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Guest Commentary: An invitation to get involved
By Gwynetta Gittens - | Feb 10, 2021
Gwynetta Gittens
There are many exciting things continuing to happen at the Lee County School District. As the Lee County School Board representative for District 5/East Zone, I am asking you to join me in becoming an informed and involved parent/community member. Here are a few ways you can participate:
Parent University! COVID, at times, has taken over our lives and attempted to hamper the education and achievement of our students. However, when times get tough the tough get going… to find alternative ways to not only educate our children but also to educate the village. Parent University is one of those alternatives. Join us the first Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. It is a way to keep our parents, community and stakeholders informed about how to
Education Co-Op develops in first months
Equity, inclusion, communication are focal points
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Jan 27, 2021
Equity, inclusion and communication are three key aspects that one school board member has included in a group she began a couple of months ago, the East Lee Education Co-Op.
School Board member Gwyn Gittens said ever since she started on the board she wanted to develop some type of community voice for education. When she moved to the area in 2002 it occurred to her how much it had changed, and had not changed, over time.
“The only way to harness that change is to harness those people and the difference that is occurring,” Gittens said. “That is one of the reasons I got involved in doing the Census Committee and trying to build up the number of people that count in this area. Once we got finished with that goal (it was time to) stir up some of those people to get involved in their community.”