[KGVID width=”640″ height=”360″]https://vimeo.com/352316790[/KGVID] Aug. 20, 2018 – “I was a teacher, and I’ll never forget what it’s like to be a teacher,” reflected Duval Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene as she sat down with the Communications Video team in the district-produced “Going Greene” video. In “Going Greene,” the 33rd superintendent discusses how every role she […]
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[KGVID width=”640″ height=”360″]https://vimeo.com/285131657[/KGVID] Aug. 15, 2018 – It was a memorable first, first day of school for our Dr. Diana Greene, as she spent the start of the 2018-2019 school year visiting students, teachers and staff as the district’s newest superintendent. The three-school tour kicked off at Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary, the very place […]
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Aug. 14, 2018 – A 16-year veteran of education, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School’s Chris Koek has held a number of titles, ranging from math teacher to Assistant Principal. But now, the Duval County Public Schools administrator can add another title to his resume – “life changer.” The National Life Group Foundation announced that Koek […]
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[KGVID poster=”https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/714111338_640.jpg” width=”626″ height=”352″ downloadlink=”true”]https://vimeo.com/280573647[/KGVID] What you hear about how your schools are funded really depends on who you ask. If you listen to some people in Tallahassee, they’ll tell you funding is up. Which is sort of true. But, if you listen to someone who works in a large, urban school district in Florida […]
Read More– Summertime proved to be the season for hundreds of Duval County Public Schools students to sharpen their skills and get ahead in time for the new school year! Four DCPS schools hosted the SAIL (Supporting Academics and Igniting Learning) Summer Camp, which is part of a 3-year pilot program and collaboration between DCPS, the […]
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July 3, 2018 – Seeing Costa Rican school children thrust their arms out of windows to excitedly wave hello was an eye-opening experience for Raines High School students Dana Adams, Le’Shonte’a Ethridge, and recent graduate Joshua McAfee. The three were among 17 DCPS students who spent the first two weeks of June in Costa Rica […]
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June 27, 2018 – Duval County Public Schools inched ever closer to becoming an “A”-graded school district this year, gaining 14 overall points compared to last year. With these gains, Duval remains a “B” district but is just one percentage point away from “A” status. “We continue to improve and move forward,” said Superintendent Dr. […]
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June 27, 2018 – “Little sharks doing big things.” It’s how members of Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School’s “Team Megasharks” are describing their recent victories at the 2018 International SeaPerch Challenge, held earlier this month at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The four-student team outperformed students from around the world, placing in multiple categories – […]
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July 24, 2018 – Duval County Public School Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene will recommend that funding for arts, music and physical education resources be maintained at its current level in the budget recommendation for the upcoming school year. The recommendation means that students should see no changes to the level of these teaching resources […]
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June 21, 2018 – A big “congratulations” goes to 12 of the district’s newest alumni who are among 3,500 winners nation-wide of the National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Ten students from Stanton College Preparatory School and two students from Mandarin High School were named as recipients. The awards range from […]
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