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Thomas: It’s Going To Be A Great School Year
August 18, 2014
As about 40,000 students head back to school today in Escambia County, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas says the district is ready for a successful school year.
“I think we are going to have a good year,” Thomas said. “We ended strong last year, and we are going to build strong on those successes.”
In the North Escambia area, students are anticipating the completion of a new school at Ernest Ward Middle. School officials are hopeful that Ernest Ward students can be transitioned into the new building over this year’s Christmas break.
“We may be a just little off from Christmas, but we have a new facility coming this year for those students,” the superintendent said.
Three North Escambia schools were rated as “A” schools by the Florida Department of Education — Byrneville Elementary, Ernest Ward Middle, and Molino Park Elementary — while other schools record grade level increases. And Molino Park Principal Alice Woodward was recently named the county’s principal of the year.
“Student performance has been great,” Thomas said of the North Escambia area. “And student performance will continue to increase. It’s going to be a great year.”
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Does anyone know what a late start day is? I saw it on the papers my child brought home. I have called her school but I keep getting the machine it is busy the first week. I like to plan ahead though.