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Hillsborough schools narrow fiscal plan aimed at avoiding state take-over The district’s financial team says the gap has closed, but the district still faces a funding shortfall between $10 million and $25 million dollars. Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 6:56 PM EDT May 6, 2021 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County School Board was presented with a financial recovery plan Thursday, which staff members hope will stave off a state takeover of the district’s finances. "There is nothing more important than the physical integrity of our district," ...

Hillsborough schools superintendent agrees to improve his performance Aaron Mesmer reports TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County School Board and Superintendent Addison Davis agreed Tuesday on a plan for Davis to improve his performance from harsh criticism from some employees. Under the board's plan, Davis will have to focus on seven areas of concern: climate and culture, stakeholder trust, leadership style, board member relationship, communication, learning environment, and way of work. "It comes back to me adjusting and adapting and reflecting and having a mindset of where I got hired in M...

Officials see possible breakthrough in Hillsborough school budget crisis Superintendent Addison Davis is said to be optimistic after a trip to Tallahassee.     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 — 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...

Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 4.18.21 Nikki Fried’s long slog toward the Governor’s Mansion hit some potholes last week. First, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the recreational marijuana initiative Fried strongly supported can’t go on the ballot, but it’s probably moot now. By a 5-2 vote, the justices ruled that the amendment’s wording was too vague. Backers of the proposal already secured more than 62% of the nearly 900,000 petition signatures needed to put the proposal on the 2022 ballot. We’ll have more on that issue several paragraphs do...

Spectrum Bay News 9 spoke to a physical education teacher at one of the district's transformational schools who worries about what impact his leaving will have on his students. "I built a relationship with them over the last two years and I'd give anything to get at least another year out of that,” said teacher Dylan Tibbetts. “They need positive role models in their lives and I want to be there for them and I don't want to leave them high and dry."​ School board chairperson Lynn Gray has called a meeting for Thursday saying she has "new information" she wants to share. But she has ...