Dear Teachers, Here's a special message from Dr. Laurie Breslin regarding Teacher Appreciation Week.
https://vimeo.com/1184919879/fdb68f2a7f
#ManateeSchoolsGoodNews

6 months ago, School District of Manatee County
A school district leader wearing a red blouse smiling in front of a chalkboard graphic which reads, "Thank you, Teachers".

The Florida Department of Education released the Florida Value Added Model (VAM) Fiscal Transparency Tool, a web-based fiscal transparency tool that identifies public schools and districts with high academic achievement based on the ratio of classroom expenditures to total expenditures. VAM is intended to help taxpayers evaluate the financial efficiency of a school district with other similarly situated school districts. View the VAM for the School District of Manatee County at https://floridavam.org/e/vamPublic.html?w4=54#/entity/262385.

9 months ago, School District of Manatee County
Congratulations to Makayla M., an art student at King Middle School, whose acrylic painting “The Starry Croak” was selected as this year’s Art in the Capitol winner!

Florida State Senator Jim Boyd joined School Board Chair Chad Choate, Vice Chair Cindy Spray, Superintendent Laurie Breslin, and members of the district’s leadership team to surprise the young artist during her art class with teacher Robert Truby.

Makayla’s beautiful artwork will now be proudly displayed in the Florida Capitol. Her mother and sister were on hand for the surprise celebration, along with Principal Mike Mullen and the King Middle team — all proud of Makayla’s incredible accomplishment.

Congratulations Makayla, on representing our school district with creativity and excellence. #ManateeSchoolsGoodNews
11 months ago, School District of Manatee County
State Senator Jim Boyd congratulates a young artist for winning the Congressional Art Contest
A group of school district officials congratulate a young artist whose work will hang in Tallahassee.
State Senator Jim Boyd holding a student artwork with her family looking on.
On Friday, Palma Sola Elementary pulled out all the stops to celebrate their beloved crossing guard, Maggie Pappa, on her 92nd birthday! 🎂💐 The devoted matriarch and lifelong Pittsburgh fan also stays active and healthy by being a fixture at LECOM Park during Pirates’ spring training and the Bradenton Marauders’ baseball season. More than two decades and running! See how the community came together to honor her kindness and spirit at https://www.manateeschools.net/goodnews We love you too, Ms. Maggie! 💛🖤
12 months ago, School District of Manatee County
A kindergarten student stops to deliver a dozen roses and a happy birthday balloon to her school crossing guard
Drumroll, please! 🥁 The results are in for the 2025 Manatee County School Bus Rodeo, and the winning team is The Roadrunnerz (Beep Beep)! Led by longtime route supervisor Gina Miller, who has dedicated 26 years of service to transportation, this team proved that even our newest drivers can rise to the challenge. The four drivers who skillfully navigated the challenging obstacle course on Wednesday are all fairly new to our district: 🚌 Edinson and Nicholas – both joined in August 🚌 Don – celebrating one year of service 🚌 Zeke – proudly driving for five years on and off All the participating teams were celebrated by Director Jamie Warrington and Asst. Director Melanie Johnson. We’ve tagged the schools whose routes they drive — please join us in congratulating them and sharing this #ManateeSchoolsGoodNews! 🎉👏
about 1 year ago, School District of Manatee County
school bus drivers smile in the bus yard wearing purple shirts
The results and moments captured during Saturday’s Middle School XC meet are in… Girls - Teams and Individuals 🥇 Dr. Mona Jain Middle School 🥈 R. Dan Nolan Middle School 🥉 Martha B. King Middle School 🥇 Tatum B., Dr. Mona Jain MS 🥈 Katelyn M., Nolan MS 🥉 Emma V., Nolan MS Boys - Teams and Individuals 🥇 Buffalo Creek Middle School 🥈 Dr. Mona Jain Middle School 🥉 Haile Middle School 🥇 Maddox R., Buffalo Creek MS 🥈 Rafe T., King MS 🥉 Mitchell F., Dr. Mona Jain MS Congratulations to ALL the runners from Manatee County middle schools and their families for finishing the race and supporting your teams! #ManateeSchoolsGoodNews
about 1 year ago, School District of Manatee County
The winners of the boys cross country meet fight till the end
Middle school runners hold up a trophy
Middle school runners hold up a trophy
Middle school girls runners hug as awards are given after a cross country meet
Middle school runners holding up a trophy
Middle school runners holding up a trophy
girls runners from Harvey K-8 at North River Ranch run their first cross country meet
Boys runners from Johnson K-8 gather ahead of the middle school track meet
Boys middle school runners lay in the grass before their race takes place
Security Screening at Secondary Schools – Beginning Monday, August 11, 2025, all students and visitors at district middle and high schools will be screened each school day using a high-tech security scanner system. For more information on this enhanced security screening procedure, visit https://www.manateeschools.net/securityscreening.
over 1 year ago, School District of Manatee County
Family Empowerment Scholarship – Parents interested in applying for either FES-EO or FES-UA may review the eligibility requirements and application instructions at https://www.manateeschools.net/FES.
over 1 year ago, School District of Manatee County