Prepared for Sarasota County School Board Oct. 16.

Todd Brown received recognition for his "Inspire Project" curriculum.

The Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool is broken down into seven categories to asses the health and safety of school districts.

More than 270 participated in the pilot program, which was at 18 district locations.

Brentwood Elementary School's John Weida is the Principal of the Year and Booker High's Merlin Schenk is the Assistant Principal of the Year.

Lisa Fisher was awarded for her work with Sarasota County Schools' Reading Recovery program.

Bear Mancinni has always had an interest in government. His newest venture is getting the voting age for Sarasota School Board elections lowered to 16.