May 4, 2020 — It’s about health. It’s about wholeness and wellness. It’s about breaking barriers. And it’s about overcoming stigma! For Katrina Taylor, this is what makes Mental Health Awareness Month so powerful. This will be Taylor’s fifth year leading the district’s celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month. Unlike past years, all activities will […]
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May 4, 2020 –During May, we’re celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month by focusing our Duval Dialogue on topics that promote ways we can be healthy, strong and vibrant in all areas of our life. For example, fitness and nutrition may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about mental health. But eating […]
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May 1, 2020 – A little over a month into the launch of Duval HomeRoom, we wanted to know how students are adjusting to an online learning environment. Our video team spoke with several, and got their take on what it’s like to “do school” from home. Watch as they describe their initial reactions, […]
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April 30, 2020 – Kindergarten registration for Fall 2020 opens Friday, May 1. Families can visit www.duvalschools.org/kindergarten to complete registration in three simple steps: Step 1 – Find Your School Use the School Locator at www.duvalschools.org/locator to find your child’s attendance area school. If you have participated in the Magnet or Special Transfer Option Lottery and your […]
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April 29, 2020 – Parents and district staff are continuing to discuss the proposed merger and revised rezoning of two school locations, as outlined in the Master Facility Plan released last year. The community is invited to join the meetings by clicking on the links below: Revised proposal to move Saint Clair Evans Elementary Date/Time: […]
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April 28, 2020 – Last week we covered how to follow the advice of Katrina Taylor, Director of Schools Behavioral Health, when it comes to staying socially connected. But in addition to the quality time we spend with others, we should also invest in quality time with ourselves. I spent two years in a mission community […]
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April 28, 2020 – There have been many questions about how student grades, attendance, graduation requirements, and grade-level promotions are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the Florida Department of Education cancelled state assessments for the school year due to the pandemic. How does this impact final grades for students? For answers to that […]
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April 23, 2020 – “What we’re really trying to do is meet the child where he or she is comfortable.” That’s the strategy among Team Duval’s many ESOL and Dual Language teachers, as they work to instruct students of different languages in our online learning environment. In this video, we’re speaking to a group […]
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April 22, 2o2o – Congratulations to Isaiah Adams on being named the Florida Dairy Farmer’s Mr. Basketball 2020. A senior at Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Adams averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Eagles squad. His Mr. Basketball win makes him only the second Jacksonville player to win the coveted title […]
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April 22, 2020 – Since January, teams of parents and school and district staff have held public meetings to discuss several school mergers that are proposed in the Master Facility Plan. These public meetings are continuing virtually. Details are below: Proposal to merge Saint Clair Evans Elementary with Carter G. Woodson Elementary. Date/Time: Thursday, April […]
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