Hood's salary increased from $175,389 to $241,475. The increase was voted on during a special Board of Education meeting last month, with six board members voting in favor. Board member Katie Cavanaugh was absent. The district confirmed the contract details Tuesday.
Consolidating the district's 113 school buildings will reduce costs, the report said, noting that 47% of the schools have not had any major renovations in more than 50 years.
By Kelly Education January 24, 2024 The School District of Osceola County (SDOC) educates more than 69,000 students in 60 schools—26 elementary, nine middle, ten high schools, five multi-level and three virtual schools in the heart of Central Florida. With more than 4,000 full-time faculty teachers, the district had always hired its own substitute teachers […]
"Not Science Fairs!" is the title of Superintendent Elizabeth Alvarez's ringing endorsement of science fairs in a new book by Latino education leaders, "From STEM to STEAM: Latino Perspectives."
Iranetta Wright, superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, shares her best advice to aspiring women leaders, as well as to leaders who want to improve representation in leadership.
"It's very hard for teachers or any human being to be responsible for the social-emotional health and wellbeing of another person without first attending to themselves," says Barbara Malkas, Massachusetts' 2024 Superintendent of the Year and a certified yoga instructor.
