February 26, 2021

View this email in your browser February 26, 2021 FL DOE Weekly Memo: Required Data Collection for Fine Arts Report – Section 1003.4995, Florida Statutes Governor's Office Major Sports Teams, Organizations & Athletes Unite to Support First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Resiliency Initiative to Empower Florida Students Florida Professional Sports Teams, Organizations & Athletes Supporting First Lady DeSantis’ New Resiliency Initiative for Students Tampa Bay Times Hillsborough School Board members push for more transparency School closings are not likely, Hillsborough district leaders now say 2021 Session Schools of Hope facing $50M cut as it eyes expansion - Politico Legislation would promote art education in Florida high schools - FL Politics Bay News 9 The Benefits and Challenges of Home Schooling Your Child Readiness Florida Chamber: Kindergarten readiness results underscore need for early education investment - FL Politics Testing Florida Presses On With In-Person Standardized Testing, And Some Parents Are Concerned - WUSF Parents worry about fallout from poor state test scores - PNJ Graduation Bay Area school districts begin announcing graduation plans - FOX13 COVID-19 Relief House to vote on $1.9 trillion virus bill - AP Ron DeSantis said Florida getting ‘short end of the stick’ in COVID-19 relief package - FL Politics Manatee County Manatee School Board member applies to be county administrator - Herald-Tribune WUSF A Florida Farmworker Talks About Why He Took His Teen Daughter To Work In Fields COVID-19 Studies University of Florida chooses Marion County Public Schools for COVID-19 Study funded by Gates foundation - WCJB Struggling Students When Will Schools Reopen? District Plans On ‘Fifth’ Quarter To Help Struggling Students - Keys Weekly Connectivity School District of Palm Beach County highlights 'life changing' free WiFi expansion project - WPTV Vaxx Some Florida teachers will get vaccine priority. School bus drivers want to be included - News4Jax Odds and Ends Teachers union poll finds educators enormously unhappy with Ron DeSantis - FL Politics Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

February 25, 2021

View this email in your browser February 25, 2021 Pasco County Schools Pasco Middle School Hosts School and District Leaders from Across the U.S. to Showcase Cambridge International Program - WFMZ Pasco Schools Announces Plan to Hold In-Person Graduations at Stadiums Pasco Schools Announce Plan to Hold In-Person Graduations in School Stadiums - BN9 Top Returning Prep Football Players for every Pasco County team - Suncoast News Mitchell just steps away from Class 6A state championship - Suncoast News Tampa Bay Times Remove consequences from student test results, key Florida lawmaker says Two Hillsborough School Board members will hold an unusual meeting today Florida Supreme Court strikes down Hillsborough transportation tax 2021 Session Florida lawmakers look at ‘education savings accounts’ - NSF Six hot legislative issues to watch this session - The Capitolist Wilton Simpson suggests running Suncoast toll-road extension near U.S. 19 - TBT School Safety Fortify Florida school safety app swamped by spam - NSF Osceola Advisory Group, Lawmaker Work Together to Address Issues on Police in Schools - News13 Public safety commission says Florida making progress on school safety - WCJB Testing This year’s state test results will be tough to make sense of, experts warn - ChalkBeat Re-opening Both sides of the school reopening debate have it wrong - WaPost Vaxx Vaccines likely open to the next age group in March - FL Politics As more teachers across Florida prepare to be vaccinated, questions loom - FOX35 COVID-19 Janet McDonald Again Hawks False and ‘Dangerous’ Claims About Masks and Vaccines at School Board Meeting - Flagler Live Charters Palm Beach County charter schools win tax fight - 12News Charter schools win tax fight - NSF WLRN Teaching Students A New Black History Odds and Ends A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral - TBT Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

February 24, 2021

View this email in your browser February 24, 2021 Tampa Bay Times Short on special education teachers, Hillsborough plucks from other fields 2021 Session Florida bill would limit college aid for degrees that don’t lead to jobs - TBT Senate Moves To The Right --- And Fast - NSF School Safety Sarasota-Manatee school security measures continue with Alyssa's Law - Harold Tribune FEDs Kathy Castor Calls on Ron DeSantis to Speed Up Federal Aid to Hillsborough County Public Schools - FL Daily WUSF Not All COVID-19 Aid Is Spent. But Schools, Cities And States Say They Need More Class Of COVID-19 Project Gives Many Faces To Florida's Education System Issues Vaxx Florida is better off without a detailed vaccination plan, DeSantis says - TBT Drug executives: Big jump in vaccine supply is coming soon - AP COVID-19 Q&A: UF Health virologist talks about variants and the future of the coronavirus - News4Jax Seminole County Seminole County School Board votes to revoke decision on next superintendent - ClickOrlando Hernando Hernando School Board opposes push to return to elected superintendent - TBT Hernando County schools facing capacity limits look for affordable options to grow - Suncoast Hernando Superintendent To Be Elected Position? - BN9 Stormwater Fees Court Backs School Board On Stormwater Fees - NSF Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

February 23, 2021

View this email in your browser February 23, 2021 US DOE U.S. Department of Education Letter on Assessment, Accountability, and Reporting Requirements for School Year 2020-2021 (pdf) Pasco County Schools A+ Teacher: Making Sure None Of Her VPK Kids Fall Behind - BN9 Florida Senate Senator Baxley Files Legislation To Refocus State Financial Aid On Programs That Lead To Jobs 2021 Session Lauren Book proposes changes to sexual assault response, school bullying protocols in flurry of new bills - FL Politics 10 big issues to watch in the 2021 Legislative Session - NSF Ron DeSantis wants Legislature to restrict local governments’ emergency powers - FL Politics Suncoast News Pasco/Hernando soccer region finals The Laker / Lutz News State testing should not be punitive, board members say Conference champs! Pasco board looks to put pause on multifamily Vaxx DeSantis Expands Vaccinations To Teachers, Cops - NSF Florida teachers, police could get coronavirus vaccines soon, DeSantis says - TBT DeSantis: Teachers, law enforcement will be able to get vaccine at Florida’s federal sites - News4Jax Tests Schools must still give standardized tests this year, Biden administration says - ChalkBeat Tampa Bay parents ask state to cancel standardized tests due to pandemic - WFLA Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

February 20-22, 2021

View this email in your browser February 20-22, 2021 2021 Session Pandemic looms over education priorities for Florida Legislature - TBT Bills to bolster education plans for students with disabilities teed up for Session - FL Politics Lawmakers eying punishments for parents of truant kids - WJHG Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay seniors want graduation and prom. Schools are working on it. Factions emerge, again, on the Hillsborough County School Board Testing These are the changes Miami-Dade School District will apply for testing -Doral Family Journal WUSF Class of COVID-19: How One School For Fragile Kids With Disabilities Navigated COVID-19 Closures Class of COVID-19: For Special Education Students, Struggling To Communicate Is A Potential Side Effect Of School Closures CARES Fla. schools still have hundreds of millions to spend in CARES Act money, billions more are coming - ABC Action News STEM Jeanette Nuñez, Enterprise Florida to launch webinar program promoting STEM careers - FL Politics Cancellations Martin County students planning countywide prom without school district's backing - WPEC Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences