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DISTRICT REPORTS
District 1—Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington
Teachers from the District I area now have the opportunity to belong to a
local social studies chapter! After many months of preparation and advice
from FCSS Board members on how to create a local chapter, we had an
organizational meeting beginning during the fall in-service for Escambia County
teachers. The local council membership is open to both active and retired
teachers as well as full time Florida Virtual teachers. Teachers were very receptive to a local social studies council known as the Escambia Area Council for Social Studies with approximately forty plus members joining the local
council.
Interested persons may contact the EACSS President, Cherie
Arnette, carnette@escambia.k12.fl.us
Connie Brown
FCSS District 1 Board Member
District 2------Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie,
Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson,
Layfayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla
This will me a memorable year for FCSS! It is the 50th Anniversary for
FCSS; an outstanding conference is being planned at the Rosen Shingle
Creek Resort in Orlando on October 10-13, and FCSS is reorganizing so that
they will continue to improve and grow throughout the next fifty years.
Please check the website, fcss.org for more information or contact me,
Teresa Murphy at Wakulla High, 850-926-7125 or email me at murphyt@wakulla.k12.fl.us
Our large District 2, which has twenty counties, is scheduled to be divided into two districts; that will open a new space on the FCSS board and improve our representation for this area of Florida. I hope you have a great school year, and as always, I wish you the best.
Teresa Murphy , Wakulla High School
FCSS District 2 Board Member
District 3—Duval, St. John’s
Welcome back to a new school year! Have you made your plans to attend the
FCSS 50th Anniversary Conference in Orlando on October 10th-13th? If not,
now is the time to register for this "golden" opportunity. Visit the
website www.fcss.org for details. Be there with teachers from across the
state to celebrate 50 years of promoting & supporting Social Studies.
If anyone in the district is interested in forming a local Social Studies
Council, please contact me. It would be great to have "like minds"
working together to build a local support group for the Social Studies. I
can be contacted by email elyn.ayers@nassau.k12.fl.us
or by phone 904-225-5116, ext. 5461
E. Sue Ayers
FCSS District 3 Board Member
District 5-- Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, Pasco, Sumter
Your District 5 “411”
Welcome back to school Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, Pasco, and Sumter County teachers!!
With the school year starting, social studies educators face the opportunity and challenge to show how our curriculum permits students to unlock the legacy of intellectual curiosity and personal exploration. Along this journey we motivate students to engage mind and spirit, inspire them to yearn for a better tomorrow, and reveal methods and tactics for realizing these goals. Our reward is knowing that we have made a difference in each child’s life, in our communities, and our world. May all your endeavors be blessed in this upcoming year.
Please feel free to contact me at virginia.parra@marion.k12.fl.us
Respectfully,
Virginia Parra
FCSS District 5 Board Member
District 11—Palm Beach
I have recently assumed the duties of the District 11 FCSS Board Member representing District 11. Let me introduce myself. I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Gifted Social Studies at Loggers' Run
Middle School in Boca Raton. I grew up on Long Island, New York, lived in
Ohio and Pennsylvania, and moved to Florida about ten years ago. I have
two sons and have been married for 33 years. I am very involved in
Holocaust Education. I have a B.A. in History, M.ED. in Education, and I
am working on my second masters' in American History and Government. I
have traveled to Israel with the ADL, Colonial Williamsburg with the
Teaching American History Grant, and Poland and Germany twice with Palm
Beach County educators. Thank you for this opportunity to serve on your behalf with the FCSS. If you need to contact me: Email: marumel@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
Maureen Marullo
FCSS District 11 Board Member
District 15—Miami-Dade County
The school year is going full speed ahead… As your local representative for Florida Council for the Social Studies I hope all of you have had a great start to the school year. I look forward to seeing all of you this October at the FCSS Conference. Join fellow social studies teachers in expanding our horizons – “Remembering the Past, Preparing for the Future, our annual conference; this year held in Orlando. Contact me if you have questions at herstory@adelphia.net
Regina Stuck
FCSS District 15 Board Member
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