- May 13, 2024
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In other School Board news, advanced middle-schoolers now have more retake options; iFlagler renews contract, turns 4.
U Name It Apparel and Graphics owners Joe and Shelly Rossheim donated 552 school uniform polos to the Flagler County School Board May 15.
During an April 28 $5 shirt sale, U Name It promoted uniform donations, offering to match every one collected. They brought white trash bags filled with the school uniforms (276 of which they paid for out of pocket) to the Tuesday meeting and handed them over to principals.
“We sent out more than 13,000 postcards to get the word out (for the sale),” Joe Rossheim said. “It was a concerted effort from a lot of community members and business leaders.”
“I know that there are a lot of families that are stressed out, and this really helps build those closets,” board member Colleen Conklin told the couple. “This is a $3,000 donation. …We really do have a wonderful community.”
Shelly Rossheim said that, above all, she wanted every school to at least have a closet of uniforms to start with, in case any students’ families could not afford them.
“This is really going to be a great start,” Superintendent Janet Valentine said, “so thank you.”
‘C’ or lower still counts ...
Advanced middle school students will now be able to earn credit for high school courses taken in middle school, should they receive grades of a C or lower in those high school courses, according to an amendment to the student progression plan approved Tuesday, May 15, by the Flagler County School Board.
Proposed by Diane Dyer, curriculum director, the amendment aligns with state law that allows middle school students taking high school courses for credit to repeat the course if they earn a grade of C, D or F. The lower grade can be replaced with a C or higher in the same or a comparable course.
A comparable course for Algebra I Honors, she said, for example, would be Algebra I.
In all cases, only the new grade will be reflected in students’ grade point averages.
“This is really giving the parent and the child more control over what they do,” Dyer told the board.
“I think parents appreciate having the option, depending on their needs and what is best for their child,” board member Andy Dance added. “It’s a complicated process. It’s a lot to think about.”
The policy change came two months after an initial proposal from Dyer in March.
Since, the district has held a town hall meeting on the issue, which affects 386 middle-schoolers.
iFlagler enters fourth year
The Flagler County franchise of Florida Virtual School, iFlagler, was also presented for contract renewal May 15, by Dyer.
Its renewal was approved unanimously.
“It’s hard to believe we’re talking about the fourth year on contract for iFlagler,” she told the School Board. “This year alone, they’ve had 620 half-credit enrollments in iFlagler, which equates to $248,000 kept in Flagler.”
