April 30, 2024 – The Duval County School Board recently heard a consultant’s proposal to re-draw school boundaries, align feeder patterns, and consolidate many small or under enrolled schools. The district will soon host public meetings and provide other opportunities for members of the community to share their feedback and ideas on the proposal. […]
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April 2, 2024 – Important conversations are beginning to take place about the Master Facility Plan (MFP) – the plan to rebuild and renovate Team Duval schools – and the district wants to make sure the community is aware. In December, Team Duval shared how increases in construction costs and charter school revenue-sharing requirements have […]
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Oct. 27, 2023 – The names of more than 100 Highlands and Pine Estates elementary fifth-graders will forever be etched into the history of the new Highlands Elementary School. That is because these students had a special opportunity to sign their names on a construction beam that will be placed prominently in the new school, […]
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July 12, 2022 – Historic facility improvements, security projects and school rebuilds are in development as planned as Duval County Public Schools’ half-penny funded master facility plan begins to work through year two. Revenue continues to exceed projections Funds collected through the voter-approved, half-penny sales tax exceed the original project budgets. However, market inflation […]
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June 2, 2021 UPDATE – The information in this post is no longer accurate. It is being saved for archive purposes. An updated post will be available early June. April 1, 2021 – A recurring question at recent community meetings hosted by the district has been whether money from a half-cent sales tax will be […]
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