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Polk County
The New State Education Standards And Assessment Test Is Coming Soon
The current Governor, the Commissioner of Educa- tion for the Florida Department of Education, the ma- jority rule Florida House of Representatives and State Senators orchestrated a plan in their committee meet- ings to dissolve the current education standards and assessment test with new state education standards and assessment tests for the 2020-2021 school year. This is for all K-12 Public Schools in the state of Florida.
This is not helping our K-12 Public School Districts nor is this assisting the administrators, educators, and staff members in our schools.
More importantly, this is not good for our students to achieve academic success in school.
The Commissioner of Education has strategically undermined K-12 Public School Districts which is an unethical education assessment move, in my opinion. Implementing new education standards and assess- ment tests in the middle of the school year is unfair to all 74 school districts in the State of Florida.
I assume, it usually take three years for the Florida Department of Education to develop and implement state education standards and assessment tests for K- 12 Public Schools throughout the State of Florida.
Humbly stating, I believe the Commissioner of Edu- cation for the Florida Department of Education should allow the educators to use the old education standards and assessment tests for the remainder of the academic school year.
If the Governor and the Commissioner of Education for the Florida Department of Education implement new education standards and a state assessment test, both should be put into place at the beginning of the school year.
Why?
To balance the books for instruction. With the fol- lowing taking place, K-12 Public Schools in the state of Florida will have a fair chance of having passing school districts and school grades which equal to students achievement across the board within the state of Florida.
[Dr. Shandale Terrell is a Community Leader, Edu- cator and a Member of the Lakeland Branch NAACP]
Lakeland’s 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast
The 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast was on Monday January 20th, at the Henry Ross Family Life Center in Lakeland. The theme for the program was “Continuing Pursuit of the Dream.”
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast was sponsored by the Inter- denominational Ministerial Alliance of Lakeland, Florida, Inc., (IMA). The guest speaker for the Prayer Breakfast was H. B. Holmes, Jr., Pastor of Rhema Word of Faith In- ternational, Lakeland.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast was well attended. Over 300 citizens attended the program.
Among the City of Lake- land and Polk County, Florida community and po- litical leaders that attended the program were: Randy
From left to right are: Shandale Terrell, member of Saint Luke Ministries, Inc., Lakeland; Eddie Lake, Pastor of New Bethel AME Church, Lakeland; and H. B. Holmes, Jr., Pastor of Rhema Word of Faith International Lakeland, guest speaker, at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast in Lakeland.
Barnes, Sylvia Black- mon-Roberts, Kenneth Brown, Robbie Bul- lock, Barber Cole- man, Jimmie Downing Sr., Gow Fields, Ruben Garcia, Brain Haas, Joe Halman, Alex Harper Arthur L. Johnson, Sr., Grady Judd, Eddie
Lake, Stephanie Mad- den, Larry Mit- chell, Sylvia Leonard, Sara Roberts McCarley, Bill Mutz, Annie B. Phyall, Marvin Tarver, Richard Taylor, Scott Thomas, Cynthia Ware, John Ware, Howard Wiggs.
The Polk County Chapter Of Florida A&M University Awards Scholarships
The Polk County Chapter of Florida A&M University, Pres- ident Doris Hicks, held the annual Scholarship awards pro- gram in Lakeland, Florida. Scholarships were awarded to the following students in Polk County:
Tia’Na Johnson, $1,000; Aniyah Thigpen, $1,000; Ariyon Dailey, $1,000; Mariah Wiggs, $1,000; Karalyn King, $1,000; Morgan Kelley, $1,000; Malcolm Harvey, $1000; Pierre Cireus, $500; Rachel Dunn, $500; and Xavier Clemons, $500.
The Alumni Association is very grateful for the students’ hard work and dedication towards their academics.
Florida’s 2020 Black History Month Celebration
On Wednesday, February 26th, Dr. Shandale Ter- rell was invited by the Hon- orable Ron DeSantis, the Governor for the State of Florida, and First Lady Jill DeSantis to attend a recep- tion in honor of Florida’s 2020 Black History Month Celebra- tion. The event was at the Gov- ernor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida.
During the reception, the Governor and First Lady hon- ored the 2020 Black History Month Featured Artist, Daniel Wynn, a highly ac- complished painter, designer and Jacksonville, Florida na- tive. The Governor also had a reception recognizing Art, Es- says, and Excellence in Educa- tion Awards presentation.
There was also musical presentations from Florida‘s Historical Black Colleges and Universities, which were the following: Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College, Florida A&M Univer- sity and Florida Memorial University.
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