Same Gender Classroom and School Parent Information Meeting
International Expert Leonard Sax to Speak
Tampa, Fla. – (March 16, 2011) – Hillsborough County Public Schools will host a
parent information meeting on same gender classrooms and schools featuring Dr.
Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D. on Friday, March 25, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Middleton High
School Auditorium.
Dr. Sax’s presentation on how students benefit from same gender settings is
geared toward prospective families and those whose children will be attending
Hillsborough county’s new preparatory academies. The school district is converting
Franklin Middle Magnet School to a Boys Preparatory Academy and Ferrell Middle
Magnet School to a Girls Preparatory Academy.
Dr. Sax is a physician, psychologist, best-selling author and acknowledged
national expert concerning gender differences in learning. He is the founder of the
National Association of Single Sex Public Education (NASSPE), a not-for-profit
organization that promotes knowledge of gender differences in classrooms and schools.
Middleton is located at 4801 North 22nd Street, Tampa.
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