Board Member Message

The year 2020 has been one of change, challenges, learning experiences and discoveries for us all, and the School District of Lee County is no exception. It has been a privilege to serve as Board Chair for the past 12 months.

Envision 2030, provides a blueprint through the next decade to ensure that every student achieves not only academic success but also social-emotional realization. A critical pillar of the plan is a pledge to Increase Kindergarten Readiness.

In March 2020, the world and education as we knew it, was turned upside down! A mandate from the Governor should still be our guide, and that is to act with “Grace and Compassion.”

Welcome back to all our students and district family. We are so happy to see you all, whether online or in person.

Hundreds of families and District employees have asked questions about safety measures, working conditions, the specifics of the educational options, training, pay, budgeting, contact tracing, quarantine requirements, and classroom or school closures. Our community is to be commended for its positive, thoughtful participation in this process.

As our families begin their much-needed summer break, District staff is busy planning for the reopening of our schools in fall of 20-21.

Due to the closing of schools and businesses in response to slowing the spread of COVID 19, we have been faced with the challenge of identifying ways to continue our service delivery.

Despite the great challenges of these past few weeks, I am full of gratitude for the outstanding work and dedication by the School District of Lee County learning community.

In mid-March households across the nation will receive postcards from the US Census Bureau on how to complete the 2020 Census survey. This head count of every individual in the United States is mandated by the Constitution and has been conducted every ten years since 1790.

Welcome back and Happy New Year! Many of us have made new year’s resolutions that can help improve our own lives and the lives of others. Why not make mentoring a student one of those resolutions?