Parents express safety concerns after elimination of courtesy bus routes
At the January 16 Alachua County School Board meeting, Member Tina Certain asked district staff to reevaluate the decision to eliminate courtesy busing, and several...
Congrats to all Teachers of the Year!
These ACPS employees were named Teacher of the Year for their respective schools or centers...
Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. announces January Books of the Month
Each month, Commissioner Diaz highlights five recommended books – one per selected grade range....
Florida’s 2022–23 high school graduation rate sets new record at 88%
Today, the Florida Department of Education announced that the state’s 2022–23 high school graduation rate climbed to 88%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points over...
Alachua County Teacher of the Year finalists announced
The three finalists for Teacher of the Year honors are Dwynette Smith, music teacher at Metcalfe Elementary School; Sarah Rendek, a reading teacher at High...
Idylwild teacher arrested for stalking student
Brandon Jo Finley, 28, a long-term substitute teacher at Idylwild Elementary, was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with stalking an 11-year-old Idylwild student....
Williams Elementary to be converted to IB Primary Years Programme magnet school
Williams Elementary School has been selected as the site of Alachua County Public Schools’ first International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme...
School Board approves new contracts for teachers and education support employees
During a special meeting today, the School Board of Alachua County approved a new salary schedule and contract for teachers and educational support employees. ...
January 22 Joint Alachua County School Board and City of Alachua meeting
The Alachua County School Board and City of Alachua Commission will have a joint meeting at 5 p.m. on January 22 at the James A....
School Board supports staff recommendation to keep “A is for Activist” at first book challenge review
The Alachua County School Board voted on its first book challenge review, rejecting an appeal that a parent filed against the Terwilliger Elementary School Library...