March 11, 2024 – Doing dance offs with limber, four-legged robots was just one of the many STEM-related joys students enjoyed at the district’s annual Robotics and Computer Science Festival held this month. More than 500 Team Duval students got a chance to showcase their work from their computer science courses and afterschool Robotics teams, […]
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Feb. 22, 2024 – Duval’s Northside will soon receive another state-of-the-art facility with the construction of the new Pickett Elementary School, expected to open in August 2025. The new campus comes after the successful completion of Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School in August 2023, and is expected to reach completion around the same time as […]
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Feb. 13, 2024 – The Master Facility Plan is well underway, with construction gearing up on the new Englewood and Spring Park elementary schools, two of five schools anticipated to open August 2025. The rebuild will result in the consolidation and rearrangement of boundaries among three schools: Englewood Elementary, Love Grove Elementary, and Spring Park […]
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Feb. 1, 2024 – For Social Studies teacher Jenecy Griffin, her first rule is simple — have fun. “There’s never a dull moment when it comes to learning history,” shares the William M. Raines High School educator with a laugh. “I make it fun because I know they can remember it when it’s fun.” Whether […]
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Jan. 30, 2024 – Historically in Duval, high schools have had an early dismissal schedule for the last week of school due to commencement ceremonies, and all schools have had an early dismissal on the last day of school. This schedule will remain in place for the 2023-24 school year. These were among the clarifications […]
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Jan. 25, 2024 – Team Duval has an exciting new milestone to celebrate — a record-high graduation rate. Data released by the state of Florida reveals a district graduate rate of 87.2% for the 2022-2023 school year. This marks the highest graduation rate the district has earned in the years in which the state did […]
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Every year, our district gives students who want to attend a Duval County school outside of their regular attendance zone the opportunity to apply to and change schools. This application window always opens the first day of January and closes the last day of February.
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Implementing solid reading strategies for elementary students is vital to their long-term academic success. It’s why we sought out the expertise of three teachers to discover their top strategies for young readers.
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(Editor’s Note – Below is a release from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund with slight modifications.) Jan. 21, 2024 – Congratulations to Gustavo Guzman, a biology teacher at Terry Parker High School, who was named the 2024 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year at the 33rd Annual EDDY Awards. Guzman, a third-year teacher, was selected […]
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Jan. 16, 2024 – After reviewing feedback from parents and staff, Duval County Public Schools has revised the schedule for the last week of school. The last week of school – May 28 through 31 – is now regular, full days. Previous to the change, they were special early release days. The change was based […]
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