June 4, 2021 – Following a year-long process that included dozens of meetings and tremendous engagement with stakeholders, the Duval County School Board officially approved new names for six schools named for Confederate leaders. The action took place at the Board’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June. 1. The names officially change on Aug. 3. […]
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June 2, 2021 – Due to expected bad weather Thursday and Friday evenings, outdoor graduations scheduled for 6 p.m. on those days have been moved to 9 a.m. As a district, we certainly regret any inconvenience this change causes our graduates and their families. Trying to be adaptable to weather in the pandemic-era is difficult, […]
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May 25, 2021 – Most Duval Homeroom families responding to a survey indicate they plan to return to on-campus learning, but those who desire to continue online will have new options for the 2021-22 school year. Elementary school students Elementary school students will have a choice of two programs; both will be offered through the […]
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May 25, 2021 – Drawing from stakeholder feedback, CDC recommendations and feedback from local health officials, the district has decided that face masks on school campuses will be optional beginning next school year. Because elementary students are not yet eligible for vaccines, face coverings for this group are strongly encouraged. As with all district and […]
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May 25, 2021 – Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene is recommending that the School Board change the names of the six schools currently named for Confederate leaders. Current Name Recommended NameJoseph Finegan Elementary School Anchor Academy Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Hidden Oaks Elementary School J.E.B. Stuart Middle School Westside Middle […]
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May 19, 2021 – On Wednesday, the district received the results of the recent stakeholder school name change balloting process from the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. These results are now available for viewing here: https://dcps.duvalschools.org//cms/lib/FL01903657/Centricity/Domain/6114/School%20Name%20Voting%20Results.pdf Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene will review the results over the next several days. “Our goal was to give […]
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May 14, 2021 – Recently released guidance from the CDC advises that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks indoors or outdoors. Individuals must, however, comply with private or local agency rules regarding facial coverings. How does this impact Duval County Public Schools? First, while some district students, age 16 and over, have […]
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May 14, 2021 – Receiving a text or email about whether their child’s bus will be late has been identified as one of the most important types of communication that stakeholders want, according to the district’s first ever transportation survey. About 69% of responders said that having access to that type of communication is extremely […]
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May 13, 2021 – With updates in guidance from health officials, the May 15 vaccine clinic for Duval County Public Schools students is now open to students age 12 and older. The clinic will be held at Sandalwood High School where participating students will receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. For students under the […]
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May 12, 2021 – Schools will follow an early dismissal schedule on the last day of school, which is Thursday, June 3. In general, elementary schools will dismiss at noon, middle schools will dismiss at 1:15 PM, and high schools will dismiss at 11 AM. There are a few school exceptions. They are listed below. […]
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