Alachua County Public Schools held graduation ceremonies without COVID-19 restrictions
By Jackson Reyes | May 30Alachua County high school seniors attended their graduation ceremonies, maskless and side-by-side, for the first time in two years.
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ACPS signs the highest salary package in district history
By Emma Behrmann | Feb. 24Alachua County Public Schools and the Alachua County Education Association agreed to the largest salary package offered in the district’s history Wednesday. The salary package amounts to $10.5 million, the largest offer that has ever been on the table for employees in Alachua County, ACEA President Carmen Ward said.
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Alachua County Education Association offers salary proposal
By Emma Behrmann | Feb. 21The ACEA and the ACPS bargaining teams reviewed the proposed salary increases for teachers and education professionals, like librarians, media specialists and school psychologists. The proposal would provide education support to professionals and teachers with an additional $0.55 per hour.
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Alachua County Public School parents are unhappy as bus route delays continue
By Emma Behrmann | Feb. 4Chronic late buses frustrate Alachua County Public School parents as the fifth month of school continues to be marked by delays of up to 90 minutes. Skylah Banks, 36, a Gainesville resident, waited to leave for her 2 p.m. shift until her two third-graders came home from Marjorie K. Rawlings Elementary at 3500 NE 15th St.
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A. Quinn Jones English teacher received regional award for dedication to Special Education
By Emma Behrmann | Jan. 24Klein, a 25-year-old high school English teacher, received the 2022 Division for Emotional & Behavioral Health teacher of the year award. The DEBH is an international community of educators that dedicates itself to the success of students with or at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders. Klein traveled to Orlando Monday to receive her plaque.
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ACPS new COVID cases continue to rise
By Emma Behrmann | Jan. 21Alachua County Public Schools saw an increase in the number of new cases from Jan. 9 to Jan. 16, after a record number of new cases the week prior. However, these numbers could increase as parents and employees report test results from before the holiday weekend, ACPS spokesperson Jackie Johnson said.
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Fire at special education public school destroys classrooms, lab
By Jiselle Lee | Jan. 16A fire destroyed classrooms at Alachua County public school Sidney Lanier Center on Friday afternoon.
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Alachua County Public Schools’ COVID-19 cases increase following winter break
By Emma Behrmann | Jan. 13After the first week back, there were 334 new student cases and 55 new staff cases — contributing to a total of 476 reported cases among both groups.
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The left winger: Family, friends remember Santa Fe High School athlete
Nov. 29Arambula, a sophomore at Santa Fe High School, died at 16 on Nov. 22.
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Career Academy Showcase returns after pandemic hiatus, targets racial underrepresentation
By Zachary Carnell | Nov. 19ACPS hosted the event at Eastside High School instead of the usual venue, Buchholz High School. The change of location was meant to tackle disproportionate success and representation among minority students in Alachua County, College & Career Pathways Director Shannon Ritter said .
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Alachua County Public Schools to lift mask mandate after winter break
By Bryce Brown | Nov. 15The Alachua County School Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to allow parents to opt their students out of masking from Nov. 12 to Dec. 17. The board also voted to make masking completely optional for students of all grade levels after winter break. The decision is consistent with State Department of Education and State Department of Health requirements.
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Hawthorne High School student arrested Friday for calling in bomb threat
By Omar Ateyah | Nov. 1A suspect was arrested Friday in relation to a bomb threat made toward Hawthorne High School last week close to dismissal.
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Sixth grade Alachua County student provides clean water sources for hundreds in Uganda
By Desiree Anello | Oct. 18When Craig “Tre’” Smith III realized there were children his age who don’t have easy access to clean water, he set a firm goal to raise funds for those children and began Aug. 16.
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Alachua County Public Schools, Florida public schools face new testing possibility
By Emma Behrmann | Oct. 6This legislation would replace the FSA with three shorter tests administered in the fall, winter and spring. These tests would provide information about students’ growth throughout the year to the students, teachers and parents, fostering improvement opportunities.
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Alachua County Public Schools is the first district nationwide to receive federal funding amid state masking-related penalties
By Jiselle Lee | Sep. 24ACPS is the first school district in the U.S. to receive a grant from the federal government as a part of Project SAFE, a grant program that reimburses school districts for funding withheld by a state government because of mask requirements and other COVID-related protocols.
