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School rezoning plans on hold, Alachua County superintendent says

Spokeswoman Jackie Johnson said the federal money changed the district s priorities. When Simon was chosen as interim superintendent in December, district officials didn t know that they were in for a $90 million windfall. That is really a game-changer for us and that s something that we are going to need to be tackling, really, until the money runs out by September of 2023, Johnson said.  Johnson said she couldn t give a definite time for when the rezoning process would begin because it depends on how long creating a strategic plan and molding the administration to it will take.  The new strategic plan would occur over this next school year and that would certainly have to be completed before we move on to rezoning, she said. 

Alachua schools chief axes nine administrators jobs in reorganization

William McElroy was removed from his positions as principal and director of career/technical education at Professional Academies Magnet at Loften High School.  Among the others who lost their jobs: Deanna Feagin, principal of Glen Springs Elementary School, Tom Cowart, director of construction and maintenance; Chauncey Freeman, supervisor of information support; Donna Kidwell-Deihlman, executive of ESE student services; Raina Rivera, supervisor of food and nutrition services; Michele Shelar, supervisor of health services; James TenBieg, supervisor of exceptional education, and Paul White, assistant superintendent of operations.  After receiving the news of the non-renewal via a hand-delivered letter, Feagin sent an email to the Glen Springs community, explaining that she wrote with a heavy heart :

Graduation season begins for Alachua County-area high schools

A year after COVID-19 meant high school graduations marked by an unusual drive-thru racetrack ceremony and yards full of signs celebrating individual graduates, this season’s graduation ceremonies will be back to normal ― sort of. For the public schools, next month’s ceremonies will be held at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus. Each student is allowed four guest tickets. Face masks are required and a 3-foot distancing rule will be in place. For family members who want to watch but can’t physically be there, livestreaming the graduation will be an option as well. The livestream is being sponsored by Florida Credit Union. Details for the livestream have not yet been released. There are no vaccination requirements. 

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