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Belle Plaine school board holds special meeting

The ongoing school construction project brought the Belle Plaine Board of Education to a special meeting Oct. 6. More than a month after work was to be complete, administration and staff identified over 70 items that still need attention, ranging from missing ceiling tiles to regulation of the heating and cooling systems. Architects John Darveau […]

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DeSoto board approves two school construction projects

Improvements to two DeSoto Parish schools totaling almost $6 million got the green light during Thursday night’s School Board meeting. Notable is construction at Stanley and North DeSoto high schools will be done without an additional tax burden to DeSoto residents. Instead, revenue from increased sales taxes spinning off from the Haynesville Shale is allowing school officials to pay cash for …

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Florida education news: Graduation rates, school construction, class size and more

CLOSING THE GAP: Pinellas community and school leaders look for solutions to the district’s abysmal graduation rate for black males . (Times photo, Scott Keeler) TOO LOW: USF trustees and administrators say the school’s 49 percent six-year graduation rate is a ‘major weakness’ . HAVE A SAY: The Pinellas school district ends its ban on employees reading and writing comments on the Gradebook …

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DeSoto board approves two school construction projects

Improvements to two DeSoto Parish schools totaling almost $6 million got the green light during Thursday night’s School Board meeting. Notable is construction at Stanley and North DeSoto high schools will be done without an additional tax burden to DeSoto residents. Instead, revenue from increased sales taxes spinning off from the Haynesville Shale is allowing school officials to pay cash for …

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