In two big decisions announced Friday, Hillsborough County schools say face coverings will no longer be required for students and staff, while any parents who want their kids to continue remote learning next year will have one less option.
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Officials see possible breakthrough in Hillsborough school budget crisis
Superintendent Addison Davis is said to be optimistic after a trip to Tallahassee.
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Hillsborough County school superintendent Addison Davis, left, addresses the School Board Tuesday in Tampa as board chairwoman Lynn Gray looks on. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
Updated Apr. 29
TAMPA â Leaders of the Hillsborough County School District might have hit upon a way to stop the state from placing them under financial receivership in June.
School Board chairwoman Lynn Gray said Thursday that superintendent Addison Davis was optimistic after a meeting with state education officials in Tallahassee.
Gray said Davis and members of the districtâs financial staff uncovered ânew informationâ that they can use to revise the financial recovery plan state education commissioner Richard Corcoran has demanded by May 12.
More than a hundred educators in the Hillsborough County School District received an email on Friday saying the district is unlikely to provide them with an instructional position for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.
Hillsborough school cuts become real as workers get news of jobs ending
Many will find new positions in the districtâs hiring pool, but hundreds wonât as the district slashes its budget. âPrincipals are frustrated.â
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Course offerings, class schedules and careers will be impacted as the Hillsborough County school system prepares to cut its workforce by about 1,000 positions. [ CHRIS URSO | Times (2013) ]
Updated 3 hours ago
TAMPA â The Hillsborough County School District notified hundreds of employees this week of job cuts that will affect class schedules, course offerings and decades-long careers.
Dozens of assistant principals will see their positions cut, leaving them with few prospects for the âsoft landingâ of another job in the school system, said Ray Bonti, executive director of the Hillsborough Association of School Administrators.