Sept. 30, 2019 – Congratulations to the 32 Duval County Public Schools students — representing Douglas Anderson, Mandarin, Paxon, and Stanton high schools — who are among 16,000 Semifinalists selected for the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically gifted high school seniors will now have an opportunity to compete for about 7,600 National […]
Read MoreSept. 20, 2019 – Congratulations to the 179 outstanding educators who have been nominated as their schools, Teacher of the Year, putting them in the running for the 2020 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year. The Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) facilitates the Teacher of the Year awards in Duval County, and has […]
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Sept. 10, 2019 – Highlights of the recent September Board meeting include the Board’s approval of a committee that will oversee how referendum dollars are spent; a contract with a new company that will serve Northwestern Middle; and an expanded set of learning and professional development opportunities for educators. Establishing a committee of citizens […]
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Sept. 10, 2019 – Last month, Bartram Springs Elementary educator Karly Hirst saw that one of her students was having a seizure, and immediately jumped to the student’s aid while keeping her class calm. For her heroic action and quick thinking, Hirst was presented with the “Superintendent Coin of Excellence” at the most recent September […]
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