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Schools

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  • Josh Siegel
  • August 14, 2013
School District brings back laid-off teachers

The district cut 186 teaching positions in May; it has reinstated most teachers.

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Braden River Elementary head custodian Calvin Johnson readies to clean a hallway.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Almost in session

Local teachers and school staff members have been busy preparing to welcome the Manatee County School District's roughly 42,000 students back into classrooms.

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The tentative settlement applies to teachers and paraprofessionals.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 13, 2013
District, MEA reach settlement

The Manatee County Public School District and Manatee Education Association today announced they have reached a tentative settlement regarding raises.

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Manatee County middle- and high-school students participated in the 2013 Future Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference last month.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
FCCLA students earn top honors at conference

Manatee County middle- and high-school students participated in the 2013 Future Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference last month, in Nashville, competed against 3,600 students nationwide and brought home nine medals.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • August 6, 2013
District opens parent hotline

Starting Aug. 7, parents of Manatee County School District students can call an information line to ask questions about the coming school year.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 2, 2013
Schools host uniform fairs

Several East County elementary schools today and Saturday will host uniform fairs for new and returning students.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 31, 2013
As standards change, East County schools score well

Data released last week shows East County elementary and middle schools are mostly an exception to falling school grades statewide. Five schools received 'A' grades.

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Three East County elementary schools and two middle schools received 'A' grades, as they did last year.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • July 26, 2013
State releases FCAT scores

Data released today shows East County elementary and middle schools are mostly an exception to falling school grades statewide.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 26, 2013
New tax plan behind Manatee Schools budget

Millage rates are expected to decrease, but the Manatee County School District anticipates rising home values to bring in more revenue.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 25, 2013
Manatee School Board to discuss budget tonight

The Manatee County School Board will discuss its preliminary $564.89 million budget tonight.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 22, 2013
School Board to vote on new administrators

Superintendent Rick Mills has chosen a new investigator in the Office of Professional Standards, an exceptional student education director and a director of planning and performance management - pending school board approval tonight.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 18, 2013
School grade calculations to change

The Florida Board of Education voted 4-3 to change the formula used to calculate school grades.

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Alyssa Mandel, the librarian at Out-of-Door Academy’s Upper School since 2008, recently began a side job working as an art detective for Art Experts Inc., a company that provides art-authentication research and analysis.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • July 17, 2013
The Great Art Detective

Alyssa Mandel, The Out-of-Door Academy's bookish librarian, is equally adept at mysteries. For her new side job, she solves them by determining the authenticity of artworks.

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  • July 16, 2013
School grade calculations may change

The State Board of Education will meet at 10 a.m. today to discuss a recommendation to prevent school rankings from dropping more than one letter grade at a time.

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Reagan Ryckman, Jessica Heuring and Anna Weidel prepare to make bridges out of toothpicks and marshmallows.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Kids R Kids Summer Camp

Children ages 5 through 12 enjoyed a week of "Techno Club" themed activities during Kids R Kids Summer Camp July 8 through July 12.

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