2 months ago Share by: Jason Wheeler Flagler Schools Community Information Specialist
In a first for Flagler Schools, this year’s District Teacher and Employee Celebration was held entirely online, Thursday, Jan. 28th. In all, 17 employees and 11 teachers from across the district were honored.
Following a number of video highlights introducing everyone to our 28 honorees, Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt announced the District Teacher and District Employee of the Year.
Khady Harmon, a physics and chemistry teacher at Matanzas High School was named Teacher of the Year for Flagler Schools. On receiving the honor, Khady says, “No matter what happens, teachers are committed. The most important thing is our students. This is a year like we’ve never seen before, but I am so happy and honored to represent all the teachers in Flagler County.”
From left, Randy Alexandre, Jamey J. Bennett, and Paul P. Pajotte.
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Three men were arrested two minutes after they allegedly were involved in a shooting spree at a house on Kalamazoo Trail Thursday evening, a shooting that caused ripples of alarm in the neighborhood.
A 21-year-old pregnant woman was in the house at the time of the shooting. She was not injured. The motive for the shooting is not yet clearly known, though a witness told detectives she had been on the phone with her cousin–the victim of the shooting– who referred to an argument involving Bennett and another individual, who wanted to “meet up and fight.”
When former Volusia superintendent Tom Russell died in December, he left behind a legacy of service and commitment to students in the area.
That’s why the FUTURES Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting public schools in Volusia County, wanted to establish a memorial scholarship in his memory.
The scholarship will be available to seniors at the district’s 10 public high schools who plan to pursue teaching degrees.
“The FUTURES board members felt that it was important to honor him,” said Director of FUTURES Cynthia Ramirez. “Even though he was no longer the superintendent here in Volusia County, he has worked diligently for 28 years in the district.”
2 months ago Share The district will pay for a new impact fee study and look at ways to lessen overcrowding, such as rezoning.
When calculating the fees that the developer of a proposed community on John Anderson Highway should pay to offset the number of students the new homes will generate, the school district initially got it wrong, undershooting the number based on outdated data and leading the School Board to reject it.
The district has fixed that error and come to an agreement with the developer of the proposed community, called the Hammock Beach River Club and formerly known as The Gardens.