Sept. 17, 2024 – Tuesday morning, Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier discussed the current iteration of the district’s revised Master Facilities Plan with the Duval County Public School Board during its workshop. Revisions to the original Master Facilities Plan, which was approved by the School Board in 2019, became necessary as the district experienced the impact […]
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July 29, 2024 – New school grades were unveiled last week, showing Duval County Public Schools maintained its overall B grade, increased performance in all academic areas, and sat just 3 percentage points away from an A. The grades were released by the Florida Department of Education, who calculated them using a new scoring model. […]
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April 30, 2024 – The Duval County School Board recently heard a consultant’s proposal to re-draw school boundaries, align feeder patterns, and consolidate many small or under enrolled schools. The district will soon host public meetings and provide other opportunities for members of the community to share their feedback and ideas on the proposal. […]
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Dec. 11, 2023 – Students in Duval County Public Schools earned the district another solid “B” grade for the 2022-23 academic year, and the percentage of district-managed “A” schools increased from 27% to 29%. Last year’s students were tested on new state standards using new state tests, which means they cannot be compared to previous […]
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May 23, 2024 – Dr. Dana Kriznar, a former principal who led two different Duval schools from a “C” to an “A” grade, has been named as the next superintendent for Duval County Public Schools. Dr. Kriznar will serve in the superintendent’s role for an interim period not to exceed six months. During this time, […]
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Jan. 23, 2023 – Duval County Public Schools continues to take steps to ensure compliance with all recent legislation regarding books and materials available to children through school media centers and classroom libraries. The Florida Department of Education has trained all Florida schools districts to “err on the side of caution” in determining if a […]
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Jan. 13, 2023 – Despite two years of pandemic-impacted learning, the Duval County Public Schools class of 2022 graduated at almost the same rate as their pre-pandemic peers. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, the graduation rate was 86.5%. The graduation rate for the class of 2022 was 85.6% according to data released today by […]
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Nov. 4, 2022 – Lessons on the Holocaust will be shared in classrooms throughout Duval County Public Schools as part of Holocaust Education Week in Florida, Nov. 7 – Nov. 11. “It is an important time in our community for teachers to explore with students in an age-appropriate way the historical impacts of the Holocaust,” […]
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Oct. 21, 2022 – Strong academic performance has delivered a record payday for dozens of schools throughout Duval County Public Schools. In total, 62 district schools — and eight Duval charter schools — qualified for the Florida Department of Education’s “School Recognition Program” which provides incentives to schools across the state to achieve top levels […]
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Sept. 23, 2022 – The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Safe Schools has found that Duval County Public Schools needs to improve its reporting of incidents related to gang activity or expression in its disciplinary incident reporting. The district received this finding in a letter received via email the evening of Sept. 22. The […]
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