On Board With Rosanne Wood

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On Board With Rosanne Wood

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RosanneWood.com Rosanne Wood was elected to the Leon County School Board, for District 2, in 2016.

Rosanne is recognized as one of Florida’s pioneer educational innovators. In 1974, Rosanne was one of the founding teachers of SAIL (School for Arts and Innovative Learning), and she became principal of that school in 1978 at the age of 27. Rosanne continued as principal of SAIL for 32 years. Under Rosanne’s leadership, SAIL received national and state recognition for groundbreaking work with students whose interests and talents were not met in traditional public schools. In 2010, the College Board recognized SAIL as one of six best schools in the nation for “Innovation in the Arts”. Rosanne retired from SAIL in December 2010, the same year SAIL earned an “A” grade, with a 94% graduation rate, as well as the highest science scores and reading gains in Leon County high schools. Rosanne’s other accomplishments include:

• President of the Leon County Principals’ Association (1988 and 1995)
• State President of the Florida Association of Alternative School Educators (1989-91)
• "Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership" by the Commissioner of Education (1990)
• “Woman of Courage and Vision” by Tallahassee Community College (2001)
• Leon County Administrator of the Year (2010)
• FSU College of Education “Distinguished K-12 Educator” alumni award (2011)
• One of five “Trailblazers” by the Oasis Center for Women and Girls (2013)
• Keynote speaker at the International Conference for Invitational Educators in Orlando, Florida. Her topic was, “Climate Change: Creating public school environments that foster creativity, honor every student, and eliminate bullying” (September 2013)
• Panelist at the National Public Radio/TV American Graduate Town Hall on reducing dropouts and increasing options for high school graduation (October 2013)
• Citizens Editorial Board for the Tallahassee Democrat (2012)
• Currently serves as Chair of the Executive Board of Directors for Council on Cultural Arts (COCA)

Rosanne was born and raised in Belle Glade Florida. She moved to Tallahassee in 1970 to attend FSU and has never left. Rosanne has been married to Pete Kreis for 27 years and together, they have three adult children and four grandchildren.

11/04/2026

Thank you Leon County voters for supporting our Leon Teachers and Leon County Schools 😍

10/13/2026

I agree with David Jolly and Gwen Graham's education platform which centers on a 10-year "public education renaissance" for Florida. I'm proud to stand with them, Superintendent Rocky Hanna, Darryl Jones and Marcus Nicolas.https://davidjolly.com/issues/public-education/

10/12/2026

“Choice and accountability are not opposites. Florida can protect the first without abandoning the second,” responds the president of EDUVOTER Action Network to an Erika Donalds op-ed.

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

If this passes, our deserving teachers and critical support staff will see significant increases in their paychecks.

10/07/2026

I voted YES today for the 2 Leon County Schools ballot initiatives that could be game changers for our teachers, support staff and public schools. For information, go to https://www.leonschools.net/272606_3 and https://www.leonschools.net/halfpenny

09/30/2026

Thank you The Oasis Center for Women & Girls for hosting this important forum!

There has never been a more important time for everyone to show up! TWENTY THREE organizations are cosponsoring these candiate forums!

Free childcare and food -- RSVP in plenty of time please. And PLEASE SHARE!

09/25/2026

Hats off to another great Leon County Schools teacher who goes beyond the call...thank you!

09/22/2026

Leon County School Board Meeting tonight at 𝟔𝗣𝗠. Watch on channel 1095 TV or stream live at https://facebook.com/LCSBoardMeetings/

09/15/2026

I'll be at Lincoln High School on the 29th. Get all your questions answered about both ballot questions regarding the sales tax renewal and the millage increase for Leon County Schools teachers and staff salaries.

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http://RosanneWood.com/, https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/jodi-wilkof-and-rosanne-wood/

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