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January 30, 2021
Escambia County’s Teacher of the Year is Briana McCreary.
McCreary has been a teacher since 2013 and currently teaches third grade at Montclair Elementary School.
As a life-long learner, McCreary uses her knowledge to be a better teacher.
“During my studies and research into the school-wide performance, I identified a trend in the school FSA performance in which the percentage of proficient female students was 82% lower than the percentage of proficient male students in mathematics,” wrote McCreary in her application for Teacher of the Year. “This sparked my interest in creating an afterschool program, ‘She Counts’, which would increase the interest and skill level in mathematics for female students within the testing grades. Through this program the students are conducting novel studies of females who have advanced in math or science, participating in S.T.E.M. projects, and being tutored on essential math skills.”
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Malcolm Thomas served three four-year terms as Superintendent of Schools in Escambia County, the district’s last person to be elected to the office.
After his departure, he spoke to WUWF about the end of his long career in education.
In part-two of the conversation, the focus is on the future of the Escambia County School District.
In November, Thomas turned over the reins to Dr. Timothy Smith; the district’s first-ever appointed superintendent.
Thomas was instrumental in triggering the long-sought change in the method of selection for Escambia’s superintendent of schools.
“I did bring it to the board, the school board, and asked them to vote to put it on the ballot and that went to the county commission,” said Thomas. “The rest is sort of history.”
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Sandra Averhart talks with Malcolm Thomas about his three terms as Superintendent of Schools for Escambia County.
Malcolm Thomas served 12 years as Superintendent of Schools in Escambia County, the district’s last elected superintendent. He turned over the reins to the district’s first-ever appointed superintendent in November.
After his departure, WUWF spoke to Thomas about his 3-terms in office and the close of his 40-years in education.
Thomas started his career at Tate High School, teaching special education there for eight years, before joining the district administration in 1987. He was elected as Superintendent in 2008. It hasn’t really hit him yet that his four decades as an educator are over.
December 19, 2020
The Escambia County School District has announced new COVID-19 quarantine procedures will go into effect when students return to school next year.
Beginning January 5, students will be able to return to school on the 11th day following an exposure, provided they have no symptoms of COVID-19. Students may return as early as the eighth day after an exposure, if they are having no symptoms and have obtained a negative PCR Molecular COVID-19 test administered on the sixth day (or later) following exposure.
However, students will need to observe the full 14 days of quarantine from extracurricular activities and athletics, according to Superintendent Dr. Tim Smith. He said there may be additional school situations which require students to observe the full 14 days of quarantine from school.