The School District of Lee County

The 2021-2022 school year starts in only a few days. The School District of Lee County and Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts have this advice to help get students and parents back into the swing of things.

State health officials reported 11,576 new COVID-19 cases, Monday for a total of 1,488,586 infections.The Florida Department of Health also reported 163 coronavirus-related deaths, Jan. 11, increasing the statewide death toll to 23,424 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management stood at 13.17% on Sunday. Over the past two weeks, the single-day positivity rate has ranged between 10.04% and 26.34%.

We're discussing the instructional models the School District of Lee County is offering for students this upcoming fall. Our guests are Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Jeff Spiro, the Director of Curriculum for Elementary Schools, Dr. Bethany Quisenberry, and the Director of Curriculum for Middle/High School Candace Allevato.

Families in the School District of Lee County were given the option to choose among four instructional models for their children for the upcoming fall semester.WGCU's Andrea Perdomo spoke with Lee School's Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jeff Spiro who broke down what those options are and how they will be implemented.

In order to get families ready for online learning in Lee County, the school district will be hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, March 25.Over the…

With the rise of lung illnesses believed to be related to vaping, prevention awareness campaigns have been reeving up to keep school children from using…