Innovation school to become part of East Zone
Tentative opening date is August 2024
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Apr 7, 2021
The school district is moving forward with a pre-k through eighth grade innovation school in the East Zone, which has tentatively been scheduled to open in August 2024.
“This is the right school for the right location at the right time,” Operating Planning & Project Management Executive Director Kathie Ebaugh said.
The site, which the district owns, is close to Florida Gulf Coast University on Treeline Avenue and represents the diverse population from which the school will be pulling.
“We know that the schools in this area are highly selective. The area elementary schools are over utilized,” Ebaugh said. “The recommendations of our site and school type for this campus is based on over two years of work our team (has been) collaboratively working on.”
Connect with LEE, Back on Track offered for students
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Mar 10, 2021
Two new virtual programs one for homework, the other for credit retrieval for high school students have been introduced by the School District of Lee County.
The district launched Connect with LEE (Live Educational Expert) on Monday for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Elementary Director of Curriculum Dr. Bethany Quisenberry said Connect with LEE is an after-school tutoring homework/assignment help program.
The program will go through Launchpad, which the students are familiar with.
Launchpad can be assessed from any device, such as a parent’s phone, or a computer, which is helpful as elementary face-to-face students do not have a district-issued Chromebook.
Lee graduation rate increases by 4.8 percent
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Jan 20, 2021
The Class of 2020 had the largest increase in graduation rate in 15 years at 4.8 percent, bringing the School District of Lee County’s rate to 88.5 percent.
“This is an incredible achievement by the students of Lee County,” Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins said in a prepared statement. “We have seen our graduation rates steadily increase during the last few years, but these more recent numbers are beyond impressive. I am proud of our teachers and staff for their continued dedication to student success.”
According to the district, the 4.8 percent increase places Lee County second among Florida’s largest 10 districts, and nearly two points better than the state average increase. The district’s graduation rate rose to 96 percent when not including charter schools, which, in Florida, are considered part of the public school system.