students, according to enrollment reports from the Santa Rosa County School Board.

CLEARWATER — Teachers, school officials, politicians and other education leaders on Monday kicked off a three-day summit in hopes of reaching a consensus on the next round of changes for Florida’s public schools.

A sixth grade science teacher from Holley-Navarre Middle School was awarded with a $2,000 grant to fund her plans for a new science, technology, engineering and math elective course.

MIAMI — The Florida Virtual School has laid off several hundred teachers in response to a decline in enrollment and change in funding.

Debbie Gunnoe freely admits to having a single-minded approach to the coming switch to Common Core Standards which Florida is scheduled to fully adopt for the 2014-15 school year.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida shoppers this weekend will get to buy computers without having to pay sales taxes.

Parking permits will be sold to juniors and seniors on August 6 and 7 in the Navarre High cafeteria. Both sides of the parking permit must be completed, with a parent signature and valid driver’s license prior to purchase. Driver’s licenses must be with you at time of purchase. Permits can be printed from https://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/documents/vehicleregistration2013.pdf.

Pensacola State College has once again made a national list as Community College Week magazine recently named PSC to its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the nation.

A little time spent mentoring students can make a big difference. A historic nationwide impact study proved children matched with mentors become more confident of their performance in schoolwork. To give struggling students a boost, the Santa Rosa County School Board recently approved an annual agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest to provide a school-based mentoring program called “Bigs Inspiring Scholastic Success.”

For students who might have fallen behind in the school year, summer school can offer the best opportunity for these students to stay on grade level with their peers.