http://www.northescambia.com/2009/01/carvercentury-not-the-only-escambia-school-to-close Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2009/01/carvercentury-not-the-only-escambia-school-to-close/comment-page-1#comment-5462 escambiacitizen Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:55:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=6008#comment-5462 I am v ery proud of the citizens of Pensacola for not bashing and supporting Mr. Thomas after this announcement. What class!!!!! I am v ery proud of the citizens of Pensacola for not bashing and supporting Mr. Thomas after this announcement. What class!!!!!

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2009/01/carvercentury-not-the-only-escambia-school-to-close/comment-page-1#comment-5445 Knowledge Check Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:13:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=6008#comment-5445 Hiring freeze further damages students education, since Mr. Thomas plans to hire substitutes--more unqualified teachers. The schools are already full of non-certified/unqualified teachers--remember the 435 new hires hired under Mr. Paul--same gimmic, different flavor!! All parents MUST attend the next board meeting and voice opinions about the decline in our school district. This is the REAL reason that parents homeschool, select private schools, remove children from public schools and/or move out of the county/state. The consequences of a child leaving public schools equates to a minimum budget loss of $10,000. Double that cost for a special needs child. Ask the school district to compare the numbers of in-school student per populace of Escambia County to students who reside live in this county. In those numbers one sees why the Escambia County School District is required to with its declining budget. Also, as the School District continues to expel students, who commit minor infractions in school rather that using an intelligent strict in-school suspension program, the Superintendent will continue to preside over a system that will eventually come under the State of Florida jurisdiction. Much work must be done to keep students in school and learning rather than pursuing spending policies that waste resources. Accountability, productivity, and conservative measures will alleviate our many budget contraints. Since the district lives well above its means, it takes different policies, new procedures, changed attitudes, and savvy choices to realign the system from top to bottom. Parents, teachers, principals, and community participants along with a School District willing to make positive change will make the difference in our educational pursuit. Hiring freeze further damages students education, since Mr. Thomas plans to hire substitutes–more unqualified teachers. The schools are already full of non-certified/unqualified teachers–remember the 435 new hires hired under Mr. Paul–same gimmic, different flavor!! All parents MUST attend the next board meeting and voice opinions about the decline in our school district. This is the REAL reason that parents homeschool, select private schools, remove children from public schools and/or move out of the county/state. The consequences of a child leaving public schools equates to a minimum budget loss of $10,000. Double that cost for a special needs child. Ask the school district to compare the numbers of in-school student per populace of Escambia County to students who reside live in this county. In those numbers one sees why the Escambia County School District is required to with its declining budget. Also, as the School District continues to expel students, who commit minor infractions in school rather that using an intelligent strict in-school suspension program, the Superintendent will continue to preside over a system that will eventually come under the State of Florida jurisdiction. Much work must be done to keep students in school and learning rather than pursuing spending policies that waste resources. Accountability, productivity, and conservative measures will alleviate our many budget contraints. Since the district lives well above its means, it takes different policies, new procedures, changed attitudes, and savvy choices to realign the system from top to bottom. Parents, teachers, principals, and community participants along with a School District willing to make positive change will make the difference in our educational pursuit.

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