Editor’s Note – On July 16, the Duval County School Board asked the district to consider some alternatives to the back to school plan, and present updates to the Board on Thursday, July 23. (Read more about this announcement on the district’s Back to School website.) The information below from July 14 is being preserved […]
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July 9, 2020 – The percentage of high school and middle school students who reported being sexually active has declined by double digits over the last 10 years. This positive data point was among several health behavior trends – both positive and negative – that were captured in the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey […]
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May 26, 2020 (Updated July 6, 2020) – One earned an associate’s degree in her junior year, and worked as a preschool teacher during her senior year. Another is a college-bound student who has earned more than $100,000 in scholarships. Still another is a student who overcame personal tragedy with the loss of both parents […]
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June 30, 2020 — Voting on a new name for Saint Clair Evans will begin this Wednesday, July 1. Before that happens, members of the Saint Clair Evans school community will have a final chance at a virtual meeting this afternoon to submit recommendations for a new name. The meeting will be held at 4 […]
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June 20, 2020 – A unanimous Board vote to begin the process of exploring name changes for six schools was among the main focal points of June’s School Board meeting. The meeting also included a presentation on equity from Dr. Greene and a series of votes from the School Board on boundary changes for six […]
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June 18, 2020 – In the communication below, Executive Director of Family and Community Engagement, Tia Leathers, shares a conversation she had with her daughter and how that helped motivate the creation of an Unconscious Bias training for families. (This letter is currently being mailed to Duval families.) The training sessions begin July 1 and […]
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June 17, 2020 – On Tuesday, the Duval County School Board voted unanimously to start the process of considering renaming six schools with Confederate-era names. These schools are: Joseph Finegan Elementary Stonewall Jackson Elementary Jefferson Davis Middle Kirby-Smith Middle J.E.B. Stuart Middle Robert E. Lee High Does this mean the school names will now automatically […]
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June 12, 2020 – Gov. Ron DeSantis’s June 11 announcement about getting back to school is a key factor in Duval County Public Schools’ plan for the new school year beginning on Aug. 10. “We anticipated the state would recommend reopening schools and returning to the classroom, and the governor’s announcement enables us to focus […]
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May 27, 2020 – “It must be a mistake,” thought Douglas Anderson student Mallorie Sievert upon learning she was a finalist for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars honor. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I figured there must have been some other Mallorie, and they called me instead of her. I still saw myself as […]
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May 19, 2020 – As Jacksonville, the state and nation begin to reopen, understanding how the pandemic situation changes over the next few weeks will be very important to the decisions Duval County Public Schools makes in opening schools in the fall. In determining how to reopen, the voice of the community is essential. This […]
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