Category: District

District to discuss possible merger of R.V. Daniels with R.L. Brown

March 14, 2024 – R.L. Brown and R.V. Daniels elementary schools are at the front of merger conversations as Duval County Public Schools continues to seek ways to “right size” campuses to improve learning environments for students. The schools, which are both dedicated magnets that house gifted and academically talented elementary students, have been faced […]

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Students interact with live robot at the festival.

Dancing robots and STEM skills on display at annual Robotics and Computer Science Festival

March 11, 2024 – Doing dance offs with limber, four-legged robots was just one of the many STEM-related joys students enjoyed at the district’s annual Robotics and Computer Science Festival held this month. More than 500 Team Duval students got a chance to showcase their work from their computer science courses and afterschool Robotics teams, […]

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Pickett Elementary external rendering

Community meeting for the new Pickett Elementary School scheduled for Feb. 27

Feb. 22, 2024 – Duval’s Northside will soon receive another state-of-the-art facility with the construction of the new Pickett Elementary School, expected to open in August 2025.  The new campus comes after the successful completion of Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School in August 2023, and is expected to reach completion around the same time as […]

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Englewood Elementary and Spring Park Elementary Design Renderings

New schools in the works for Englewood Elementary, Spring Park Elementary; Community meeting scheduled for Feb. 26

Feb. 13, 2024 – The Master Facility Plan is well underway, with construction gearing up on the new Englewood and Spring Park elementary schools, two of five schools anticipated to open August 2025. The rebuild will result in the consolidation and rearrangement of boundaries among three schools: Englewood Elementary, Love Grove Elementary, and Spring Park […]

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Gustavo Guzman reacts to the announcement that he has been selected as the 2024 VyStar Teacher of the Year

Terry Parker High School teacher named 2024 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year

(Editor’s Note – Below is a release from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund with slight modifications.) Jan. 21, 2024 – Congratulations to Gustavo Guzman, a biology teacher at Terry Parker High School, who was named the 2024 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year at the 33rd Annual EDDY Awards. Guzman, a third-year teacher, was selected […]

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