Education Notes
Lockard named on Dean’s List
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
Lauren Lockard, an education studies major in the class of 2020 from Sanibel, was named for the spring 2018 semester at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.
To be eligible for the honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.1 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade.
A total of 729 students, representing 22 states and three countries were named, to the list.
Education Notes
District gets positive audit review
The School District of Lee County was recognized for its “economical, effective and efficient” operations in a state audit.
The performance audit prepared for the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability praised the district for having “unique internal control mechanisms and methods for monitoring performance.”
The audit was required as part of a state law because the district is asking voters to decide on a half-cent sales tax to fund capital projects. It included a review of program areas related to the construction of new schools, reconstruction and renovation of existing schools, acquisition of equipment, including safety and security equipment and technology. All areas where any sales tax revenue would be spent.
The report calls the district’s organizational structure “strong” and planned used of revenue raised by the sales tax as “in compliance with applicable state laws, rules and regulations.”
The audit is available at www.leeschools.net/2018/8/school-district-gets-positive-review-in-state-required-audit.