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Board hears extended debate over switching Collegiate Academy provider; no motion taken
Summary
Hendry County School District leaders presented a proposed memorandum of understanding with Florida Gulf Coast University to replace Florida Southwestern State College as the Collegiate Academy provider at Clewiston High School; the superintendent recommended FGCU but the board did not vote.
Residents, college officials and school staff debated a proposed switch of the Clewiston High School Collegiate Academy provider from Florida Southwestern State College (FSW) to Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The superintendent recommended approving an FGCU memorandum of understanding, but the board did not make a motion and took no formal action.
Julia DeBloy, who identified herself as a Clewiston resident and a member of the Florida Southwestern State College board of trustees, urged the board to retain FSW for the program. “By releasing the FSW Collegiate… it looks like you’re going to end up spending $40,000 to $60,000 more annually, and you’re going to have far fewer credits that the students in this community are going to earn,” DeBloy said, and she asked whether FGCU could guarantee in-person courses and preserve the AA degree and graduation ceremony FSW…
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