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Saint Petersburg and Pinellas County Schools outline partnerships to boost literacy, youth programs and workforce pathways
Summary
At a Pinellas County Schools "listen and learn" in St. Petersburg, district and city leaders highlighted partnerships—City Reads, mentoring, apprenticeship pathways and youth outreach programs—and set timelines for a disengaged-youth study that city staff said will be released later this year.
Estine Dawe, director of strategic partnerships for Pinellas County Schools, opened the community "listen and learn" at the Barack Obama Library and framed the evening as a chance for residents to connect directly with district leadership and city partners.
"The purpose of the listen and learn series is to provide stakeholders of Pinellas County with the opportunity to engage with the school board superintendent and district leadership," Dawe said, before turning the mic over to Superintendent Kevin Hendrick and city officials.
Superintendent Hendrick highlighted district performance and a long list of external partners that support classroom and out-of-school programs. "We have seniors in service, lawyers for literacy, our Big Brothers…
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