Oct. 17, 2024 — Congratulations to our Team Duval winners of the districts’ annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest! Students were encouraged to write an essay about a local person of Hispanic heritage who is making significant contributions in the community. The winning essays profiled Hispanic community leaders from a cross-section of fields, including journalism, […]
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Oct. 16, 2024 – District leadership continues conversations with community stakeholders for proposed consolidations including discussions surrounding Bridge to Success Middle, Bridge to Success High, Hidden Oaks Elementary and George Washington Carver (G.W. Carver) Elementary. District leadership is proposing that G.W. Carver Elementary merges with Rufus E. Payne Elementary, and Hidden Oaks Elementary merges with […]
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Sept. 30, 2024 – This week, the district will continue its meetings – known as school consolidation impact review meeting – with school communities regarding the proposal for six school mergers in the 2025-26 school year. The meetings began last week with the scheduling of consolidation meetings for the proposed mergers of Annie R. Morgan […]
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(Editor’s note – This story has been updated. The consolidation impact review meeting scheduled at Beauclerc has been rescheduled for Oct. 3, 2024 due to weather.) Sept. 24, 2024 – Earlier this month district leadership discussed the proposal of consolidating six elementary schools as part of the Master Facilities Plan revision. This proposal includes the […]
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“Why is school attendance important?” For teachers like Jacqueline Villaronga, understanding the answer to this question is critical.
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July 29, 2024 – New school grades were unveiled last week, showing Duval County Public Schools maintained its overall B grade, increased performance in all academic areas, and sat just 3 percentage points away from an A. The grades were released by the Florida Department of Education, who calculated them using a new scoring model. […]
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June 5, 2024 — A dream was fulfilled for hundreds of Ruth N. Upson Elementary students recently as school and community leaders cut the ribbon on a brand-new playground. “It was so cool to cut the ribbon,” said Olivia Mueller, a fourth grader at the school. “I think the playground is super fun and has […]
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May 15, 2024 – Camila Guerrero, a junior at Mandarin High School, said her appreciation for teachers grew deeper this year. That’s because she – along with approximately 40 of her high school peers – spent the year teaching elementary school students a new language through the district’s Little Language Learners program. “I don’t think […]
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The five remaining semifinalists in consideration to become the next superintendent of Duval County Public Schools have submitted written and video recorded answers to several questions posed by school board members. You can see those answers at www.duvalschools.org/search. You can also fill out a survey to give the school board your thoughts on who is […]
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May 2, 2024 – Schools will follow an early dismissal schedule on the last day of school, which is Friday, May 31. In general, elementary schools will dismiss at noon, middle schools will dismiss at 1:15 p.m., and high schools will dismiss at 11 a.m. There are a few exceptions. They are listed below. Exceptions – […]
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