Chief Of Facilities Management Wins Community Award For School District’s Green Initiatives
Joseph Sanches, Chief of Facilities Management for the School District, was named the “Most Outstanding Community LEEDer” in the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter 2010 LEEDership and Green Awards Program. The GalaVerde awards ceremony took place Saturday, August 28th in Fort Lauderdale. The event recognized and honored those outstanding projects, inspirational businesses, [...]
Enrollment Opens For Preschoolers In The Tiny Tigers Preschool At Boynton High
The Tiny Tigers Preschool at Boynton Beach Community High School announces openings for children ages 3 to 5 years old. The preschool is under the direction of Ms. Tamara Speaks, Director of the Early Childhood Academy, and includes a licensed preschool teacher. The preschool is an exciting place where children participate in a caring environment with [...]
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The Education Foundation Presents the 11th Annual Teachers’ Guild Professional Development Day
Don’t miss the 11th Annual Teachers’ Guild Professional Development Day on Saturday, October 16th at the historic Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts. Cheryl Conley, 2011 Macy’s Florida Teacher of the Year, will present the keynote address and two workshops.
This year’s event, with the theme of “Teaching: One Step Beyond” features cutting edge [...]
Florida Education Commissioner and Chancellor Congratulate Lake Worth High School On Academic Achievement
State Education Commissioner Eric Smith and K-12 Chancellor Frances Haithcock today visited Lake Worth Community High School students, teachers and staff to congratulate them on what he called “the dramatic improvement” in student achievement last year. The increase in student proficiency enabled the school to be released from the state’s list of “Intervene” schools, the [...]
Roosevelt Elementary’s_FCAT Stars to Ride With Tampa Bay Corvette Club
Approximately sixty selected students from Roosevelt Elementary School “have a ticket to ride.” They’re being rewarded for their high performance on the last FCAT exams with rides in deluxe, sports cars this Friday, August 27. The parking lot at the new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics magnet program will be transformed into a mini-car [...]
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Reading Counts Program At Odyssey Middle Gets A $3,000 Grant From Dollar General
Odyssey Middle School received a grant in the total amount of $3,000 from Dollar General. The money is dedicated to enhance the school Reading Counts Program. Laptops and student incentives will be purchased to encourage students to read and take Reading Counts quizzes.
“We are very excited about receiving this grant,” explained Michelle Gunning, the school’s [...]
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Royal Palm Beach High Honors 9/11 National Day Of Remembrance
Royal Palm Beach High School will be honoring 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance with keynote speaker Chief Dan Daly, a 24 year veteran of the New York City Fire Department and immediate respondent to Ground Zero. Dan Daly worked extensively at the scene and became one of the 100 individuals awarded the NYS [...]
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Palm Beach Gardens Elementary Awarded Grant To Protect Students Against Skin Cancer
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School was selected as a recipient of a grant through the American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) Shade Structure Program. The recipients of this grant will receive $8,000 to use toward the construction of a shade structure. “We are very proud to be a SunSmart school and honored to receive this grant [...]
Omni Middle Students Shine At FCCLA STAR Event National Competition
Thirteen students attended the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) summer event in Chicago and Omni Middle School received a total of 8 national medals.
Among the winners:
Katerina Asusta, Kimberly D’Silva, and Rafaela Frota earned gold medals.
Chelsea Brown and Niccole Salamone earned silver medals.
Savannah Lashley, Tara Lashley, and [...]
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District Students Among Youth Completing Toastmasters Program
Cat got your tongue? That won’t be a problem for the students who just earned their certificates following the Summer Youth College held at Palm Beach State College. Despite the fact that public speaking ranks at the top of the List of Fears for many of us, this group of young people now possess the [...]
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No Plans for Friday Night? Roll on Over to Liberty Park Elementary School’s Skate Night!
The Liberty Park Elementary School Safety Patrol is sponsoring a Back to School Skate Night Friday, August 27, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Atlantis Skateway and they’re hoping the whole community will turn out. The nominal $6.00 fee covers entry and skates, if needed. People are allowed to bring their own skates. Sponsor [...]
Current Events And A TARGET Grant Bring Women’s Group And Special Needs Students Together
Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens and the BallenIsles Volunteer Women’s Group are the grateful recipients of a $2,000 TARGET Corporation grant for the 2010-2011 school year. This pilot program will pair special needs students with BallenIsles volunteer mentors for intergenerational current events awareness and news reading.
“We are so fortunate to have such involved [...]
District and Classroom Teachers Association To Hold Joint News Conference To Discuss Details Of Tentative Bargaining Agreement
Superintendent Art Johnson and Classroom Teachers Association (CTA) President Robert Dow will meet with members of the media on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in District Headquarters to discuss details and answer questions about the tentative contract agreement reached between the parties last week.
The news conference will take place in the Board Room of the Fulton-Holland [...]
Teacher’s Guide To Art and Culture In Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council has produced the 5th edition of the Teacher’s Guide to Art and Culture in Palm Beach County. This guide provides contacts, field trip information, grade levels and curriculum focus for over 60 local arts and cultural organizations working with PreK-12.
“Many Palm Beach County cultural organizations offer outstanding learning opportunities [...]
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Palm Beach Gardens High School Unveils New Football Field
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School will be unveiling their state of the art football field on Friday, August 27, 2010. This will be the first time the Palm Beach Gardens Gators have played a home game in 5 years. The original PBGCHS campus was replaced in 2009 by the facility that stands today. This [...]
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School District and Classroom Teachers Association Reach Tentative Agreement
Palm Beach County school district and Classroom Teachers Association (CTA) negotiators this afternoon (August 20, 2010) reached a tentative agreement that calls for the district to pay a $500 bonus to all district teachers who were on active status at least 99 days during the 2009-2010 school year and who remain employees of the District at [...]
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School District of Palm Beach County Conducts New Vendor Orientation
The School District of Palm Beach County Purchasing Department will be conducting a seminar to provide information on how to become a new vendor and conduct business with the School District.
When? Friday, August 27, 2010. 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. OR 10:30 a.m. – NOON
Where? Fulton-Holland Education Services Center – Board Room. 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, [...]
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School District Official To Be Honored For Leadership In LEED Green Building Program
Joseph Sanches, Chief of Facilities Management for the School District, is a finalist for The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter 2010 LEEDership and Green Awards program. The awards ceremony will take place on August 28th at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort in Fort Lauderdale. The event will recognize and honor those [...]
Palm Beach County Students Better Prepared for School Year, Thanks to 2010 Océ Future Authors Project
Fifty-five middle and high school students started school this year with better writing skills thanks to their participation in the Océ Future Authors Project. Now in its fifth year, the program is a partnership between the School District of Palm Beach County and Océ North America and is designed to help students experience the process [...]
Glades Central High School Hosts 1st Annual Educational Fair
Glades Central High School hosted the 1st annual Glades Educational Fair recently. The purpose of this event was to provide a central location for Glades parents to receive information prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
Participating schools included Glades Central High, Pioneer Park Elementary, Rosenwald Elementary, Glade View Elementary, Pahokee Elementary, Lakeside Academy, [...]
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The School District of Palm Beach County and the School Food Service Department Announces Its Policy For Free And Reduced Price Meals For Students Under The National School Lunch And School Breakfast Program
Household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility. These criteria can be found on the third page of this document. The eligibility guidelines for 2010-2011 are the same as the 2009-2010 guidelines. Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown may be eligible for Free or Reduced Price [...]
Former Spanish River High Student Kiran Deol Documentary Film ‘Woman Rebel’ Featured Nationally On HBO2
Former Spanish River High student Kiran Deol documentary film Woman Rebel will be played nationally on HBO2 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 8:00pm Eastern; 7:00pm Central. The documentary, which won an award at the Delray Film Festival, film had its premier at the HBO headquarters in New York recently.
Woman Rebel was one of eight films [...]
Multicultural Teachers’ Desk Calendars Distributed for Ninth Year to Schools
This is the time of year that over 8,000 public school teachers across Palm Beach County receive the popular Multicultural Teachers’ Desk Calendar that doubles as a teacher’s best friend for providing teaching strategies, classroom activities, and suggestions to enhance parent involvement. Distributed each year through the District’s Multicultural Education Department schools have already started [...]
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What’s New In The School District of Palm Beach County This Year? Departmental and Other Changes Now Online
New schools and facilities, how to find the school bus routes, changes in key personnel, consolidation of departments due to budget cuts, new principals- it’s all there online for interested parents, community members, employees, volunteers and the media.
Click here for more information.
Transportation Department Holds Mock School Day Bus Run
The School District’s Transportation Department will hold its annual “Mock School Day” bus run Thursday, August 12th. Beginning with their early morning routes and continuing with their afternoon routes, bus drivers will perform a dry run before school starts on August 17th to see the road conditions and if any changes should be made.
According to [...]
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