The Brief
- Hillsborough and Pinellas County schools have their first day of classes on August 10.
- The Hillsborough schools superintendent hosted the commissioner of education at Lamb Elementary School in Progress Village to highlight the previous year’s successes and the path forward
- The Hillsborough school district has 74 schools rated as an “A” by the state, and zero schools rated as an “F,” with one “D” school.
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Van Ayres was joined by Dr. Henry Mack, the new Florida education commissioner, during a kickoff event for the school year.
Hillsborough schools grade performance
What we know:
He said 74 schools were graded as “A” schools by the state education department, which is about 32% of the district. There were no “F” schools and only one “D” school.
Ayres said the biggest obstacles to success for those schools are the right teaching candidates and installing great leaders throughout the school buildings.
District teacher vacancies reduced
The backstory:…