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August 16- Five Day Work Week
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August 16-20- Preplanning
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August 19- FWHS Grades 6-12
Orientation 6pm
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August 20- CHS Grades 10-12
Student Orientation 10am and 5pm
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August 23- First Day of
Classes 2010
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August 30-CTA Bargaining
@4:00pm
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Elementary
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7:45AM
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Fort White |
7:45AM
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Middle |
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Lake City /
Richardson |
8:40AM - 2:55PM |
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Fort White |
9:00AM - 3:20PM
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High |
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Challenge |
8:45AM
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Columbia
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8:29AM
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Fort White |
9:00AM - 3:20PM
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The Columbia County School
District does not support or endorse Discrimination on
the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status,
political belief, age, national origin or disability.
If you believe you have been
discriminated against, you may contact:
Narragansett M. Smith
Columbia County School District
Equity Officer
(386) 755-8015
Summer
Construction
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New Construction at Fort White Middle School |
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Remodel at Richardson Middle |

Remodel at Niblack Elementary |
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Superintendent Notes..

WELCOME BACK
Dear Students and Parents:
Welcome to Columbia County Schools; we hope you have an
exciting new school year! Your many summer activities –
traveling, getting away from it all, camping or just
relaxing – have provided needed rest so that you are
better prepared for the new academic term.
Please take advantage of every opportunity to be
involved in all your schools’ activities. Parents must
be active participants in their children’s education if
we are to attain higher student achievement.
All Columbia County Schools encourage this involvement
and offer many opportunities for volunteering at many
different levels and in a variety of ways.
Our schools remain the main focus for our community.
There are 14 school sites within the Columbia County
School System in grades PreK-12. There are nine
elementary schools, three middle schools, with Fort
White Middle School housing only 6th grade students at
this time and two high schools, including Fort White
High, which has grades 7-12. Additionally, the Challenge
Learning Center is our alternative education site for
grades 6-12. Evening and adult classes are available to
those wishing to advance their educational levels. All
schools maintain high scholastic and academic standards
and are accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
Our students today face a multitude of challenges.
Columbia County educators know that they need the
support of everyone – volunteers, businesses, families
and the entire community – to assure that all students
are provided with the opportunity to be well prepared to
successfully enter the workforce, career/technical
training, or higher education.
Remember our district motto:
Touching Tomorrow Through Teamwork Today. When all
stakeholders work together for the good of all, our
district will be well on its way to achieving its
mission. For specific questions please call the
following numbers for more information.
Transportation 755-8060, 8062
Secondary Education 758-4935
Food Service 755-8046 Elementary Education 755-8015
Volunteers 755-8041 Adult Education 755-8190
Have a great year,
Michael F. “Mike” Millikin
Superintendent of Schools
Class Size Update
All Parents:
As you
probably are aware the State of Florida is in the final
year of implementation of the Class Size Reduction Law
originally passed in 2002. Our schools have fared well
during this process and have been compliant. The method
of determining class size for each school may change
with a final vote to the citizens of Florida on the
November ballot.
We ask
parents, students, and staff to be patient with school
administration and guidance counselors as we try to
comply with the law as it reads now, balance our budget,
and hire and retain teachers. All of this must be done
with virtually no additional money. Even if the law
changes to give schools more flexibility, we face more
difficulty than usual as we schedule students into
classes because we don’t know the final outcome of the
November vote.
Thanking you again for your understanding,
Mike
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In
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1st Day of school
Parents get ready for big transition; students navigate through campus. Read more>

Principal's Mind
Richardson Middle School's new leader ready to implement changes, programs. Read more >

Qualified parents urged to apply for free school
meals. Read more >

More than 50 teachers get funds to recharge classrooms
Fort White Elementary School first-grade teachers Barbara Royster (from left) and Heather Hudson get excited as teacher Susan Mosley awards them with $50 cash for classroom supplies on Tuesday. The money was given to almost 50 teachers from the Fort White Community Thrift Shop, a nonprofit organization that resells donated items.
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Mission Statement
To create a safe, orderly learning
environment conducive to the preparation of
highly motivated students
To work to ensure that all students
achieve to the maximum potential of their
abilities
To prepare students to be successful in
their vocational-technical training or higher
education and in their careers.
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