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• Students question Naples High band director's transfer to middle school Published 05/25/2012 at 6 a.m. 28 Comments

  Stephen Detjen was not demoted, school officials said, but rather asked to be transferred after the middle school’s band director retired.

• El 20 por ciento falla el FCAT de lectura de 3er grado en Collier Published 05/24/2012 at 4:16 p.m.

  El veinte por ciento de los estudiantes de tercer grado de Collier podrían mantenerse en tercer grado basado en las calificaciones de lectura del FCAT, difundidas el jueves.

• 20 percent of Collier 3rd graders fail FCAT reading Updated 05/24/2012 at 5:51 p.m. 55 Comments

  Twenty percent of Collier third graders could be retained in the third grade based on FCAT reading scores released Thursday. Overall, Collier third-graders performed below the state average.

• Collier Schools make plea to voters to pass referendum to move $14.5 million Published 05/24/2012 at 7:10 a.m. 23 Comments

  Collier County Public Schools will have to take its chances and rely on voters and a referendum this November to carry it through a few financially tough years.

• Collier school district plants seed in session aimed at making STEM grow Published 05/19/2012 at 3 p.m. 5 Comments

  Collier County Public Schools held its first science, technology, engineering and math conference Saturday in response to the global workplace where jobs are increasingly science and technology related. It also was in response to Gov. Rick Scott's recent push for ...

• Class of '12: South Fort Myers High grad has passion for cultures, travel Published 05/19/2012 at 7 a.m. 1 Comment

  South Fort Myers High School 2012 Graduate of Distinction Raina Stevens already has an associate's degree in general studies from Edison State College on top of a jam-packed high school career.

• About half of local high school students fail FCAT test Updated 05/18/2012 at 6:18 p.m. 67 Comments

  About half of the students in Collier and Lee counties did not pass the FCAT reading test this year. Students across the state of Florida scored just as poorly, putting them at risk for graduation.

• Collier Schools Superintendent listens to students' concerns Published 05/18/2012 at 5 a.m. 6 Comments

  Collier students want better teachers. They want more college exposure. And they want less emphasis on standardized tests. Two dozen seniors made these pleas Thursday to Collier Schools Superintendent Kamel

• Superintendents: Miscommunication about FCAT changes to blame for low writing scores Published 05/16/2012 at 5:30 a.m. 31 Comments

  “Somewhere there’s a miss. Somewhere there’s a disconnect,” Collier Superintendent Kamela Patton said. “There’s no way scores drop 50-60 points.”

• School districts to be held harmless for low FCAT writing scores Published 05/15/2012 at 2:29 p.m. 38 Comments

  The State Board of Education announced today that school districts would be held harmless this year for the drastically low writing Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores, which were announced Monday.

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