The union would approve a district plan to comply with class-size requirements in exchange for $2.4 million in raises.
Schools
Miss Flagler County 2010
It’s Amanda Dack
Amada Dack has achieved more in her 21 years than many people do in an average lifetime.
FCAT Scores, A Month Late, to Be Released After Untold Damage to Schools
The Department of Education and testing company Pearson are still playing word games over the cause and extent of the delay, which ruined district and student planning for fall.
Poverty Signs: Steep Rise in Children Needing Free or Reduced Meals in Flagler Schools
The rising numbers of children on free and reduced meals is a reflection of rising poverty and a rising toll on local families with fewer means.
African-American Mentors Honor
Bill Delbrugge, “Beacon of Support”
In his last days as superintendent, Delbrugge is celebrated by men of one of the most effective programs for young, at-risk black students.
Community Rallies to Find Courtney Cobb, FPC Student Missing Since June 10
A 10th grader at FPC and a Palm Coast resident since she was 3, Courtney Cobb is believed to have run away with a boyfriend.
Taylor’s Journal: Day Three
The Envelope, Please
In her final post from the international competition in Wisconsin, Taylor Tofal recounts an awards ceremony featuring many wins for FPC and Matanzas.
Celeste Laster
Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Celeste Laster is a Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestant in the 16-23year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Amber Troha
Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Amber Troha is a Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestant in the 16-23year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Bonita Jubilee Davis
Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Bonita Jubilee Davis is a Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestant in the 16-23year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Amber Tilton
Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Amber Tilton is a Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestant in the 16-23year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Elizabeth Jacqueline Mason
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Elizabeth Jacqueline Mason is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Lexi Kearns
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Lexi Kearns is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Susanna van de Graaf
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Susanna van de Graaf is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Victoria Elizabeth Aparicio
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Victoria Elizabeth Aparicio is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Melissa Swanson
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Melissa Swanson is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Kiana Rose Merceron
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Kiana Rose Merceron is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Ladyann Holderzwink
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Ladyann Holderzwink is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Truus van de Graaf
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Truus van de Graaf is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Talia Rose Harbater
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Talia Rose Harbater is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Chloe Barney
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Chloe Barney is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Taylor Eddy
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Taylor Eddy is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Destiny Cole
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Destiny Cole is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Madelynn Oliva
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Madelynn Oliva is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Christen Barney
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Christen Barney is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Katie Kornacki
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Katie Kornacki is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Nicole Swanson
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Nicole Swanson is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Kate Strickland
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Kate Strickland is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Katelynne Parker
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Katelynne Parker is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Brie Smith
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Brie Smith is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Kristina Kangas
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Kristina Kangas is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Kairi Harris
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Kairi Harris is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Lexi Wright
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Lexi Wright is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Shanna Mae Merceron
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Shanna Merceron is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Emily Grace Palisoc
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Emily Palisoc is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Daria Harbater
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Daria Harbater is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Cyleigh Barney
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Cyleigh Barney is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 5 to 7 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.
Mackenzie Way
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Mackenzie Way is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
Jessie Marolf
Miss Junior Flagler County Contestant (2010)
Jessie Marolf is a Miss Junior Flagler County contestant in the 12 to 15 year old category of the 2010 Miss Flagler County Pageant.
FPC & Matanzas Students Collect the Most Awards in World Competition’s 36 Years
The school’s Future Problem Solvers brought home three top awards, plus second, third and fourth place trophies.
Flagler Libraries Avoid Service Cuts; Expansion of Community Space and Café Planned
Retirements and cost-savings enable Flagler’s library system to save more than $100,000, keep the same hours in 2010-11 and 18 people employed, and plan for a modest expansion.
How the Oil Slick Is Fouling Florida’s Government Budgets–And What To Do About It
The oil spill is Florida’s 9/11. People won’t die. A way of life will. The Florida Legislature should be in crisis mode, not in recess, anticipating what to do next.
Taylor’s Journal, Day Two:
Skits, Robots and Heels
A day’s frenetic wall-to-wall activity, and one team learns that it didn’t make it to the final round. Taylor Tofal is almost live in Lacrosse, Wis.
Catch FlaglerLive on CNN
I’ll be on CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield during the 3 p.m. hour discussing the oil spill’s impact on local governments, and particular local school districts.
Taylor’s Journal:
FPC’s Problem Solvers in Their Own
World Cup in Wisconsin
FPC’s history-making Community Problem Solvers teams are in their own world finals competition in Wisconsin, June 9-13. Taylor Tofal’s journal gives us an inside look.
Flagler Crowns Its Nascent
Entertainers of the Year
Sophia Paterno Peper is Flagler’s Youth Entertainer of the Year in the junior division, Caitlin Hanna, Zack Harris and Jeff McDevitt took senior honor.
3 From FPC, Representing Florida, Heading for DC’s Kennedy Center Stage
Boyd Fulmer, Caitlin Hannan and Jeff McDevitt join 82 other top students in the National Honor Ensembles for the concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Class-Size Limits: How Flagler Schools Are Scrambling to Fit in Costly Strait-Jacket
The Flagler school district will spend upwards of $600,000 (to start) to comply with constitutionally required class-size reductions that have no appreciable effect on quality education.
Tax-Averse Parents Send Per-Student Spending Tumbling in Flagler Schools
Per-student funding has risen and fallen over the year, but today it’s identical to what it was in 1996, even as the student population, academic expectations and administrative burdens have multiplied.
Taxable Property Values Plummet a Record 20%; Dire Numbers for Local Governments
The drop is the steepest of the last three years. Some $5 billion in taxable values have been wiped out since 2007.