{"id":367395,"date":"2026-08-10T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367395\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:18:07","slug":"back-to-school-martin-co-superintendent-highlights-priorities-goals-for-new-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367395\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school: Martin Co. Superintendent highlights priorities, goals for new school year"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla, (CBS12) \u2014 Today’s the day thousands of students head back to the classroom as the new school year gets underway.<\/p>\n

As the first bell rings, the Martin County School District<\/a> says its focus goes beyond academics. Superintendent Michael Maine tells CBS12 News his top priority is making Martin County schools the first choice for local families.<\/p>\n

Superintendent Maine says a positive school experience starts the moment a child walks through the door. This year, the district is focused on making sure every parent and student feels welcomed, heard, and supported — no matter which school they attend.<\/p>\n

The district calls that commitment the “Martin standard.”<\/p>\n

See also: Newly modernized West Riviera Elementary welcomes students back to transformed campus<\/a><\/p>\n

Maine says district leaders spent the summer reviewing family surveys and listening to parent-teacher associations. Staff also received additional training to help deliver a more consistent experience across the district.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Martin County is expanding learning options. Maine says families have submitted more than 400 new school choice applications ahead of the new school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are experiencing the Martin Standard. It looks different, it feels different, the vibe is different. They’re proud to be a part of it, and they know that we are true partners in their child’s education. If I have to say what my biggest priority is, that’s my biggest priority,\u201d said Superintendent Maine.<\/p>\n

The district typically serves a little more than 16,000 students, but they won\u2019t know the official number until after the first ten days of school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARTIN COUNTY, Fla, (CBS12) \u2014 Today’s the day thousands of students head back to the classroom as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-367395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}