May 7, 2020 – Congratulations to Tammie Talley, the district’s athletic director, for recently being honored as the Athletic Director of the Year by the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (FIAAA). Accolades are nothing new for Talley who just last year was the first woman to ever be appointed as president of the Florida Athletic […]
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May 7, 2020 – District staff and parents are coming together again to continue discussing the proposed boundary changes for Saint Clair Evans and Carter G. Woodson Elementary schools. The community is invited to join the meeting virtually, by clicking on the link below: Date/Time: Thursday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m. Meeting Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/675523861 This […]
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May 6, 2020 – This post was updated today at 10:30 p.m. with the Editor’s Note below. The original posts are also below. Editor’s Note: Dear Reader, Last week, we shared that the district was waiting on a decision from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) regarding a waiver of required instructional hours due to […]
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May 4, 2020 – It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and Team Duval has a special message for its more than 8,000 educators! Watch video above to see students, parents and families spell out what makes our teachers so special! Wracking your brain trying to come up with something to show how much you appreciate your teacher? […]
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May 4, 2020 — It’s about health. It’s about wholeness and wellness. It’s about breaking barriers. And it’s about overcoming stigma! For Katrina Taylor, this is what makes Mental Health Awareness Month so powerful. This will be Taylor’s fifth year leading the district’s celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month. Unlike past years, all activities will […]
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April 30, 2020 – Kindergarten registration for Fall 2020 opens Friday, May 1. Families can visit www.duvalschools.org/kindergarten to complete registration in three simple steps: Step 1 – Find Your School Use the School Locator at www.duvalschools.org/locator to find your child’s attendance area school. If you have participated in the Magnet or Special Transfer Option Lottery and your […]
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April 29, 2020 – Parents and district staff are continuing to discuss the proposed merger and revised rezoning of two school locations, as outlined in the Master Facility Plan released last year. The community is invited to join the meetings by clicking on the links below: Revised proposal to move Saint Clair Evans Elementary Date/Time: […]
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April 28, 2020 – There have been many questions about how student grades, attendance, graduation requirements, and grade-level promotions are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the Florida Department of Education cancelled state assessments for the school year due to the pandemic. How does this impact final grades for students? For answers to that […]
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April 22, 2020 – Since January, teams of parents and school and district staff have held public meetings to discuss several school mergers that are proposed in the Master Facility Plan. These public meetings are continuing virtually. Details are below: Proposal to merge Saint Clair Evans Elementary with Carter G. Woodson Elementary. Date/Time: Thursday, April […]
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April 21, 2020 – “It was our privilege to help give the children of our county a better education. Charging a fee would be unthinkable.” That is the collective message to the community and to Duval County Public Schools from the team of attorneys who spent more than 700 hours over eight months representing the […]
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