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Welcome to Pinellas County Schools
We are located on Florida's west coast along the Gulf of Mexico and are a part of the Tampa Bay area. Our award-winning district is the seventh-largest in the state and the 26th-largest in the nation. We are the largest employer in Pinellas County with 17,000 staff who serve nearly 104,000 pre-K through 12th-grade students. In 2011-12, 11,833 students attended PCS adult education centers, while 7,236 students attended Pinellas Technical Education Centers in Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
Pinellas County Schools, 301 Fourth St. SW, Largo, FL 33770 • (727) 588-6000
In the wake of the Dec. 14 tragedy in Newtown, Conn., Superintendent Michael A. Grego sent this letter to staff regarding school safety. District officials have also provided resources for students and teachers who seek assistance, and additional resources for all staff.
Important information about how the “fiscal cliff” will impact education in the Pinellas County School District
You’ve doubtless heard about the negative impact of the “fiscal cliff,” a term used to refer to the economic effects that could result from tax increases, spending cuts and a corresponding reduction in the U.S. budget deficit beginning in 2013 if existing laws are not changed by the end of 2012. Less widely discussed is the fact that the negative impact will affect all federal programs, including those in place in public schools across the country.
Cuts to education would top $4 billion nationally and would impact the Pinellas County School District by at least $6.2 million. The cuts, which would become effective Jan. 2, would begin to affect the district during the 2013-14 school year and would impact the most vulnerable students: those who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ESE students, homeless students, and students with limited English proficiency. The cuts also would impact teacher and principal professional development programs.
School Board members at the Dec. 11 School Board meeting approved a resolution urging Congress and the administration to amend the Budget Control Act to ease drastic cuts to education that would affect PCS students. Board members also reviewed specific repercussions to the district, such as the fact that as many as 12 out of 46 Title I schools would lose Title I funding. To read the resolution, click here. You can learn how some district programs would be impacted here.
What can you do to help? Contact your Congressional Representative or your Senate Representative.
School Board approves the calendar and special observance days for next school year
See the Student/Teacher Calendar and Special Observance Days. Read the Newsroom story for more information.
Pinellas County Schools makes College Board's AP Honor Roll
The district was one of 11 in the state chosen for this prestigious honor.
Pinellas County Schools, 301 Fourth St. SW, Largo, FL 33770 • (727) 588-6000
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Connecticut school shootingIn the wake of the Dec. 14 tragedy in Newtown, Conn., Superintendent Michael A. Grego sent this letter to staff regarding school safety. District officials have also provided resources for students and teachers who seek assistance, and additional resources for all staff.
Important information about how the “fiscal cliff” will impact education in the Pinellas County School District
You’ve doubtless heard about the negative impact of the “fiscal cliff,” a term used to refer to the economic effects that could result from tax increases, spending cuts and a corresponding reduction in the U.S. budget deficit beginning in 2013 if existing laws are not changed by the end of 2012. Less widely discussed is the fact that the negative impact will affect all federal programs, including those in place in public schools across the country.
Cuts to education would top $4 billion nationally and would impact the Pinellas County School District by at least $6.2 million. The cuts, which would become effective Jan. 2, would begin to affect the district during the 2013-14 school year and would impact the most vulnerable students: those who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ESE students, homeless students, and students with limited English proficiency. The cuts also would impact teacher and principal professional development programs.
School Board members at the Dec. 11 School Board meeting approved a resolution urging Congress and the administration to amend the Budget Control Act to ease drastic cuts to education that would affect PCS students. Board members also reviewed specific repercussions to the district, such as the fact that as many as 12 out of 46 Title I schools would lose Title I funding. To read the resolution, click here. You can learn how some district programs would be impacted here.
What can you do to help? Contact your Congressional Representative or your Senate Representative.
School Board approves the calendar and special observance days for next school year
See the Student/Teacher Calendar and Special Observance Days. Read the Newsroom story for more information.
Pinellas County Schools makes College Board's AP Honor Roll
The district was one of 11 in the state chosen for this prestigious honor.
Read more news in the district's Newsroom.
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