Letter: Shame on them
Karen Tarnow, Naples: Shame on the Collier County Board of Education for again rejecting the recommendations of the special magistrate hired by them in the impasse with Collier County teachers.
View ArticlePoinciana Elementary cell tower issue will be revisited
The board agreed to conduct research into potential hazards of radiation from the tower and discuss the cell tower when it convenes for its Oct. 15 meeting in Immokalee.
View ArticleClass Notes: Learn more about STEM, BYOD and much more at superintendent...
Sure, you've heard about STEM, and maybe BYOD too. I'm guessing, though, you'd like to know more.
View ArticlePat Carroll to serve as Collier School Board chair
Carroll replaces Barbara Berry who, while she will remain on the board one more year, last week announced she will not seek re-election.
View ArticleFormer Barron Collier basketball coach claims he was fired because he is black
The lawsuit alleges that Athletic Director Mark Rosenbalm rarely spoke to Carlos Clark, but spoke regularly to other white coaches, and that Rosenbalm "had a reputation for targeting African American...
View ArticleCollier School Board approves after-school care policy, raises
At its shortest and least contentious school board meeting in months, the Collier County School Board on Tuesday ratified raises for administrators and support staff and approved implementation of a...
View Article"Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle": A look ahead for Hertz and Collier School...
This week's "Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle" program takes a look at what's ahead for Southwest Florida.
View ArticleVIDEO: School board members criticize Pat Carroll for interview
It began with a December appearance on the Naples Daily NewsMakers show and ended with Collier County School Board Chairwoman Pat Carroll being publicly admonished by fellow board members on Tuesday.
View ArticleEdison College student to run for Collier School Board
Edison State College student Jacob Winge has filed initial papers to campaign for the Collier County School Board in District 1.
View ArticleCollier school board wary of state's new anti-bullying language
Florida legislation is requiring changes to school district policies on cyberbullying statewide, but the language isn't something Collier County School Board members are taking lightly.
View ArticleCollier to reconsider BYOD for elementary students
The Collier County School Board will reconsider whether it’s wise to let elementary school students bring that smartphone or tablet to class.
View ArticleLegislature may allow school districts to choose their own textbooks
Lawmakers are proposing a bill that would basically strip the control from the state to pick the textbooks in K-12 public schools, and leave the textbook decisions to local school districts.
View ArticleClose Senate vote gives school districts control over textbooks
On an unexpectedly close 21-19 vote, the Senate passed legislation Friday that would give local school districts control over the textbooks they use.
View ArticleCollier schools to dip into reserves to pay for new state mandates
They were so close to a balanced budget.
View ArticleCollier school board votes to make Patton superintendent until 2018
In giving its superintendent an evaluation, board members of the Collier County School District were so pleased they spontaneously renewed her $214,000 annual contract for two additional years.
View ArticleSchool Board candidates question decision to extend Collier superintendent's...
At the time of an impromptu Tuesday night Collier County School Board meeting vote to extend Superintendent Kamela Patton's contract, Dec. 16, 2015 — the date which board members would have to notify...
View ArticleEditorial: Process flawed for superintendent's contract extension
Call it meltdown. All five Collier County School Board members went too far the other day when Superintendent Kamela Patton's contract was extended by two years without advance public notice. The four...
View ArticleLetter: Clear the air
Tara Norman, Naples Clear the air Building on its less than stellar performance in the hiring and managing of top executives, the Collier County School Board has distinguished itself yet again by...
View ArticleLetter: Out of balance
Ann Hayes, Naples Out of balance While many observers are stunned by the supposedly spontaneous action in renewing Superintendent Kamela Patton's contract for an additional two years until 2018, for...
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