By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
BROOKSVILLE — Central High School principal Joe Clifford got on the public address system Tuesday morning with good news to share.
The Brooksville school, which has struggled in the past few years, shot from a D grade to a B in the state's accountability system for the 2009-2010 school year. That is the highest grade the school has earned since the grading system started in 1999.
"I'm particularly proud of the students and staff," Clifford told the Times before taking the microphone. "They see we're trying to change the culture of this school, and they've embraced that."
Hernando High principal Ken Pritz made a similar announcement at his school Tuesday morning.
"It's been five long years of enduring a D grade, but this year our efforts have finally paid off," Pritz told his fellow Leopards. The ...