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Wadsworth Elementary

Teacher and Ex-Matanzas Coach Ripley Faces Accusation of Excessive Force With Special Ed Student, 8

March 6, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

Robert Ripley, a special education teacher at Wadsworth Elementary and a district faculty member since 2004, in a 2015 screen capture from a Florida High School 7v7 Association video, when he was the Matanzas High School football coach.

Wadsworth ESE teacher Robert Ripley was caught on school video twice pushing an 8-year-old student, behavior deemed impermissible by the school board attorney, in an incident that took place just one day after another ESE teacher was fired for using excessive force toward a student.

Visiting Flagler, State Board of Education Singles Out Wadsworth’s Anna Crawford, a Finalist for State Award

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Matthew Carleton, a sixth grader at Wadsworth Elementary, and Anna Crawford, the principal at Wadsworth. The state Board of Education recognized both at a meeting in Bunnell Friday. (© FlaglerLive)

Wadsworth Elementary Principal Anna Crawford is one of three finalists for the 2019-2020 Innovative Principal Award, and was recognized, along with one of her sixth grade students, during a state Board of Education meeting in Bunnell.

Phoenix Will Close as All But Handful of Students Sign Up for Wadsworth’s New STEM Academy

June 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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An open house to introduce Phoenix Parents to Wadsworth’s new STEM Academy, and sell them on enrolling their children, was hugely successful Wednesday evening, sealing the fate of Phoenix for good.

The End of Phoenix: Divided School Board Votes to Replace It With STEM Academy at Wadsworth

June 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A contentious vote reflecting the board’s unhappiness with lack of transparency nevertheless led to the creation of a new STEM academy at Wadsworth, closing the long-embattled Phoenix Academy next fall.

Amelia Earhart, Gandhi, Einstein and Betsy Ross All Rise Again in Wadsworth’s History Day

February 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Wadsworth Elementary’s “Who’s Who in History” day Tuesday drew on school staffers and community “celebrities” to perform dozens of historical figures, alive and dead, in a culmination of school-wide biography projects focused on the figures.

Daily Wadsworth Elementary Jam On Parkview Drive Should End as No Parking Signs Go Up

October 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

For several years, Parkview Drive along Wadsworth Elementary has turned into a hazardous, child-crossing parking lot as school lets out. Soon, No Parking signs will go up along the two-lane road, to the displeasure of some and relief of others, in hopes of ending the hazard.

Liz Astuto, 2011 Employee of the Year: Wadsworth Elementary

January 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Liz Astuto, 2011 Employee of the Year: Wadsworth Elementary

Beverly Thompson, 2011 Teacher of the Year: Wadsworth Elementary

January 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Beverly Thompson, 2011 Teacher of the Year: Wadsworth Elementary

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