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+ FCAT retake results show 71 seniors failed reading
The next opportunity for seniors who have failed the spring FCAT retake will be in October.
Students may attempt to meet the requirement for graduation by attaining a concordant score on the ACT or SAT. They may enroll in a GED program, and some of these seniors may have an ESE exemption.
District-wide, approximately 71 seniors failed the reading test and 17 seniors failed math.
+ Palm Coast to rehab gravity sewer in F-section
Palm Coast will begin rehabilitation May 23 on the gravity sewer at the end of the cul-de-sac at 16 Florence Court. Construction is estimated to last five days and will limit traffic in the area to neighborhood entrance/exit only. Contact David Mitchum, at 986-2372.
+ Flagler Technical Institute updates strategic plan
The Adult Advisory Council, upon the recommendation of the Flagler superintendent, established an ad-hoc Strategic Planning Committee to review the mission of the Flagler Technical Institute/Adult and Community Education in October.
The three-year plan, presented to the School Board May 17, represents an eight-meeting co-op between Board Chair Sue Dickinson, community members, the FTI/ACE director and senior administrators. The goals established, both programmatic and administrative, focus on providing quality, relevant workforce training, apprenticeship programs, community interest and physical fitness programs. They also seek to create/support economic development initiatives, as well as refine the responsibilities of the Adult Advisory Council. The plan will be reviewed and updated annually.
+ Corrections
Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy William Lowe was traveling southbound on Belle Terre Parkway April 6 and failed to observe traffic stopped ahead. He ran into the back of a vehicle occupied by Margie Hitas, who was stopped.
+ Flagler County Fire Chief: Drought index ‘extreme’
According to Fire Chief Don Petito, in a May 16 presentation to the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, there are currently 11 fires, out of 12 active in the area, that remain uncontained in Flagler County.
Flagler is experiencing a consistent drought, he said. Any number over 500 on the drought index — a scale of 0 to 800 — is considered “extreme.” The current county index is 580.
+ P-section woman jailed for cocaine sale
A May 10 report reveals that the Sheriff’s Office used a “confidential source” in the process of arresting a P-section woman for selling cocaine. Identified only as “CS,” the individual arrived at the home of Victoria Kloc, 40B Pine Haven Drive, on March 22.
Kloc then gave CS a rock of cocaine. CS handed over $40. Kloc, 20, was on probation and was charged with the sale of cocaine, a felony.
As of May 15, Kloc was being held on $10,000 bond. She had previously been jailed for shoplifting/retail theft in October, at the Flagler County Inmate Facility.
+ Flagler Schools staff to attend Apple training
To focus on the implementation of Apple products and programs within the elementary grades, the School Board approved eight staff members to attend the annual Apple training at company headquarters, July 12 to July 15, in Cupertino, Calif. The trip is funded by Apple, with the exception of $2,800 airfare, which the board will cover through annually budgeted corporate sponsor funds. The superintendent is required to attend. Andy Dance will also be attending, along with Ryan Deising, Agatha Lee, Steve Hinson, Denise Haymes, Lisa Gerber and Matt Araujo
+ Microhose shrinks at Flagler Airport
MH Operations, which inhabits 20,000 square feet in a building owned by Flagler County, at the airport, is not producing its inventive hoses according to schedule and will contract its space down to 1,000 square feet, according to County Administrator Craig Coffey.
The airport operates as an enterprise fund, meaning the activity pays for itself at the airport, from revenue generated by fuel sales and hangar rentals, etc. Property tax dollars are not at stake, Coffey said.
MH Operations was highlighted by the Palm Coast Observer in January, the company said it planned to hire 83 people this year.
