ICYMI: Kindness counts in a big way at Sawgrass Bay Elementary! @sawgrassbayelem fox35orlando.com/news/local-new…

Please consider sharing this to help fund libraries in our classrooms! facebook.com/85566966791178…

Our 2017-18 graduation rate reached 84.1% -- that's an increase of 6.3 percentage points over the prior year! We are so proud of our students and staff for all of their hard work! Learn more here: lake.k12.fl.us/site/default.a…

Is Malcolm X in Your Classroom? tntp.org/blog/post/is-m…

Get out the box and get in a circle! Restorative practices training ;)

It may be time for summer vacation, but LCS Human Resources is still hard at work adding new, talented educators to our Lake Schools family. Check out this recap from our Summer Hiring Event!

.Ruby Payne talks emotional poverty in her keynote address on day 2 of #NAESP21. Takeaways: It is hard to change behavior but easy to change motivation for the behavior. All emotional wellness is based on safety and belonging. Emotions are 200-5,000 times faster than thought.

Okay Teachers out there ... 😂😂

Teachers in grades 2–10: Check out these grade-band-specific collections to support fluency! (Psst—they even include text-dependent questions.) Use them as-is, or borrow the format to create ones with your students in mind! bit.ly/2ItxNfM #elachat

High school seniors who want to work after graduation and have taken at least one CTE course in high school are invited to attend a district job fair just for them! Watch the video and see the flyer at the following link to learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1A-YK5d…

Congratulations to Stacia Werner, Assistant Principal of Beverly Shores Elementary School in Lake County! Assistant Principal Werner was selected as one of three 2022 Florida Assistant Principal of the Year Finalists. Lake County Schools

Don’t fall for the “those kids” excuse

Thanks to Justin Tarte Dr. Kristopher J. Childs (he/him) Thomas Guskey Mike Mattos Eric Sheninger for their work toward more equitable grading practices for student learners. My latest piece in is in Empowered Empowered Teacher Magazine's spring issue now! empoweredteachermag.com/the-case-again…

To help support our educators and students, Foundation LCPS has set up a relief fund. Thank you for your help! …ountypublicschools.networkforgood.com/projects/17134… #loveleeschools #leeschools #schooldistrictofleecounty #HurricaneIan

Thank you edutopia for this quote as we can so easily personalize and misunderstand behaviors.

Children were not designed to sit quietly for hours.

Accurate! 💯 🌐 teachergoals.com