Oct. 24, 2023 – When it comes to how the district is using revenue from the voter-approved half-penny sales tax, much attention is going to the construction of new schools like Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary. Yet building new campuses represents just one part of a broad Master Facility Plan that includes expanding, renovating, repairing, and […]
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Oct. 4, 2023 – Congratulations to the 27 Duval County Public Schools seniors who have been named Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. These talented students – representing Atlantic Coast, Douglas Anderson, Mandarin, Paxon, Stanton, and Wolfson high schools – will now have the opportunity to compete for 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth […]
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(Editor’s Note: Below is a joint release from Duval Teachers United (DTU) and Duval County Public Schools.) Aug. 21, 2023 – Friday was a special day for Duval County’s public school teachers. Thanks to voters and taxpayers, Friday was the first payday teachers saw the impact of their new pay supplement funded by the voluntary […]
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect rescheduled meeting dates due to threat of Hurricane Idalia. Aug. 16, 2023 – The Duval County School Board is engaged in a national search for the district’s next superintendent. The board is seeking the community’s input on the qualities our next superintendent should bring to the […]
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Aug. 4, 2023 — Amazon and Duval County Public Schools this week announced that Amazon is funding computer science education and teacher professional development for elementary schools in the district — impacting thousands of students from underserved communities and groups currently underrepresented in tech — as part of its Amazon Future Engineer program. Duval County […]
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June 26, 2023 – In the event of an imminent threat, school employees will be able to call a lockdown and alert law enforcement in seconds using an emergency-alert system that is being installed in all schools this summer. Called Centegix, this badge-based system operates through a connection between sensors installed inside and outside the […]
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June 13, 2023 – Coming to K-2 students this fall – it’s a new reading curriculum district leaders say teachers are “raving about” and is leading to student success. It’s called the UFLI Foundations. UFLI stands for the University of Florida Literacy Institute. With this curriculum, teachers focus on teaching students phonics – or sounding […]
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June 5, 2023 – There are a couple new top dogs in town! A Belgian Malinois named Maverick and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Poodle mix named LEO are two new furry additions to the Duval County School Police force, fulfilling a years-long goal of district leaders to create a K9 unit. While LEO is still in […]
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Editor’s Note: Friday, June 2, is Dr. Diana Greene’s last day as superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. The message below is from Dr. Greene to the community as she enters the next chapter of her life. To all, I started my career in education more than 37 years ago at Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary […]
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June 1, 2023 – They’re smarter, they’re faster, and they’re more secure. New smart student ID cards – scheduled to be distributed to all students next school year – will have upgraded technology similar to what is used in hotel keys. This includes a chip embedded with a secure serial number. It’s an enhancement from […]
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