Fruitville Elementary kindergarten teacher Kari Johnson was named the Sarasota County Teacher of the Year.

Assistant Superintendent Laura Kingsley will retire in June after 35 years with the district. The district also named Harriet Moore as the new Director of Equity and Innovation.

Attorneys from Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick will replace Art Hardy after more than 20 years as general counsel.

After Department of Education investigation, the district will focus on its evaluation process to determine which students need special education.

The current attorney, Art Hardy, will retire after nearly 30 years working for the board.

The book features pages with different ethnicities, abilities, family structures and more.

District leaders hope a third party can help boost revenue from district-owned cell towers.