Dr. Michelle Taylor / Director of Workforce Education
Escambia County School District
Director
850-469-5304
Goals of Superintendent Thomas:
1.) Collaborative servant leadership by example
2.) Service and support for the Escambia School District through the following actions:
· Provide, promote and support environments that result in world class 21st Century learning.
· Secure and develop resources (incl. human, fiscal and informational) that support and promote the district’s mission.
· Develop and maintain an organization based on trust, teamwork, communication, commitment, and competence.
· Optimize students’, parents’, and other stakeholders’ pride and satisfaction with public education.
District Vision
Create a school District where parents want to send their children, students want to learn, teachers want to teach and employees want to work.
T.J. Rollins / Principal
George Stone Technical Center
George Stone Technical Center
Our goal is to serve the community as the premier provider of career and technical education by preparing individuals for rewarding careers and to provide businesses with a highly skilled workforce. We strive to obtain that goal by providing quality academic, career, and technical education opportunities for all learners through instruction that integrates rigor, relevance, and relationships.
George Stone Technical Center partners with local businesses and industries to ensure that our training programs are preparing students for high skill, high wage, and high demand occupations. Our graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and work habits necessary to successfully enter the workforce.
On behalf of our faculty and staff, I wish you much success as you pursue your training and career goals at George Stone Technical Center.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Rollins
Principal
The campus of George Stone Career Center is located at 2400 Longleaf Drive, Pensacola, Florida. This site is two miles south of Interstate 1-10, Exit mile 7. Accessibility is achieved through several south, east, and west connections to Longleaf Drive. Accessibility has been further enhanced with the linking of Blue Angel Parkway and Longleaf Drive.
George Stone Technical Center (GSTC) was built in four phases between 1968 and 2003 on 37 acres of land, which is part of a parcel belonging to the Escambia County School District. This parcel houses two neighboring schools: Longleaf Elementary and Pine Forest High School. Additionally, the George Stone Technical Center shares the facilities and the campus with West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.
The George Stone complex consists of 26 buildings with over 300,000 square feet of classrooms, laboratories, greenhouses, and mechanical and storage