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7 New Sheriff’s Deputies, 143% Cost Increase as Outline of Flagler’s School Safety Takes Shape

April 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

For Flagler schools, safety is a whole new mandate. Superintendent Jim Tager, left, has been negotiating a new contract for school resource deputies with Sheriff Rick Staly. School Board members Trevor Tucker (the board chairman), center, and Andy Dance are to Tager's left. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Staly and Superintendent Tager are negotiating an increase of the school deputies’ program to $1.8 million split 50-50, with the schools’ share paid by the state and the sheriff’s by the County Commission.

How the Education Bill Scott Signed Thursday Will Hurt Flagler Schools, Favoring Charters

June 15, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Flagler schools Finance Director Tom Tant has been crunching numbers for the district for 24 years. He's seeing a constant erosion of traditional public education dollars that now disproportionately hurts the district and favors charter schools. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler school district is now 64th out of 67 in per-pupil funding, and the bill Gov. Scott signed today will force the district to turn over more money to charter schools.

School Board Hears Good and Bad of New Budget and Agrees to 3-Month Patch for Disabilities Program

June 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The $2.5 percent state-funded budget increase falls short of restoring the money lost last year. The board agreed to a $120,000 band aid for the adults with disabilities program run by FTI, which lost its state funding this month.

School Bell Schedule for Flagler County Schools, 2013-14

August 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Clip and save: bell schedules for Flagler Palm Coast High School, Matanzas High School, Buddy Taylor and Indian Trails middle schools, and the district’s five elementary schools: Bunnell, Belle Terre, Rymfire, Wadsworth and Old Kings.

Board Members Balk at 7:25 a.m. Middle School Start Time, But Approve New Bell Schedule

July 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Buddy Taylor and Indian Trails middle school students will have to wake up even earlier than last year when school resumes on Aug. 19, with first-bell at 7:25 a.m. and dismissal at 1:25 p.m. Most other schools’ schedules are unchanged, with high schools starting at 8 a.m. and elementaries around 9 a.m.

Days After Tax Defeat, a Divided Flagler School Board Recoils at a Pair of Expensive Contracts

June 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A pair of 3-2 votes approved one vendor contract for $107,700 and rejected another for $534,000 as board members looked to be more like budget hawks in light of the failed tax referendum. Neither item had been part of the budget-cut discussions before the vote.

Flagler School Tax Fails; “We Will Do Everything Possible to Meet Challenges,” Superintendent Says

June 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 126 Comments

The first batch of result, based on early-voting and absentee ballots, show the school tax referendum failing by a wide margin, with 60 percent of voters opposed and 40 percent in favor. The numbers: 4,663 against, 3,105 for, so far.

Gov. Scott, Ending Week-Long Education Tour, Speaks of Increasing School Funding

September 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott will push lawmakers to avoid cutting the education budget this year, the governor said following a dinner with union officials late last week. And if there’s enough money, he’ll again push for an increase.

Flagler School District, in a Surprise, Votes to Place ½-Cent Sales Tax Redo on Aug. 14 Ballot

April 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler County School Board didn’t want its initiative lost in the clutter of the November ballot, or see it compete against the county’s and cities’ similar initiative, but primary turnout will be heavily Republican–an unhappy prospect for any tax initiative.

Facing $1.6 Million in New Cuts, Flagler School District Is Looking for “Big Ideas”

March 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Flagler school board members don’t want to go through what they did last year, nickel-and-diming small programs, so they’re looking at offering students and parents morte “school choice,” revamping the district’s health insurance, offering early retirement and other “big ideas.”

Grim, Doleful Post-Mortem as State School Board and Educators Wonder What’s Next

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Nails on a chalkboard. Education in Florida isn't sounding hopeful. (Sharon Drummond)

A daylong meeting of the State Board of Education drew dozens of school officials from around the state and dismal assessments of what they’ve been left with after compulsive budget-cutting.

Flagler Property Tax Bills Set to Drop Markedly As School Board Keeps 2012 Levy Flat

July 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The school board's property tax rate in Flagler County is still relatively low compared with previous years. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Contrasting with public perceptions that taxes are going up, a typical house may see a $150 drop from school taxes alone next year, giving Palm Coast and the county more room to maneuver for higher tax rates.

Per-Student Funding Dropping $572, or 8%; Flagler District Poised for Severe Cuts

May 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

As state lawmakers cut school budgets by $1.3 billion, the Flagler school district already has plans to cut its budget by 3.5 percent through teacher layoffs and other means. It’ll make up the difference by using more than a third of its $9 million reserves.

Middle School Day Will End at 1:40pm as District’s New Bell Schedules Toll Backlash

May 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Elementary start and end times change only a little, but high school students will start at 8 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m., and middle school students will start at 7:40 a.m. The shorted school day is designed to save money.

Far Apart, School Unions and Flagler District Negotiators Still Looking for a Common Page

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

After two sessions on Wednesday, negotiators only agreed to meet again in mid-April to discuss clearer, fresher budget numbers before negotiating proposed cuts of $3.5 million that would affect most employees and students in the district.

Schools May Be Required to Digitize Half Their Textbook Budgets Within 2 Years

April 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Schools are resisting the House proposal because two years isn’t enough time to enact it, and it leave behind students without Internet access. The Senate proposal is less stringent.

Children as Billboards: From School Buildings to Buses, a Lunge for Ads and Revenue

March 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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The Flagler school district just broadened its advertising policy to allow ads in school buildings, websites and uniforms. State lawmakers are moving toward lifting the ban on ads on schoolbuses to make up for revenue the state is cutting.

Impasse Over: Teacher and Service Unions Win Salary Concessions from Flagler School District

December 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Five days earlier the unions had declared an impasse. The deal will cost the school district an extra $1.2 million this year and $2.4 million a year beginning next year.

Flagler’s School Employee Unions Declare Impasse After 7 Months of Salary Negotiations

December 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 82 Comments

Teacher and support employee unions were looking for a restoration of the annual salary increases they were due since 2008. The district was ready to offer a $600 bonus and return to the table in January or February.

Inaccurately and Incoherently, Fischer Opposes School Tax Measure; Sword Favors It

September 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The two school board candidates differ sharply in their awareness and understanding of a proposed school tax referendum on the November 2 ballot, with Fischer calling himself “confused” about it.

For First Time in Memory, Flagler School Enrollment Stalls; No Budget Cuts Foreseen Yet

August 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The 240 additional students the Flagler school district expected this fall haven’t materialized, resulting in a projected loss of $1.62 million in state funding.

Laying Off Employees, Palm Coast Is Set to Pay at Least $83,000 for One School Deputy

August 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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The school deputy Palm Coast is paying for is a way to get four other extra deputies on Palm Coast’s streets for large portions of the year–at the schools’ expense.

Flagler Schools Bracing for Dismal
Fiscal (and Oil Spill) Impact

May 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Budget shortfalls, new financial burdens and disappearing sources of money are all converging on the Flagler school district at the same time, setting up a potential funding crisis in the next two years.

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