Public school system in Florida, United States
Martin County School District, also referred to officially as the School Board of Martin County, is a public school district that covers Martin County, Florida.[3]
The position of superintendent is appointed by the school board.[4] Its former Superintendent, Laurie J. Gaylord, was first elected in 2012, with her second term ending in November 2020. Following a decision by voters in 2018, the next Superintendent was appointed rather than elected. The first appointed superintendent, John D. Millay, took office in 2020.[5] The district is overseen by the Martin County School Board, a body of five elected officers.[6]
History
In 2023 Michael Maine became the superintendent.[7]
That year there were controversies over whether certain books could be displayed in schools.[8]
School Board
The district School Board is elected on a non-partisan basis. Members of the board are:[9][6]
- District 1: Christia Li Roberts
- District 2: Marsha Powers
- District 3: Victoria Defenthaler
- District 4: Anthony Anderson
- District 5: Michael DiTerlizzi
Schools
The district operates the following public schools:
High schools
Middle schools
- Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. Named for the first Black person to be elected to the county School Board & Florida's longest-serving school board member[10]
- Hidden Oaks Middle School
- Indiantown Middle School
- Murray Middle School. Robert G. Murray, an African American, was a teacher from 1928 to 1937 and from 1945 to 1958 and was principal of Stuart Training School.[11]
- Stuart Middle School
Elementary schools
- Bessey Creek Elementary School
- Citrus Grove Elementary School
- Crystal Lake Elementary School
- Felix A. Williams Elementary School
- Hobe Sound Elementary School
- Jensen Beach Elementary School
- J.D. Parker School of Science, Math and Technology
- Palm City Elementary School
- Pinewood Elementary School
- Port Salerno Elementary School
- SeaWind Elementary School
- Warfield Elementary School
Pre-K
- Bessey Creek Elementary School
- Citrus Grove Elementary School
- Felix A. Williams Elementary School
- Perkins Center
- Salerno Schoolhouse
- Salerno Learning Center
- Stuart Learning Center
Charter schools
Other programs
The district operates the following other programs:
- Career and Technical Education
- Willoughby Learning Center
- Environmental Studies Center
- Martin Virtual School
- Spectrum
- Teenage Parent Center – Florida First Start Resource Center Indiantown
- Teenage Parent Center – Spectrum
Former segregated (negro) schools
- Booker Park Elementary School, Indiantown, closed 1970
- Dunbar Elementary School, Hobe Sound, closed 1969
- East Stuart Elementary School, Stuart, closed 1970 (turned into county-wide kindergarten magnet)
- Murray Junior/Senior High, Port Salerno (originally Carver Junior/Senior High, also called Carver Training School and Murray Training School), opened 1964 replacing Stuart Training School, closed 1967 (became county-wide 9th grade)[12]
- Stuart Training School, Stuart, closed 1964
- A "one-room schoolhouse in Jensen Beach".[13][14]
References
- ^ "Superintendent". martinschools.org. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Martin County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Report Cards: 2020-21 Martin School District Report Card". Florida Department of Education. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Martin County voters put an end to elected school superintendents; School Board now will appoint". TCPalm. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ McRoberts, Meghan (November 18, 2020). "Dr. John Millay: Martin County superintendent sworn into office, describes his first priority". WPTV. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Martin County, FL Supervisor of Elections". www.martinvotes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Wixon, Colleen (March 21, 2023). "Martin County picks Deputy Superintendent Michael Maine as district's new superintendent". TC Palm. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Lopez, Joel (March 21, 2023). "'Horrible' or 'shocking:' Parents chime in on Martin County book ban". WPTV. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "School Board Members / District 1". martinschools.org.
- ^ Ruiz, Lina (December 24, 2021). "Dr. David L. Anderson, namesake of Martin County middle school and longtime board member, dies". TC Palm. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Schools named for area achievers". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). February 27, 2008. p. N016.
- ^ Gupta, Rani (May 16, 2004). "Transition difficult in Martin schools". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 937.
- ^ Van Meter, Christine (January 19, 1987). "King day stirs memories of segregation (Part 1)". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 6.
- ^ Van Meter, Christine (January 19, 1987). "Martin County fought to resolve segregation after Civil Rights Act (part 2)". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 13 (4B).
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