Sara-James Ranta is a third-year journalism major, minoring in sociology of social justice and policy. Previously, she served as a general assignment reporter for The Alligator's university desk.
If ACPS employees vote in time, the board will vote on the new salary schedule during its Jan. 21 meeting. Raises and retroactive pay would then be included in February paychecks. Retroactive pay is the compensation a teacher receives from a prior pay after a salary increase.
Alachua County Public Schools’ District 5 board member Kay Abbitt resigned Tuesday. Abbitt resigned due to a conflict of interest as she also serves as the unpaid interim director of Boulware Springs Charter School.
The Alachua County School Board introduced new board policies to align with state law at a meeting Tuesday night. The introduced board policies change the way instructional, library or reading materials are challenged within ACPS.
The Alachua County School Board unanimously passed a series of amendments to administrative job descriptions and kept four books on shelves.
Gainesville resident Leanetta McNealy was sworn in for another four-year term leading District 4. In her speech, she said her main focuses are increasing employee salaries, increasing career technologies and to continue “putting children first.”
The policies aimed to establish consistency for student selection between all programs, including those recommended by the District Magnet Review Committee. It also addresses the increasing competition in school choice by making magnet applications open earlier, so the district can compete with charter and private school applications open around the same time frame.
The ACSB unanimously voted to hire Kamela Patton as the interim superintendent at a special meeting Nov. 4. Patton served as superintendent of Collier County Public Schools from 2011 to 2023.
Alford’s policy promises involve improving county roads and infrastructures, environmental policies and affordable housing.
Vu won the District 2 seat on the Alachua County School Board on Aug. 20, defeating incumbent Diyonne McGraw. Now, as the 37-year-old Gainesville resident prepares to take his seat on the ACSB, Vu said he is driven to make that same safe, empowering environment a reality for every student and teacher in the district.
With no statewide curriculum for sexual education in Florida, school districts are left to decide what type of sex education they provide to students, if any. In Alachua County, advocates say these gaps leave youth unprepared.
Boradesha Bryant stands with her daughter, La’Lee McClendon, at One Community Family Resource Center on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Patrons stretch at a First Magnitude Brewing Company drag yoga event on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
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