The Jefferson County School District has submitted a plan to the state to retake control of its public schools. But that deal came with several conditions including giving Jefferson one school year to raise the district’s grade from an F to a C.
Orenthya Sloan moved his two kids to Leon County schools in 2013 because of the dysfunction he describes in the Jefferson County School District. He says he kept them in Leon because he disliked charter school operator Somerset Academy’s oversight. Now, he’s considering returning his kids to Jefferson, after the Florida Department of Education recently decided to give the district back control over its schools.