2 months ago Share The first Teen Town Hall was held the evening of Jan. 21 and moderated by the district s two student School Board members.
Flagler Schools first Teen Town Hall event went well enough that local parents are asking for their own. Parents love it, School Board member Cheryl Massaro said at a Feb. 2 School Board workshop. They want one for themselves. They want a town hall.
School Board member Colleen Conklin said she d heard the same thing and had already reached out to district staff to attempt to set one up.
The first Teen Town Hall was held the evening of Jan. 21 and moderated by student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy, with the support of Massaro and district staff members. (Student School Board members one selected from each of the district s two high schools sit in on district School Board meetings to offer a student perspective, although they don t vote on action items.)
1 month ago Share The district has used citizen committees in the past and will consider its options during a future workshop.
Running a community gym and pool isn’t quite the school district’s core mission. Still, it has one the Belle Terre Swim & Racquet Club and has found itself in a quandary as the aging facility, beloved by its users, threatens repair costs that could draw money away from the district’s K-12 responsibilities.
School Board member Cheryl Massaro visited the club recently to take a look at the facility.
“I just had a wonderful conversation with the staff there, and it’s 50 degrees out and there’s people wanting to swim,” she said at a Feb. 2 School Board workshop. “Needless to say, we’ve got to get some kind of action plan set aside.”
1 month ago Share Student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy hope to make the Town Hall sessions a monthly event.
A total of 20 students attended the first Teen Town Hall, held on Jan. 21 and organized and moderated by student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy in coordination with the Flagler Youth Coalition and the school district.
The one-hour virtual event was held over Zoom and divided into thirds by topic, with the first 20 minutes devoted to student concerns about the district’s student code of conduct, the next 20 to a discussion of vaping on campus, and the last 20 to an evaluation of the event and suggestions for future ones.