The pandemic has impacted Lee County students, some profoundly, with 56 percent of second graders performing at a kindergarten level in reading basics. In Aug
The approval to extend the school day was unanimous during the school board’s June 22 meeting.
Linda Maere, Executive Director of School Development, said schools were provided an opportunity to extend the school day based on the percent of district lowest 25 percent in reading and math. In addition 80 percent of the staff must vote in favor of extending the day.
“The goal is to strategically target learning gaps during the extra time at the end of the day,” she said. “Schools will use the extra time for intervention and enrichment to increase student achievementv and target the unique learning gaps for each student.”
Academy program approved for Veterans Park school
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Apr 21, 2021
Gwyn Gittens
The Lee County School District board gave its nod of approval to move forward with a pre-K through eighth grade academy program for Veterans Park Academy for the Arts last week.
The school board received an update which included a report from a meeting held on March 30 with the community.
Community Event
The March 30 community event was held to gather input on two concepts the board envisioned for the project, an elementary pre-K-5 and middle 6-8 school, or one large pre-K-8 school.
Community Engagement Coordinator Adam Molloy said the event was extremely well attended and engagement with the process was extremely visible.
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