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District names finalists for Rookie Teacher of the Year and School-Related Employee of the Year

Two elementary school teachers and one high school teacher — all with less than three years experience — on Wednesday, Feb. 17 learned they are already leaders in their profession. Jacob Carriero, a physical education teacher at Mascotte Charter Elementary,…

New tool to help improve Lake County School district’s communication with community

Lake County Schools this week launched “Let’s Talk!,” a cloud-based platform installed on the district website to help district leaders easily receive and respond to community questions and concerns. Users can find the platform by clicking the Contact Us link…

District, union reach agreement on pay raise proposal for Lake County teachers

The School Board of Lake County and the Lake County Education Association reached an agreement this week on a $7 million plan that increases teacher salaries. House Bill 641 designated an allocation to increase the minimum teacher salary. The district…

All K-12 students in Lake County district-operated schools will receive Chromebook computer for 2020-21 school year

Lake County Schools, this week, announced that during the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year, every student in a district-operated school will receive a Chromebook computer to support the district’s common instructional vision and provide support for its Instructional…

Lake County School District partnering with other organizations to offer rapid COVID-19 testing to students and staff

Lake County Schools, with the help of Adult Medicine of Lake County, the Department of Health in Lake County, and Lake County government, is making rapid testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus available to all district employees and students prior to…

Lake Altrusa Member Elected to District Board

Members of Lake Altrusa, a nonprofit organization that works with local charities, recently installed their new slate of officers for the upcoming year. In addition, Shannon Schell, who lives in The Village of Glenview, was elected governor-elect of Altrusa International’s…

Villages staff seeks residents’ input on hurricane preparation

At some point, the “aftermath” of Hurricane Irma ends and analysis for the next natural disaster begins. The Villages district administration is soliciting input from Villages residents on how the community might make improvements in storm preparation. Comments will be…