Sept. 18, 2020 – Beginning Monday, Sept. 21, all school breakfast and lunch meals will be free for all students in every school with Duval County Public Schools . Additionally, Duval HomeRoom students can collect meals daily at any school regardless of enrollment from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This change is due to a […]
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Sept. 15, 2020 – Families wishing to schedule their student in Duval HomeRoom or cancel their current Duval HomeRoom enrollment for the second quarter may do so now through next Friday, Sept. 25. Like the previous enrollment period, the selection and cancellation forms are available for parents through the Parent Focus Account in the same […]
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Sept. 11, 2020 – With crumbling walls and failing air condition systems, school buildings in Duval County need serious help. How did we get here? View the video above to better understand how multiple factors — such as state funding cuts since the 2008 recession — led to this issue; and the connection between better […]
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Sept. 9, 2020 – Duval County Public Schools is informing secondary school parents Wednesday afternoon that the Florida Department of Education has approved a modification to the district’s bridge to reopening plan. The revised plan will bring students back to on-campus attendance for five days in a phased approach, beginning with sixth grade students next […]
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Sept. 8, 2020 – Duval County Public Schools has officially launched its COVID-19 dashboard. Available here on the district’s website, the dashboard shows the number of students and staff attending or working in brick-and-mortar schools with confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. The dashboard allows the district to share important data with families as they make […]
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Sept. 8, 2020 – Visit your child’s school and speak with school leaders all from the comfort of your home. Open houses are virtual this year, but parents will still have the same opportunity to engage with school leaders and educators. Here is a link to dates/times for each school’s Open House: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/29102 Principals are […]
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Aug. 26, 2020 – The Florida Department of Health in Duval notified the school district on Tuesday that under Florida Statute 381.0031, the district cannot publish school specific data related to COVID-19 without permission from the Florida Department of Health (state level). Earlier this week, the district began publishing positive COVID-19 case counts by school […]
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Aug. 26, 2020 – The updated 2020-21 district calendar is now available to view and download at www.duvalschools.org/calendar. The revised calendar, which was approved in a Special Board Meeting on Aug. 19, reflects changes made as a result of shifting the first day of school from Aug. 10 to Aug. 20. Important updates include: All […]
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Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the district was notified by the Florida Department of Health in Duval that under Florida Statute 381.0031, the district cannot publish school specific data related to COVID-19 without permission from the Florida Department of Health (state level). Duval County Public Schools is now working closely with the Department of […]
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Aug. 21, 2020 – The window for late applications to Duval HomeRoom will close next Wednesday, Aug. 26. At this time, families continue to have the opportunity to submit a late application to Duval Homeroom (or cancel their Homeroom assignment) by logging onto their Focus accounts and selecting the appropriate form. Closing the applicant window […]
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