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Lee County School Board seeking members for its Citizen Advisory Committees

The Lee County School Board is searching for members to join its Citizens Advisory Committees. These committees meet on a regular basis to provide input, support and advice to the Board. There are six committees on which members of the public may serve: • Construction Advisory Committee (CAC) • Continuous Systemic Improvement (CSI) Advisory Committee • Curriculum Advisory Committee (CUAC) • Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) • Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) Anyone interested in serving on one of these committees should fill out an online ...

Education Notes 7-8-22

Virtual Connection Event July 12 The School District of Lee County is hosting a Virtual Connection Event from 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, that will provide insights on teaching and non-instructional positions within the district. The informational event will provide candidates an ...

Collaboratory awards over $1.1 million in scholarships

Collaboratory recently granted $1,128,450 and 153 scholarships to local high school students, undergraduate, graduate students and adult learners from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. For the fourth year, Collaborato-ry awarded 25 of the scholarships as multi-year awards ...

Education Notes 7-1-22

Smaller named to spring Dean’s List at Loras College DUBUQUE, Iowa - Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2022 spring semester. Among those named to the Dean's List was Kiandre Smaller of Cape Coral. A student must earn a 3.5 grade ...

Signs to share information on half-cent sales tax

A few new options were presented to the Lee County School Board this week on how they could educate the community on how they are using the voter-approved half cent sales tax to enhance schools. The School District of Lee County has received $299,511,016 from the voter-approved half-cent ...