Leon County Schools

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Under Hanna's leadership the district has continued to score a B letter grade from the FL Dept.

Pons also oversaw several construction projects to update school sites as many in the district were dated back to the 60's and 80's.

In 2014 an investigation was opened by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement into Pons' handling of several construction contracts.

[16] Longtime high school principal Bill Montford won the 1996 election to serve as superintendent.

Montford was elected as a new fresh start and as the viewpoint from someone who had recent experience in a school setting.

Montford also continued to increase salaries for all district employees during his tenure, making LCS one of the highest paying in the region.

Montford went on to serve as Florida Senator from 2010-2020 after decades of service to Leon County Schools.

Long time school board member Richard Merrick was elected superintendent in 1992.

The middle school opened simply with classrooms only, no front office, no cafeteria, no gym.

As some schools were being opened unfinished while others down the street had no room for anymore students, Merrick lost his 1996 reelection campaign and became the second superintendent to be unseated and only serve one term.

Immediately after Woolley took over, he announced several leadership changes in the district which resulted in the transfers of almost every principal to a new school.

The same year of Woolleys transfers, he oversaw the opening of two new elementary schools that were planned by previous superintendent Couch.

Mr. Couch took on the role as superintendent during a period when Leon County as a whole was expanding beyond the city limits.

Two years after Godby left office, the district decided to honor him by naming the newest high school after him and his service.

He traveled to all parts of the state, working with school personnel and citizens in an effort to improve education.