Jan. 20, 2023 – The construction of the new Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School recently reached a new milestone. The building’s structure is in place and a roof now lies on top of the new school facility. It’s a point of progress in the construction industry that usually calls for celebration, and that’s exactly what […]
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March 10, 2022 – When Duval voters approved a voluntary half-penny sales surtax in November 2020, they also launched a new body of citizens to oversee the use of the revenue and hold the school district accountable to the promises it made to voters. That body, the Sales Surtax Oversight Committee, has issued its first […]
Read MoreMay 3, 2021 – To help the community see exactly how revenue generated through a voter-approved sales tax is being used to improve Duval school buildings, the district has launched a new monitoring tool. Available at https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/29838, the new surtax dashboard provides the timelines and expenditures of all the projects funded through the half-cent sales. […]
Read MoreJan. 15, 2020 – The Duval County School Board has approved the district’s first steps toward implementation of its master facility plan, which is now being funded with a new half-penny voluntary tax approved by voters last year. At its Jan. 11 meeting, the board approved the selection of Jacobs Engineering Group as the top-ranked […]
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