School district to host Spring Talent Recruitment Fair

The School District of Lee County will host i Spring 2023 Talent Recruitment Fair on April 29 a the Lee County Public Education Center, at 2855 Colonial Blvd , Fort Myers

Principals and department hiring managers will interview and hire teachers, school psychologists speech-language pathologists, school social worker and school counselors for the 2023-24 year

Teaching candidates eligible to attend must meet one of the following criteria:

Cook named senior prosperity advisor

Robin L Cook has been named Sr Prosperity Advisor

Sr Vice President by Suncoast Prosperity Advisors, a division of Suncoast Equity Management

She will provide wealth management and investment services for the Sanibel, Captiva and Southwest Florida market

Cook brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and most recently served for eight years as executive vice president of Wealth Services at The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company

She is licensed as a Series 65 Investment Advisor Representative, holds the Certified Wealth Strategist and Certified Trust Fiduciary Advisor designations, and is a graduate of the American Bankers' Association Florida School

Cook and her husband are full-time

∫ Hold a valid standard teaching certificate (Florida r out-of-state)

∫ Expected to graduate from a college of education by August

∫ Hold a bachelor's degree in an area where certification can be obtained or any degree major and a assing score on a subject area exam

To determine if a bachelor's degree can lead toward certification, visit the Florida Department of Education at https://www fldoe org/teaching/certification/general-cert-

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Sanibel residents With the post-Hurricane Ian perspective that she shares with her fellow islanders, she is positioned to help families rebuild by providing wealth management services tailored to addressing hurricane recovery challenges while also optimizing access to customized investment opportunities to meet each client's investment objectives

Cook has served on the boards of the Captiva Island Historical Society and Cape Coral Community Foundation She is a member of the SanibelCaptiva Rotary Club and Sanibel Captiva Business Women's Association

Rec center adds to Hall of Sponsors

San Carlos Roofing has joined the S a n i b e l R e c r e a t i o n C e n t e r ' s H a l l o f Sponsors as sponsors requirements/subject-area-knowledge stml If the degree major does not equate to a certification area, potential teachers can register to take a subject area exam

Applicant registration is open now through April 21

To register, visit https://apply leeschools net and apply for “Pool-Spring Teacher Recruitment Fair,” Job ID 20230133 Applicants can create an account or sign into their existing School District Careers one

For more information or questions, contact Careers@leeschools net or 239-337-8676

Proceeds from sponsor signs financially assist parents, grandparents and legal custodians who qualify for their children to attend the: after-school program; summer day, winter and spring break camps; fun days; babysitter training camp; bask e t b a l l l e a g u e ; v o l l e y b a l l c a m p ; a n d Counselor In Training (C I T ) programs at the center

A printout of all the sponsors can also b e o b t a i n e d a t t h e c e n t e r ' s r e c e p t i o n counter or by visiting https://files constantcontact com/97af97e6001/51af58d 4-47d6-4372-932a-fc131961dce7 pdf

For more information, call volunteer sponsor Chairperson Barry Alan Roth at 239-313-9591

Kiwanis member receives award

The Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club reported that Kiwanian Dick Muench was recently awarded the Legion of Honor from Kiwanis International He has been a member of the island club for 50 years As a part of the community, Muench has contributed in countless

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SANIBEL-CAPTIVA KIWANIS CLUB and pay major expenses when a loved one is hospitalized or needs 24/7 care

That, in turn, strains relationships at a time when family members should be c o m i n g t o g e t h e r , n o t falling apart

“When there is a crisis, family members have no idea where their spouse, mother or father has bank accounts, how utility bills are paid each month, who t h e y u s e a s a f i n a n c i a l advisor, if they have longterm care insurance or VA benefits, or even if there is a living will,” Kruger said “You never know when a medical crisis will happen, and families can be caught off guard With a Grab & Go binder, you are still in control, but your family will be able to spend time a t y o u r h o s p i t a l b e d s i d e a n d a d v o c a t i n g o n y o u r behalf rather than scrambling to find paperwork ”

J e f f r e y A M u d d e l l i s office president and wealth services advisor for The S a n i b e l C a p t i v a T r u s t Company

Interactive guide to open island businesses

The GPS-enabled interactive map also pinpoints beach accesses that have opened, bike parking areas and the user's relative location. Points of interest can be filtered by seven categories Users can download the app from the Apple App Store and Google Play They can also access the map online at tinyurl com/sancapwandermap

Parents can view child’s school library books, checkouts through Follett Destiny

By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers com

A program was introduced to the parents of the District of Lee County a few years ago, enabling them to keep track of what their child check’s out from the school library

An email was sent to parents on March 31 to remind them that the service is available To comply with the law, it also is available to the public through the individual school’s website

“You have the opportunity at home, or anywhere, to see what is in your child’s library and what they are checking out,” district spokesperson Rob Spicker said “It has not been widely used, but we do encourage parents that are hearing conversations and wondering what is in their child’s library and see what they are checking out (to use Follett Destiny) ”

Parents can log into https://myapps.classlink.com/home and type in their child’s username and password From there click on instructional apps and Follett Destiny, physical books, or OverDrive, digital books

Spicker said the child’s entire history, which will follow them from kindergarten through 12th grade can be viewed Books can also be searched by an author, title or simply with a word

Parents, and students, also have access to digital books throughout the summer, through launchpad’s Follett Destiny and OverDrive

“Access doesn’t go away during the summer Login and find an ebook and read it,” he said

Through Follett Destiny, parents can block a book or books

“If you do not want your child to read something you see in their library, you can initiate that process with your child’s school,” Spicker said

Parents also have the opportunity to challenge instructional media, which goes through an official process to initiate a review He said there were a number of challenges last year, but no forms or challenges have been made this year.

“The majority of the challenges have come from community members and not parents,” Spicker said