3 Talking Ed w/G9: Why Full Day?
What is FUSD’s “FULL DAY” aka “Stampsheet” Program and Why, Oh Why, do we have it?In April of 1988, an early rising teacher, Bill, and I were sitting in my…
View ArticleTalking Education w/ G9
Recently, one of our local citizens who has no children in school told me that I needed to better communicate with folks like her. She mentioned that a previous superintendent,…
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FUSD’s Vision: KIDS FIRST- Why do we have it and what does it mean?In last month’s column I noted that establishing a common vision for an organization was foundational to…
View ArticleA Message from FUSD Superintendent Dr Gary Nine
Hi –I'm Gary Nine, a pretty old fellow who is proud to be the Superintendent of Florence Unified, and I am tickled to welcome you to our District. My job,…
View ArticleNov. 2010: Project 97-80
Public education is regularly criticized for many reasons, ranging from a drop-out rate of 30% to graduating students who can’t read nor reason. Quite honestly, much of that criticism is…
View ArticleFlorence High School Gophers & Poston Butte High School Broncos
Two Unique and Effective Schools with Very Distinctive Differences Florence High School was established in 1915 and has a rich and historic past. The Gopher tradition is well established and…
View ArticleSo, Let’s Talk Money
Everyone seems to have an opinion about how to solve money issues around the state; you can hear them everywhere, coffee shops, restaurants, Chamber meetings, ball games, etc.My job as…
View ArticleChange: You May Not Be Ready, But Your Kids Are
We often hear and read that people are very resistant to change. Most certainly that is true. Oh, there are always a few folks who love to be on the…
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