Curated news and posts about the District School Board of Collier County, the Collier County School Board, and the issues they address
Top stories: Next year’s tax rates and budgets to be adopted this month; Collier County reviews its rural growth plan amid looming disagreements; commissioners approve a new 78-unit affordable housing project and borrowing $29 million to buy Golden Gate golf …
Collier County Public SchoolsRegular School Board Meeting – 5 PMFinal Budget Hearing – 5:30 PMTuesday, September 26 Should our school taxes go up or down next year? Should the District increase or decrease its spending on capital projects? On operations? These are among …
School Board to set 2017–18 tax rate and budget … and more Read More »
Congratulations to Collier County Public Schools Superintendent Kamela Patton, principals, teachers, school staffs, District administrators and School Board members! CCPS is again an “A”-rated Florida school district. Of note from the school grades released this week, Collier County Public Schools: Ranked 5th highest …
Seven Collier County parents affiliated with the Florida Citizens Alliance will each have up to ten minutes to object to Collier County Public School textbook selections at a Special School Board meeting next Thursday, thanks to SB 864: Instructional Materials for …
As promised in my last post, I am returning my focus to Collier County Public Schools and our state and local government, now that the 2016 elections are behind us. I look forward to sharing what I learn with you in …
The School Nurse Program at Collier County Public Schools Read More »
As in the past, springtime in Naples brings packed CCPS School Board agendas with much for parents and interested community members to be aware of. In this post, I’ll share the items I’m most interested in from the agenda for this …
Lots of interest on Tuesday’s School Board agenda Read More »
Three community forums will be held this week to inform and seek input from community members and CCPS employees about the 2017 – 19 strategic planning process. In this post, I will provide some information that I hope will inspire …
A great opportunity to learn: CCPS Community Forums this week Read More »
I attended the regular meeting of the Collier County School Board on March 8 (minutes here; video here). Two comments made at the end of the meeting impressed me: Board Vice Chairman Roy Terry’s remarks regarding the current public discord between …
Comments of interest from last week’s School Board meeting Read More »
Tuesday, January 12 The Collier County School Board will meet this coming Tuesday beginning at 4 PM (business meeting at 4:30 PM) at the MLK Administrative Center, 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples. See agenda here. Five agenda items are of particular …
Whistleblower Policy, School Calendar on Agenda for Tuesday’s School Board Meeting Read More »
School Board Work SessionTuesday, December 15, 4 PM Next Tuesday’s School Board Work Session on the topic of Elementary Mathematics promises to be informative. It is on the agenda at the request of Board member Kelly Lichter, an outspoken critic of how …
Tuesday: School Board work session on mathematics Read More »
