On Tuesday, the superintendent updated board members on $40 million plans for Booker Elementary and Middle, and more.
Original Air Date: January 7, 2026
Host: The makeover of Sarasota’s public schools has taken on a dynamic of its own, a dynamic that’s going way beyond countering a challenge by for-profit operators asking to move into underused school buildings. Since November, at a dizzying speed—and to the applause of parents and all school board members—the superintendent has been changing the makeup of elementary and middle schools in the county to counter declining enrollment. Yesterday, Terry Connor updated school board members about his “Future Focused Initiative.”
Terry Connor: A lot has been accomplished in 26 days since we approved the plan.…