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Belle Terre Elementary School, Buddy Taylor Middle School, Indian Trails Middle School, Old Kings Elementary School and Rymfire Elementary School have been recognized today as Apple Distinguished Schools for the 2024–2027 program term. Schools apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to inspire, imagine and impact teaching and learning.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals.
In Apple Distinguished Schools, forward-thinking leaders and their communities work to inspire, imagine and impact teaching and learning, and they have documented results of academic accomplishments. Schools all over the world are using iPad and Mac to transform learning. As teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, they empower students to lead, learn and thrive to discover new opportunities, and to make their world a better place. Belle Terre Elementary School, Buddy Taylor Middle School, Indian Trails Middle School, Old
Kings Elementary School and Rymfire Elementary now join Bunnell Elementary School, Flagler Palm Coast High School, Matanzas
JimboXYZ says
Why is Bunnell Elementary not on this list ? It’s been a year or so since the Bunnell Elementary Assembly ? Would anyone expect better results than what we’ve seen ? Are Apple products used or not at Bunnell Elementary ? The standard for K-6 education needs to be a level playing field as it should also be 7-12. And is it just me, education isn’t Apple corporation specific. there is Microsoft Windows & Linux operating system, the rest of it is just a hardware platform of choice. To me this is a meaningless distinction from Apple, just spinning what are generally expected outcomes as exceptionally distinguished ?
Deborah Coffey says
Good news! Gosh, you wouldn’t think “cat ladies” could educate so well. s/
Joe D says
BRAVO for the new local Apple excellence schools (and the prior local recipients). Dedicated PUBLIC school teachers are still encouraging, supporting, and providing new learning opportunities to local Flagler County Schools (despite the negative POLITICALLY CHARGED visions of public schools floundering…although MANY schools could improve their performance).
Now let’s see what the multimillion dollar $8000/ student financial drain from the poorly tracked and regulated “School Choice” private school and home school, and Religious Schools legislation affects the learning opportunities of local public schools, after that funding gets taken away! I give it 2 years for the full effects of this disastrously non-regulated financial “gift” to Florida families (including Billionaires, since there is no income limits, or “sliding scale” income exclusions, which other States put in place to guarantee the QUALITY of the education for the “Choice” students is still maintained.
But, for now, let’s CELEBRATE the students’ , teachers’, and staff’s accomplishments, in winning this award!