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Student Advocate Urges Parents And Students To Be Prepared
Middle School Assistant Teacher Dies Suddenly
Family members and friends are mourning the death of a Middle School Assistant Teacher who died suddenly. Ms. Chinita Bostick was 43- years-old.
Ms. Bostick was a native of Hollywood, Florida, but moved to Tampa at a young age. She attended the public schools of Hillsborough County and graduated from Hillsbor- ough High School in 1992.
After high school, Ms. Bo- stick enrolled at Southwest Florida College, where she earned an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice.
In 2002, she launched her career with the Hillsborough County School District. Her first assignment was at Grady Elementary and she later worked at Kingswood Elemen- tary.
Ms. Bostick relocated to Williams Middle IB School more than 10 years ago and re- mained there until her death. She specialized in working with students with Special Needs.
Ms. Bostick was the mother of two children, LeVondre and Chenavia, and is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Sandra Bostick Mills and the late Frederick Greene Bostick.
Mrs. Mills said her daugh- ter enjoyed spending time and being supportive of her chil- dren and family. “Her son had
MS. CHINITA BOSTICK 2/11/1974 to 3/16/2017
started playing basketball and she was out there with him at the games. She really liked being around people and hav- ing a good time,” Mrs. Mills said of her daughter.
Ms. Bostick was at her mother’s home on Thursday, March 16th, when she became ill. She was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where she died about 4 hours later. Mrs. Mills said the cause of death was an aneurysm.
In addition to her mother and children, Ms. Bostick is survived by siblings, grandpar- ents, other family members and friends.
Funeral services for Ms. Bostick will take place on Sat- urday, March 25th. Aikens Fu- neral Home is in charge of handling arrangements.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this week, high school students had the oppor- tunity to take tests needed for graduation. However, with the end of the school year coming to a close, many students are not prepared.
Ross Anderson, Program Manager, Educational Advo- cacy for Hillsborough County School District said, “Gradua- tion is less than 2 months away and we have many students district-wide who still need to pass the state standardized ELL FSA Reading test. Students have the opportunity to earn a concordant score to meet grad- uation requirements by taking the SAT or ACT test.”
On Tuesday, for the first time all seniors who still had not taken the test had an op- portunity to take the test. An- derson said the District paid for the test that parents would otherwise have had to pay.
Yet, he said the students don’t seem to be preparing
ROSS ANDERSON
themselves for the test. The De- partment of Education is allow- ing the scores of the SAT or ACT test to replace the former FCAT Test.
“If they don’t pass either of these tests, they are not going to receive a diploma. They will receive a Certificate of Comple- tion and that is not going to get them into college,” Anderson said.
“Parents should be aware as well so that they can encourage their children to prepare for the tests.
Seniors have 3 remaining opportunities to get a passing score on the Reading Concor- dant in order to graduate in May 2017. Those dates are
Monday, March 27, Saturday, April 8, and Saturday, May 5, 2017. ”
Retakes of the FSA ELA Reading test will take place on Monday, March 27th.
Preparation classes will be offered at Leary Techni- cal Center, 5410 N. 20th Street, in the auditorium on the following Satur- days: March 25, April 1, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27, and June 3.
The preparation classes will be offered at Leto High School, Room 109, on the following Saturdays: March 25, April 1, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27, and June 3.
The preparation classes for the ACT, SAT, or PERT (Post- secondary Education Readi- ness Test) will be held at Leto High School and Leary Techni- cal Center for those students who still need to earn a concor- dant score in order to graduate, Anderson said.
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