Pinellas County has a middle school problem. Superintendent Kevin Hendrick is the first to admit it.
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Pinellas County has a middle school problem. Superintendent Kevin Hendrick is the first to admit it.
LARGO — Taylor Trautwein sat in the crowded auditorium where the Pinellas County School Board met Feb. 14, reading Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye.”
Florida middle and high school students soon might get more sleep each morning if a state lawmaker gets his way.
Adam Zele’s principal at Azalea Middle School called the eighth-year math teacher the definition of inspiration for educators.
PALM HARBOR — Several juniors and seniors in the Palm Harbor University High School International Baccalaureate program have a request of the Pinellas County school district.
PINELLAS PARK — Chef Robert Hesse is known for appearances on televised cooking competition “Hell’s Kitchen,” where he won fans with his humor, talent and backstory, a rags-to-riches ride from the streets of St. Petersburg to the bright lights of Hollywood.
SEMINOLE — Over the last few years, schools across the nation have faced academic slides due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Seminole High School bucked the downward trend and increased its academic rating.
LARGO — Before the start of the 2022 football season, Largo High head coach Marcus Paschal said his team would rely on a strong defense and an opportunistic offense to earn tough victories. During the Packers’ Class 3M region quarterfinal game against Northeast, that prediction proved to be …
LARGO — Pinellas County teachers are on track to get more money in their paychecks before winter break, after representatives for their bargaining unit and the school district reached a contract deal late Nov. 2.
Pinellas County Schools announced Wednesday that that schools and district offices would be closed Thursday, Nov. 10, because of Tropical Storm Nicole.
Matthew Dworkin has some critical views about the Pinellas County school district’s student transportation system.
Pinellas County Schools application period for prekindergarten programs will be two months earlier this school year. Parents will be able to apply for PreK for 3-year-olds and VPK for 4-year-olds for next school year from Nov. 28 through Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. Invitations will be sent to families…
When Anamarys Gonzalez and her family came to Pinellas County from Cuba, it was overwhelming. They were seeking political asylum and trying to adjust to a new way of life. Things were especially rough on her son, Diego, who is 15. In Cuba, he was a promising student. But here, he was struggl…
Pinellas County School Board candidate Dawn Peters amended her response to questions about a handful of 2020 social media posts linking her to the QAnon group and conspiracy theories.
Dawn Peters has made no secret of her strong support for the Republican education agenda in her bid for an at-large seat on the Pinellas County School Board.
In response to the threat of Hurricane Ian, Pinellas County Schools has announced all schools and district offices will be closed from Tuesday, Sept. 27, through Friday, Sept. 30.
LARGO — As Tropical Storm Ian nears, Pinellas County Schools announced Sunday that all schools and offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and are tentatively scheduled to reopen Thursday.
SEMINOLE — Kevin Hendrick took over the Pinellas County school superintendent job in July with a detailed plan for his first six months.
Pinellas County voters went to the polls for the Aug. 23 primaries and made their choices on congressional, state and local races.
"After COVID, I’m definitely looking forward to more face-to-face meetings," Starkey pre-kindergarten teacher Roberta Braswell said. "It’s just more personable when you are talking to parents, especially since I teach Pre-K.
Before first-term incumbent Nicole Carr bowed out of her reelection bid, Keesha Benson and Carl Zimmermann hadn’t given much thought to seeking a spot on the Pinellas County School Board.
Bronson Oudshoff says conservatives were excited when voters elected Lisa Cane to the Pinellas County School Board in 2018.
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School (SPCHS) has been an attractive high school option in Pinellas County since 2004, when St. Petersburg College opened its first charter school at its St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. A second campus opened at the college’s Tarpon Springs Campus in 2019 to serv…
“These types of situations, we all fear them, and we don’t want to see them in Pinellas County schools, but we must be prepared,” Superintendent Kevin Hendrick said.
CLEARWATER — The Clearwater Public Library System is hosting a free backpack, book and school supply giveaway for students in kindergarten through 12th grade at each of the library’s five locations. Stop by your closest library location during open hours from Aug. 1 through Aug. 5 to pick up…
LARGO — Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James and Associates, has been selected as chair of the Pinellas Education Foundation’s board.
LARGO — The Pinellas County School Board unanimously voted on June 14 to approve a contract for Kevin K. Hendrick to serve as the district’s next superintendent.
Most Pinellas County commencement ceremonies were held this past week, and now graduates are moving on to the next chapter of their lives.
The 2022 graduates of Clearwater High School have probably been through more adversity than any of the 115 classes before them.
LARGO — Eleven Pinellas County schools will be getting new principals as their previous leaders retire, resign or move to new assignments. The School Board approved the moves in its consent agenda May 10.
Pinellas foundation gets $2M arts gift
Kevin Hendrick, a hometown educator who honed his leadership skills as a principal of Northeast High and later as a top administrator during the pandemic, is the new superintendent of the Pinellas County Schools.
LARGO — Skipping past a semifinalist round, the Pinellas County School Board on April 20 picked three of 19 applicants to interview for its looming superintendent vacancy.
CLEARWATER — Clearwater for Youth, the nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting area youth athletic programs, recently held its second annual Breakfast at the Ballpark at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater.
Applicants from around the nation and across the globe are vying to be the next superintendent of Pinellas County Schools.
ST. PETERSBURG — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott, who retired from football in 2007, was part of a charitable huddle recently as his foundation helped to launch the Tiny Totes initiative.
Pinellas County teachers are one step closer to getting raises, including pay retroactive to the start of the school year.
CLEARWATER — City officials are hopeful for what the future may hold for the historic North Ward Elementary School.
Pinellas County school superintendent Mike Grego announced Thursday that he will retire from the district on July 1, ending an education career that spanned more than four decades.
LARGO — Pinellas County Schools is celebrating another record-high graduation rate for the 2020-2021 school year, despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report released by the Florida Department of Education, the Pinellas County Schools graduation rate ros…
LARGO — Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael A. Grego has announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year with his last day being July 1. Grego has served in public education in the state of Florida for 42 years, with the last 10 of his career as superinten…
First-term Pinellas County School Board member Nicole Carr of St. Petersburg had taken all the steps to launch her 2022 reelection bid.
The Pinellas County School Board on Tuesday cut short any further discussion of a mask mandate for students and staff, narrowly rejecting a proposal to meet on the topic.
LARGO — More than three dozen seniors from Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School in Seminole took part in the Seminole magnet school’s first ever graduation ceremony, held in the Largo High School auditorium on Thursday, June 3, 2021.
Clearwater High School seniors took the next step of their academic career June 4 after commencement ceremonies took place at BayCare Ballpark.
SEMINOLE — Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School principal Martha Giancola had only been on the job for a few weeks when Hurricane Irma blew onto campus and blew away a barn used by students studying in the veterinary science program.
LARGO — After finishing the 2019-2020 school year with kids at home staring at monitors and teachers speaking into microphones and cameras, officials from the state Capitol to local boardrooms were eager to reopen schools in the fall of 2020.
PALM HARBOR — During a visit to Palm Harbor University High School on March 31, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to provide $1,000 bonuses to public school principals and full-time classroom teachers.
Pinellas County’s top teacher was named Jan. 21 during a Facebook live event.
ST. PETERSBURG — Eckerd College has been sued for negligence for what the lawsuit said was failure to control access to the campus that led to the rape of a student by an off-campus intruder.
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