July 30, 2019 – The Duval County School Board has begun the formal process of adopting the district’s budget for the 2019-20 school year. Discussions about the budget have taken place since the spring, but the formal process of adopting the budget began July 23. That was when the School Board approved actions related to […]
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July 23, 2019 – Team Duval is ready to kick off another dynamic year in education. Below are 10 Back to School tips to help ensure our families and students have a smooth and successful start to the year. Register in Advance – If your child is new to Duval County Public Schools – or […]
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019 – Team Duval is ready to kick off another dynamic year in education. Below are 10 Back to School tips to help ensure our families and students have a smooth and successful start to the year. Register in Advance – If your child is new to Duval County Public Schools – or […]
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019 – Moving to a new country and learning a new language isn’t easy. Just ask Anne-Victory Veillard, a Haitian immigrant who has only been in the United States since February. “When I (came) to Florida, I was so scared,” recalls the Englewood High School senior. Despite her initial fears, Veillard quickly found […]
Read MoreStudents Improve English-Speaking Skills through ESOL Summer Program [KGVID poster=”https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/799071039_640.jpg” width=”640″ height=”360″]https://vimeo.com/348441881[/KGVID] July 23, 2019 – Moving to a new country and learning a new language isn’t easy. Just ask Anne-Victory Veillard, a Haitian immigrant who has only been in the United States since February. “When I (came) to Florida, I was so scared,” recalls […]
Read MoreJuly 11, 2019 – Propelled by a record-breaking graduation rate and learning gains made by students in math and reading, Duval County Public Schools is now closer to an A than it has ever been. The district leaped six overall points, and is now just 4 points shy – less than one percentage point – […]
Read MoreJuly 3, 2019 – Scoring big is nothing new for Team Duval’s Tammie Talley. But now, the District Athletic Director can add another impressive title to a long list of accomplishments – “first.” As in, the first female president of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA), whose membership includes nearly 6,000 coaches across the state. […]
Read More‘You can’t teach them until you reach them.’ Training helps educators address mental health concerns
July 2, 2019 – “As an educator, every single day, you will encounter a mental health illness in your students.” This is a truth that Katrina Taylor, School Behavioral Health Director, wants all educators to know – and a statement she emphasized repeatedly on Tuesday, July 2 to the more than 20 Duval County Public […]
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