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56 apply for superintendent's job

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 12, 2012

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The Monroe County School District received 56 applications for its top schools job as of the Friday evening deadline, attracting 12 Florida candidates, including Superintendent Jesus Jara, who was...

Superintendent welcomes job review

Key West Citizen - Monday, April 30, 2012

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At one of the five town hall meetings he hosted throughout the Florida Keys, Schools Superintendent Jesus Jara talked million-dollar budget cuts and listened to complaints from residents. One...

Board may boot search consultant

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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Less than a month after hiring a consultant to help navigate its first search for a hired schools superintendent, the Monroe County School Board will consider parting ways with the man who promised...

School chief search committee meets

Key West Citizen - Thursday, April 12, 2012

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The Florida Keys-wide search committee assembled by the School Board to help select Monroe County's first hired superintendent made several basic decisions at its inaugural meeting Wednesday...

District must rehire Hooper

Key West Citizen - Thursday, March 1, 2012

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The Monroe County School Board must rehire a former administrator it dismissed in June 2010 by not renewing his teaching contract, a circuit court judge has decided. Mark Hooper, a 12-year veteran...

School chief search defined

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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Monroe County's first hired schools chief will arrive via a national search, but candidates must have experience in Florida education administration, School Board members said Monday. The hunting...

Schools referendum wins handily

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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By a 3-to-1 margin, Monroe County voters Tuesday once again approved a tax renewal for the School District that will shift about $9.5 million to the general operating budget. The "yes" vote...

School money among Keys referenda

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Monroe County voters will head to the polls today, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., to help Florida select a Republican candidate for this fall's presidential election and decide whether the Monroe County...

Majority supports 1-year more for Jara's contract

Key West Citizen - Thursday, December 15, 2011

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The Monroe County School Board appears ready to add at least one year to the contract of Superintendent Jesus Jara, appointed by the governor to run the School District until January 2013. Out of...

Schools to make more cuts

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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The Monroe County School District will have a budget shortfall next fiscal year, and must make further cuts in 2011 in order to pay for increased enrollment at Florida Keys charter schools, Superintendent Jesus Jara told the School Board Tuesday night.