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• Dwyer Awards all in the family for Jupiter High's DeLeonardos

  Tuesday night's William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education delivered plenty of highlights for Palm Beach County teachers. Check out my story in today's edition.

  But it was a really special evening for the DeLeonardo household.

  That's because Tammy DeLeonardo won the award in the career education category -- 12 years' [...]

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• Delay on changes for bookkeepers?

  It sounds like Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is rethinking his "rumored" plan to lay off bookkeepers and budgetkeepers in the elementary and middle schools.

  Last week, the Federation of Public Employees told me that bookkeepers were losing their jobs. Union officials said that Runcie wanted to create a [...]

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• Miramar teacher honored at White House

  The ride is over for Florida’s 2012 Teacher of the Year.

  Alvin Davis, a music teacher at Miramar High, lost the top honor – 2012 National Teacher of the Year – to Rebecca Mieliwocki, a teacher from California. Davis, who was Broward County’s Teacher of the Year, was one of four [...]

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• Chasing "rumors" in the Broward School District

  In case you missed it, Superintendent Robert Runcie called it a "rumor" last week that bookkeepers and budgetkeepers were being laid off from the elementary and middle schools. That was after both union officials and bookkeepers said it was true.

  Well, judge for yourself. I was inundated over the weekend [...]

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• FAU president addresses proposed campus closings in memo

  Florida Atlantic University’s expansive footprint through South Florida and the Treasure Coast will likely get smaller soon, and it’s understandably raising some questions and concerns.

  University officials announced Thursday a plan to close two of its seven campuses: downtown Fort Lauderdale and Port St. Lucie and stop funding a third, SeaTech [...]

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• Bookkeepers being laid off in Broward schools

  Quick update on the bookkeeper rumors: Union officials have confirmed that 152 bookkeepers and budgetkeepers in the elementary and middle schools are being laid off this year. Their last day will be June 30.

  Jim Silvernale, of the Federation of Public Employees, said Superintendent Robert Runcie told him last Friday [...]

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• Teacher explains desire for National Board certification

  Only six Palm Beach County teachers achieved National Board certification in 2011, as I reported in an article in today's editions. Just four years ago, 129 teachers eaned it.

  The huge decline is blamed on the state Legislature's removal of monetary bonuses in recent years.

  But Ladys Argote, who teaches Spanish at [...]

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• The end of block schedules in Broward high schools?

  Superintendent Robert Runcie is holding a press conference this afternoon to announce changes to high school schedules for the coming school year.

  From his previous comments, it would appear that this means the end of block schedules in some high schools. The press release says he will discuss class-size concerns and [...]

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• FAU may close Fort Lauderdale, Port St. Lucie campuses

  Florida Atlantic University could close down its downtown Fort Lauderdale and Treasure Coast campuses as a way to deal with $24.7 million in state funding cuts.

  Dennis Crudele, vice president for finance, presented the options to the Board of Trustees Thursday. A hearing for faculty will be held Monday at 2 [...]

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• Layoff rumors at the Broward School District

  UPDATE: The union has confirmed that 152 bookkeepers and budgetkeepers in the elementary and middle schools are being laid off this year. Their last day will be June 30. Jim Silvernale, of the Federation of Public Employees, said Superintendent Robert Runcie told him last Friday that this was coming. The [...]

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