Tag Archives: Alachua County School District

Jan LeDuc could have resigned herself to a retired life of leisure, but she prefers moving furniture, caulking windows, and going Dumpster diving for parts around home sites for Habitat for Humanity. She's volunteered for the organization since 1986, building houses for needy families in Alachua County, and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon.

An increase in Charter School enrollment nationwide may be drawing money away from public school. Alachua County School Board Member Gunnar Paulson says funding has increased for the charter schools in Alachua County, leaving public schools behind. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/paulson5.mp3] He says the state is focusing more attention on charter schools, but …

The City of Gainesville and Alachua County School District resolved an issue regarding utility fees last year. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Lauren Rautenkranz reports, the city of Ocala and Marion County School District are now having a similar issue. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/FP-Stormwater-Fees-WRAP.mp3|titles=FP Stormwater Fees WRAP]

The Alachua County school district is beginning to review a potential fine it faces because of class size violations. Public Schools Spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says the district knew there would be a penalty because it was unwilling to compromise education to meet the class size limits. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/10/JOHNSON4.mp3] She says the district …

Florida uses a school headcount during one designated week of Fall (and Spring) classes to determine funding.  Like other districts, the Alachua County School District works to encourage attendance during this FTE week (“full-time equivalent” week) to obtain its fair share of funding.  Last October the district lost about $200,000 …