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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“Why is school attendance important?” For teachers like Jacqueline Villaronga, understanding the answer to this question is critical.
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Sept. 17, 2024 – Tuesday morning, Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier discussed the current iteration of the district’s revised Master Facilities Plan with the Duval County Public School Board during its workshop. Revisions to the original Master Facilities Plan, which was approved by the School Board in 2019, became necessary as the district experienced the impact […]
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(Editors Note – This story has been updated to include students from Duncan Fletcher High School.) Sept. 16, 2024 — Duval County Public Schools is proud to congratulate our 34 seniors who have been announced as 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! The students – representing Atlantic Coast, Mandarin, Paxon, Sandalwood, Stanton, and Wolfson high schools […]
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Aug. 26, 2024 – You can’t separate student success from student safety! As Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier shares in the above video, this is why the district is launching the “Know the Line” campaign. This initiative focuses on reinforcing safe and healthy boundaries for interactions and communication between staff and students. Watch the video to […]
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Aug. 15, 2024 – Combatting citywide truancy is the focus of a new attendance campaign launched by the City of Jacksonville and Duval County Public Schools. The new initiative, Show Up to Shine, brings together multiple entities including the school district, Read USA, and United Way of Northeast Florida. Leaders say they will use school-specific […]
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Aug. 7, 2024 – Unless a teacher gives permission, students will need to keep their cell phones off, out-of-sight, and inside their bookbag or purse during class according to the updated 2024-25 Student Code of Conduct. Approved by the School Board on Tuesday, the updated cell phone policy in the Student Code of Conduct only […]
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July 30, 2024 – From conducting interviews to visiting historic sites, studying local African American history has come alive for students like Jadon Alexander. “I learned a ton about the Gullah Geechee,” says the rising Paxon School for Advance Studies senior. “We went to Durkeeville, we went to the Ritz…so that’s definitely the part that […]
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