The Monroe County School District will begin offering the option of full-time, in-person classes for all public school students beginning March 29, directly following Spring Break.
Career and technical education classes were recognized as the reason some students stay in school, and giving students a pass on end-of-year standardized testing ramifications due to pandemic-related constraints were among the discussions by the Monroe County School Board during the workshop of its Jan. 12 meeting in Key West.
Several items were approved in the regular agenda, including the creation of a new position emphasizing professional growth management and community relations; updating board policies; budget summary reports; student progression plan update; legislative policies with exclusions; and an agreement for Monroe County Sheriffâs Office detention center facility education services.
The new staff position is âan area of critical concern,â said Schools Superintendent Theresa Axford, and feasible given belt-tightening and cost-cutting in related areas that resulted in a gain of more than $400,000 of unspent funds to warrant creating the more-focused posi
EDWARDSVILLE A woman claims she was a guest at a Cottage Hills home on New Year s Eve when she was allegedly thrown to the ground and landed on a hydraulic jack.
Paula Lawver filed a complaint Dec. 29 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Bobby Highsmith and Jack Talley, alleging negligence.
Lawver claims in her suit that on Dec. 31, she was an invited guest at Highsmith s home located on Virginia Avenue in Cottage Hills. It is unclear what year the incident occurred. She alleges that while there, Talley viciously attacked her and threw her to the ground, causing her to land on a hydraulic jack. As a result of the alleged attack, Lawver claims she suffered extensive injuries to her hip, shoulder and back.