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News Twitter Facebook Gallery NoticesView All Florida Leads the Nation in Advanced Placement Exam Participation Read More State Board of Education Approves Florida’s Perkins V Plan Read More Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s New B.E.S.T. K-12 Standards Read More Barbara Goldstein Named Chair of Holocaust Task Force Read More What They Are Saying… Education Leaders and Stakeholders Praise Governor DeSantis as The Education Governor” Read More Commissioner Richard Corcoran Applauds Governor Ron DeSantis on Elevating and Celebrating Educators During the State of the State Address Read More View All Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2018 On September 26, 2018, The kicked off the 2018 Dads Take Your Child to School Day initiative in Alachua County at C.W. Norton Elementary School. The goal was to encourage all Floridian fathers and male role models, including our selfless heroes that serve and protect our great country, to take an active role in their child’s education. K-12 Public Schools Chancellor Hershel Lyons led the event in Gainesville, FL. To view the full album, click here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmt9XVRN View Gallery Back to School Supply Drive On August 30, 2018, Chancellor Hershel Lyons spent some time delivering school supplies donated from the DOE team to Oak Ridge Elementary and Franklin County K-12 School. While visiting, Chancellor Lyons spoke with several students and encouraged them to have a great 2018-19 school year. Later that afternoon Chancellor Lyons served as the host for the Department of Education’s Back-to-School Kick-Off and Mentoring Fair! Guests speakers General Counsel Matthew Mears and Bureau Chief of Standards and Instructional Support Kathy Nobles shared their experiences and the importance of mentoring. Click here to view the entire album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmmNSd45 View Gallery 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year On July 13, 2018, First Lady Ann Scott and Commissioner of Florida Education Pam Stewart announced Joy Prescott, a math teacher at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Glades County, as the 2019 Teacher of the Year. To view the entire photo album from the award gala and the roundtable events, visit: https://www.flickr.com/gp/fldoe/KSL144 View Gallery Wear Blue Day 2018 On April 2, 2018, K-12 Public School Chancellor Hershel Lyons hosted the agency’s Wear Blue Day in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Turlington Building in Tallahassee. The pinwheels will remain on the lawn through the month of April to symbolize the promise of the happy childhoods all children deserve. To view the full photo album, click here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskvH2HAg View Gallery Celebrate Literacy Week 2018 On January 25, 2018, First Lady Ann Scott recognized the winners of the Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Find Yourself in a Book Contest. First Lady Scott was joined by K-12 Public Schools Chancellor Hershel Lyons and Lottery Secretary Jim Poppell. The award ceremony concludes the week-long celebration of reading and literacy in Florida’s schools. Click here for full album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmeWmeMM View Gallery Braille Literacy Day at Woodville Elementary In honor of National Braille Literacy Month, DBS Director Robert Doyle read to 40 third grade students at Woodville Elementary School in Tallahassee. Following the reading, staff from the ’s (FDOE) Division of Blind Services (DBS) led the students in interactive activities that provided them with an understanding of how individuals with varying visual impairments live, work and play. 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