Aug. 12, 2020 – Doing daily health screenings with your children, keeping them home if they are sick, and practicing how to wear a facial covering are just a few ways Team Duval families can work together to improve health and safety when schools reopen on Thursday, Aug. 20. Our “Team Up for Health” video […]
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Editor’s Note – On July 16, the Duval County School Board asked the district to consider some alternatives to the back to school plan, and present updates to the Board on Thursday, July 23. (Read more about this announcement on the district’s Back to School website.) The information below from July 14 is being preserved […]
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July 9, 2020 – The percentage of high school and middle school students who reported being sexually active has declined by double digits over the last 10 years. This positive data point was among several health behavior trends – both positive and negative – that were captured in the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey […]
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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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April 15, 2020 – Bedtime stories. Spirit gear. Messages of hope. They’re just some of the methods members of the Team Duval community are using to maintain positive school cultures in our online learning environment. To learn more about how educators are engaging students and families, we checked with three schools recently recognized by the state […]
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Dec. 16, 2019- “Everyday we have hundreds of kids on the sidewalk, every morning walking to the school and biking,” said Principal Kim Gallagher, Atlantic Beach Elementary School. The Atlantic Beach Elementary school community, is celebrating the completion of a sidewalk expansion project that will put parent’s minds at ease as their children travel […]
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Aug. 26, 2019 – There is stigma that surrounds mental health, say behavioral health specialists, and this stigma limits people in getting the help they need. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the stigma of mental health and how it can be reduced, will be the focus of the district’s first “Wellness Wednesday.” “Wellness Wednesday” is a […]
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Aug. 26, 2019 – There is stigma that surrounds mental health, say behavioral health specialists, and this stigma limits people in getting the help they need. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the stigma of mental health and how it can be reduced, will be the focus of the district’s first “Wellness Wednesday.” “Wellness Wednesday” […]
Read MoreAug. 9, 2019 – Team Duval is ready for the more than the 129,000 students who will stream through our doors on Monday, Aug. 12. Watch as Dr. Diana Greene reflects on her first year as superintendent and discusses her priorities for the 2019-20 school year.
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July 2, 2019 – “As an educator, every single day, you will encounter a mental health illness in your students.” This is a truth that Katrina Taylor, School Behavioral Health Director, wants all educators to know – and a statement she emphasized repeatedly on Tuesday, July 2 to the more than 20 Duval County Public […]
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