January 14, 2021

View this email in your browser January 15, 2021 FL DOE Weekly Memo: Florida Teacher Preparation Programs: A Summary an Analysis of Program Performance  Tampa Bay Times Hillsborough’s charter school growth challenged by new board members Florida adds more than 16,000 coronavirus cases, 188 deaths Friday Florida’s Capitol braces for Trump rally, ‘averts crisis’ with arrest New York Times Coronavirus Schools Briefing Feeding 'Something we’ve never done’: Florida schools drain reserves to feed kids at home - Politico 2021 Session Financial pain could linger as jobless claims jump - FL Politics Florida Senate Appropriations Committee Plans Budget for Uncertain Future - The Capitolist Returning to School Teachers unions launch ad blitz pushing back against Broward plan to return teachers to classrooms - FL Politics Chronic absenteeism a problem for some Osceola virtual students - ClickOrlando Vaxx Florida developing statewide appointment system for coronavirus vaccine - TBT Equity United Way unveils $100M plan to address racial inequity - AP CARE$ 2.0 Joe Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy - AP 'We Cannot Afford Inaction': Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan - WUSF Bad Behavior A Florida teacher was filmed falsely telling students 'Antifa' was behind the Capitol riots - Insider Odds and Ends Starkey Blueberry Farm in Trinity offering pick-your-own strawberries for first time - ABC Action News Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER COVID-19 Numbers Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

January 14, 2021

View this email in your browser January 14, 2021 FL Gov Office Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Pasco-Hernando State College District Board of Trustees Tampa Bay Times Prioritize teachers for vaccinations | Opinion - TBT Sinkhole opens in New Port Richey days after being filled Coronavirus spurs huge rise in students seeking public health degrees WUSF Teachers Still Haven't Gotten Their Raises In 23 Florida School Districts Hillsborough School Deficit Could Trigger Further Layoffs, Furloughs Testing Without tests in 2021, we’ll never know which schools met the Covid-19 challenge - Fordham Teacher Raises Some teachers still waiting for raises - NSF COVID-19 in Schools Duval Schools says spike in COVID-19 cases prompted by 'expedited' reporting - Times-Union Choice Magnet, Fundamental and Career Programs Deadline Nears for Pinellas County Schools - BN9 2021 Session House budget chief warns of cuts - NSF Despite strong summer, senators prepare for frugal budget - FL Politics Trust fund transfers could fill budget gaps - FL Politics Capitol Reax: Florida TaxWatch urges Legislature to act on COVID liability protections - FL Politics FL lawmakers push to limit liability for COVID infections traceable to businesses, schools, churches - FL Phoenix Business liability protections clear first hurdle - NSF Proposal would lift telehealth restrictions - NSF Returning to School Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated - AP Vaxx Vaccine fraud prevention bill flies through pandemic committee - FL Politics South Florida School Officials Are Urging For Teachers And Employees To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Priority - WLRN Dollar General will pay workers to get vaccine in retail first - Bloomberg COVID-19 Friends Ohio researchers say they’ve identified two new COVID-19 strains likely originating in the U.S. - CNBC Federal Transition Expecting trouble, Washington, D.C. locks down a week before inauguration - AP Bad Behavior FDLE arrests former Broward Schools Chief Information Officer after grand jury indictment - FL Politics Odds and Ends U.S. Space Command site to be located in Alabama - AP U.S. budget deficit up 60.7% in first 3 months of budget year - AP From friends to frenemies: Biden supporter sues Trump loyalist after failing to settle election bet - FL Politics Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER COVID-19 Numbers Government Updates Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page) FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

January 13, 2021

View this email in your browser January 13, 2021 Florida Senate Senate Education Appropriations Meeting Packet: Includes CARES Update (pdf) Pasco County Schools Five straight years of grad rate improvements - Suncoast News Tampa Bay Times Pasco School Board to rename Hudson schools complex USF trustees approve $36.7 million in budget cuts Florida adds nearly 14,000 coronavirus cases, 174 deaths Live updates: House impeaches Trump for a historic second time Teacher Salaries Board considers raising starting teachers' salaries to $47,500; others get 3.5% boost - PBPost Hillsborough Hillsborough Superintendent on Budget: "Got to Make Some Hard Decisions" - BN9 College Pandemic’s toll shows up on students’ college applications - AP State Board of Education Gov. Ron DeSantis taps two for State Board of Education - FL Politics 2021 Session Controversial parental rights bill refiled for 2021 - FL Politics ‘We do not build our budget based on assumptions’: House Appropriations won’t bank on federal relief amid looming cuts - FL Politics 'We did a bad job': Florida child welfare chief vows reforms after investigation - USA Today House tax panel mulls ‘monumental task’ in deep cash crunch - FL Politics Vaxx County Commission: Pasco being shorted on COVID-19 vaccination doses - Suncoast News Pasco announces new COVID-19 vaccine signups today - FOX13 ‘It’s a slap in the face’: Tampa Bay educators furious with governor, want to be prioritized for COVID vaccine - WFLA ‘This vaccine is our ray of hope’: Rollout frustrations plague Scott Rivkees - FL Politics Florida hospitals worry about second dose supply after vaccine announcement - TBT Returning to School More than 88% of Collier students expected to be on campus to start second semester - Daily News Grassroots Scotts Miracle-Gro grant program aims to get kids into the garden - FL Politics Re-Opening Lawsuit After 6 months of sparring, state teacher union drops lawsuit over reopening FL schools during COVID - FL Phoenix Federal Transition The Biden administration must dramatically expand school-based health care - The Hill Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER COVID-19 Numbers Government Updates Florida Senate President Simpson releases Committee Assignments Florida House Committee Membership Member Assignments Committee Jurisdictions Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page)   FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Updated DOE Emergency Order re: Re-Opening (pdf) 11/30/2020 Original Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides 2021-22 Legislative Budget Request - Summary 2021-22 FEFP Summary Sheet - Proposal 2021-22 DOE Legislative Budget Request - Spreadsheet FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

January 12, 2021

View this email in your browser January 21, 2021 FL Gov Office Governor Ron DeSantis Provides Update on Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Accountability Florida Senate Education Committee Meeting packet includes relevant information relating to: Update re: 2020 Legislation, K-12 Education Scholarships and State Financial Aid Programs (pdf) Tampa Bay Times Pasco teachers, district reach pay raise deal Three Pasco elementary schools to get new principals Amid serious shortfalls, Hillsborough School Board tackles budget today Florida adds nearly 15,000 coronavirus cases, 161 deaths Investigation underway after report of someone scratching “Trump” into a manatee The Laker / Lutz News All-Pasco County fall awards announced Equity USF launches diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting website - FOX13 CARE$ 2.0 More than $200 million in federal coronavirus relief funds slated for First Coast school districts, union estimates show - First Coast Vaxx Pasco, Hernando vaccine rollout brings frustration for health officials - TBT A Florida county manager on the challenges of the vaccine rollout: ‘The truth is, nobody told us what to be ready for" - WaPost Volusia School Board Member Learns He's Already Vaccinated - BN9 U.S. ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations to get doses to more Americans - AP U.S. asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose - AP Pinellas Pinellas Schools to Open 2nd Literacy Center for Struggling Students - BN9 Returning to School Virus delays school buses this week, likely next - GvilleSun More Students And Less Social Distancing Are Coming In New Semester In Broward - WLRN  Foster Care USA Today probe prompts state improvements for children in foster care - FL Politics AP Former principal of the year suing Florida school district Closing Schools Putnam County school district unveils plan that would close schools, build new ones - News4Jax COVID Supplies Sarasota County schools COVID-19 cases shatter records; Manatee braces for its own spike - Herald-Tribune Federal Transition A potential consequence of Democrats’ Senate win: Even more money for schools - Chalkbeat 2021 Session Wilton Simpson warns Florida Capitol protests are ‘very likely,’ encourages staff to work remotely - FL Politics Senate Education Committee hears the gospel of school choice - FL Politics Perry Thurston bill seeks to protect minors from solitary confinement - FL Politics Florida Chamber campaign pushes for COVID-19 liability protections - FL Politics Legislative Profile: Stargel poised to lead Florida Senate through difficult budget process - The Capitolist Capitol Reax: SPLC Action Fund rails against anti-protest bill - FL Politics ‘Florida means business’: Gov. Ron DeSantis doubles down against protesters - FL Politics Bad Behavior Military members, teacher, and sex predators among 71 arrested in Hillsborough human trafficking sting - FOX13 Florida Economy Cost of Florida unemployment claims surpasses $20 billion in pandemic - FL Politics Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER COVID-19 Numbers Government Updates Florida Senate President Simpson releases Committee Assignments Florida House Committee Membership Member Assignments Committee Jurisdictions Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page)   FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Updated DOE Emergency Order re: Re-Opening (pdf) 11/30/2020 Original Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides 2021-22 Legislative Budget Request - Summary 2021-22 FEFP Summary Sheet - Proposal 2021-22 DOE Legislative Budget Request - Spreadsheet FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

January 9-11, 2021

View this email in your browser January 9-11, 2021 Tampa Bay Times Support builds for Florida teachers to get vaccinated sooner Coronavirus in Tampa Bay schools: a weekly update Pinellas parents take precautions against non-credible school threat Tampa Bay school districts taking applications for choice programs Returning to School Broward Schools: 600 Sick Teachers Allowed To Keep Working From Home. More Than 1,100 Others Must Go Back - WLRN Lee Schools: More than 5,600 virtual students joining in-person studies Monday, more to come - News-Press A need for substitute teachers at Sarasota schools - ABC7 Bay District Schools sees teacher and substitute employment growth - News-Herald Parents make decision to pull students from school amid COVID-19 spike - News4Jax Broward Schools: 600 Sick Teachers Allowed To Keep Working From Home. More Than 1,100 Others Must Go Back - WLRN Virtual Learning School district tracks down struggling online students; works to narrow learning gaps - Citrus Chronicle Mentoring Mentorship programs at LHS steer students to right path: 'They have a sense of belonging' - Daily Commercial Graduation Rates Florida High School Graduation Rates Climb Amid Pandemic - WUSF COVID Supplies Early Learning Coalition helps fund COVID equipment - Hernando Sun Federal Transition How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol - WUSF Donald Trump faces ‘incitement of insurrection’ impeachment charge - AP 2021 Session Lawmakers file bills elevating apprenticeship programs to students - FL Politics Danny Burgess to introduce anti-censorship legislation - FL Politics Chris Sprowls defends anti-riot bill again on Fox: “Now is the time” - FL Politics Bad Behavior State shuts down Florida diploma mill, students awarded money - WINK Have a colleague, co-worker, or someone who might want to receive eNews and Legislative News directly to their in-box? You can forward this email to them, and they can click the link below to subscribe. Thank you for reading!  NEW SUBSCRIBER COVID-19 Numbers Government Updates Florida Senate President Simpson releases Committee Assignments Florida House Committee Membership Member Assignments Committee Jurisdictions Pasco County SchoolsCOVID-19 (dedicated page) Link to all State and Local Orders Governors Office  COVID-19 Resource Page (dedicated page)   FL DOE COVID-19 Update (dedicated page) Updated DOE Emergency Order re: Re-Opening (pdf) 11/30/2020 Original Re-Opening - DOE Executive Order Executive Order Slides 2021-22 Legislative Budget Request - Summary 2021-22 FEFP Summary Sheet - Proposal 2021-22 DOE Legislative Budget Request - Spreadsheet FL DOHCOVID-19 In Florida (dedicated page) FL DEM COVID-19 FLSERT (dedicated page) Frequently Used Links Florida Governor's Office Florida DOE Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida Channel Pasco Schools Government Relations Tracking Page Copyright © 2021 District School Board of Pasco County, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences