March 17, 2010

Flagler Group Attends 2010 Education "Rally In Tally" 

The Flagler County School District had a small group of district leaders and teachers attend a state-wide rally in Tallahassee on March 25th to support a wide range of education issues.

This was a perfect time to make their thoughts known regarding school funding, Senate Bill 6 (Thrasher), FCAT, class size and other issues affecting our children and schools.

More than two thousand parents, teachers and other educators gathered on the steps of the Florida Capitol Thursday, chanting "No More Cuts". Groups from all over the state gathered for the 90-minute rally, including our own Flagler County delegation led by school board members Andy Dance and Colleen Conklin and ITMS principal Michelle Crosby.

The group had a meeting planned with Representative Bill proctor, but he was delayed in a House committee hearing and could not talk to his gathering of constituents.

March 19, 2009

Delegation Representing Flagler Schools travels to "Rally in Tally" in Support of Education

Flagler County schools were well represented by a vocal group of dedicated parents, teachers, administrators, school board members and students that attend the Rally in Tally on Wednesday, March 18th to support adequate education funding for Florida schools. Overall, thousands gathered in Tallahassee at the foot of the Capitol on a bright and warm spring day to make sure our voices were heard!

The energetic group left the Government Services Complex at 6:30 am, and arrived at the Capitol at 10:30 am. At 11:00, the rally, sponsored by the Florida PTA, started and the crowd listened and cheered along with a number of state education leaders.

At 12:15 pm, everyone gathered in room 216 of the Capitol building, and listened to energetic speaches from school board members Evie Schellenberger, Colleen Conklin and Andy Dance. Additionally, they heard from Colleen Wood, the founder of "50th-No- More.Org, Lawton "Bud" Chiles III and his concerns about the dismantling of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund, and Representative Bill Proctor. After that, it was time to head back to beautiful Flagler County!

Please enjoy the pictures of our day in Tallahassee!