http://marconews.com/news/education/marconews.com Stories: Education Newsen-useducationhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/26/collier-school-board-incumbent-ousted/Voters made their feelings about the Collier County School Board’s behavior in the past year clear Tuesday evening. Voters rewarded District 2 incumbent Kathleen Curatolo with a second term. Curatolo received 20,184 votes, or 56.03 percent, compared to her rival Rick MacClugage, who received 15,837 votes, or 43.97 percent. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:33:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/26/collier-school-board-incumbent-ousted/educationhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/21/delayed-fay-school-back-full-swing/Whether it was a child’s first day on a school bus or a pre-teen’s first day working a combination lock, while some things stay the same, others must change. The smiles, the tears, the nerves and the hugs are perhaps the things that will always remain as the new school year begins. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:53:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/21/delayed-fay-school-back-full-swing/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/collier-schools-open-day-late-due-ts-fay/Some students at Mike Davis Elementary School got the royal treatment on their first day of school. Not only were they shown the way to their new classrooms, they were taken there by Principal Bob Spano. Spano and other staff members stood in the entrance of the school Wednesday morning to help students and parents get to the right classrooms. “It’s the first day in the first year of a new school,” Spano said. “I guarantee you it won’t be this hectic next year.” Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/collier-schools-open-day-late-due-ts-fay/educationhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/first-time-tikes-marco-schools-swing-action-wednes/For many youngsters, it was just the start of another school year, but for Kindergartners at Tommie Barfield Elementary it was a profound experience. Some were a little apprehensive, some downright unhappy, and some quite unaffected by having to part with their parents when the bell rang. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:28:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/first-time-tikes-marco-schools-swing-action-wednes/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/columbiettes-collect-school-supplies-underprivileg/The Columbiettes are a recently formed auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus formed by mostly wives of the Knights. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:32:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/columbiettes-collect-school-supplies-underprivileg/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-school-district-mulls-program-keep-kids-sc/Lely High School Principal Ken Fairbanks has talked to that student. The student whose grades just didn’t cut it. The student who was held back. He can recall a student who transferred to Lely High School from another Collier County school. The student was called a failure, a dummy or worse, and wasn’t motivated to move forward. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:07:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-school-district-mulls-program-keep-kids-sc/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/st-john-neumanns-basketball-coach-helps-raise-mone/Shannon McFee knew where to look when he realized St. John Neumann’s gymnasium needed a facelift. McFee, who was part of the high school’s first graduating class, has spent the past few years in the gymnasium working as the school’s basketball coach. So when it came time to raise money to renovate the gymnasium, he looked no further than the St. John Neumann family. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:05:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/st-john-neumanns-basketball-coach-helps-raise-mone/playhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-county-schools-open-wednesday/All Collier County public schools will open on Wednesday morning. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:34:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/19/collier-county-schools-open-wednesday/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/18/collier-high-schools-offering-freshmen-academies-y/School hasn’t started yet, but hundreds of students at Lely High School filled the halls Monday, maps in hand, eyes darting at the numbers next to the classrooms. They seemed excited, but also a bit nervous. Collier County School District officials are hoping to calm those fears by making the transition to high school easier for the students. When the transition is easier, students will be more successful. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/18/collier-high-schools-offering-freshmen-academies-y/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/07/what-new-students-need-school-starts/Children joining the more than 40,000 students in Collier County this school year, which begins Aug. 19, are liable to provide certain types of documentation to enroll. Brand-new kindergartners and transfer students all must comply with health regulations that make school a safer place for all. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:30:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/07/what-new-students-need-school-starts/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/07/2008-tommie-barfield-elementary-supply-list/  Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/07/2008-tommie-barfield-elementary-supply-list/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/06/back-school-things-know-school-starts/The annual migration of children from vacation to the classroom will begin Aug. 19, with the first day of school in Collier County. With the exception of Immokalee and Everglades City schools, times for public elementary schools will run from 8:25 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., middle schools from 9:05 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., and high schools from 7:20 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:03:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/06/back-school-things-know-school-starts/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/02/tennis-anyone-players-club-lely-estates-hosts-club/Twenty Manatee Middle School students got the opportunity to spend some of their summer vacation learning to play tennis and improve their skills at a summer camp sponsored by The Player’s Club, which is located in Lely Estates. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/02/tennis-anyone-players-club-lely-estates-hosts-club/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/29/collier-school-board-meeting-delayed-due-absent-me/It might have been the shortest Collier County School Board meeting in history. A lack of board members coming to the meeting and a lack of electricity led the board to reschedule its Tuesday meeting to 3 p.m. Aug. 7. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:59:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/29/collier-school-board-meeting-delayed-due-absent-me/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/22/collier-school-district-fires-45-employees/School is not in session yet, but 45 Collier County School District employees will not be working by the new school year. The district confirmed it will layoff 20 bus drivers and 25 bus attendants. The district confirmed it will layoff 20 bus drivers and 25 bus attendants. Chief Operations Officer Michele LaBute said in an e-mail that the district determined it could reduce the number of bus routes for the 2008-09 school year during an annual efficiency review of the routes and occupancy. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:23:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/22/collier-school-district-fires-45-employees/educationhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/21/collier-school-district-accreditation-status-recei/The Collier County School District has been warned — again. Several members of the Collier County School Board said it was time the board gets its act together before something worse happens. A report released by a four-person Quality Assurance Review Team recommends that the district’s accreditation remain on the warned status, and that a follow-up visit should be scheduled between Jan. 1 and March 31. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:21:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/21/collier-school-district-accreditation-status-recei/educationhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/17/chamber-seeks-school-supplies-tbe-micms-students/The public can help the Marco Island Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee get an A+. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:42:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/17/chamber-seeks-school-supplies-tbe-micms-students/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/08/school-grades-2-collier-high-schools-reach-marks-2/Through the past school year, Manatee Elementary School Principal Connie Cox had a mantra. “You deserve what you expect.” Tuesday, Cox said repeating that mantra paid off. Manatee Elementary School improved its school grade from a C in 2006-07 to an A in 2007-08. “I am so excited,” she said. “We had the expectation that Manatee would be an A school. The kids kept that and the teachers kept that.” Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:25:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/08/school-grades-2-collier-high-schools-reach-marks-2/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/02/another-member-lely-high-family-dies/George Welch Jr. would tell you that the Denver Broncos were the greatest football team around. He loved Disney World, not only for the park but because it was close to his daughter, a student at the University of Central Florida. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:08:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jul/02/another-member-lely-high-family-dies/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/28/new-idea-controversial-tract-k-solar-panels-power-/Marco Island resident Gary Elliott and Collier schools Superintendent Dennis Thompson are exploring the possibility of a school district-business partnership that could bring solar power to some Collier County schools. The plan would bring solar power to Collier County schools and, specifically Marco Island. Elliott approached the Collier district with the idea. He has been talking to Thompson for months about the project, and the superintendent has offered Marco Island land known as Tract K as a possible site for the venture. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:32:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jun/28/new-idea-controversial-tract-k-solar-panels-power-/local