July 19, 2022 – For long-time ESE teacher Elizabeth Cunningham, the benefits are undeniable. “It’s rewarding because what you do is you see growth,” she says. “And that’s what we want, is to continue the growth that they’ve had during the regular school year.” The Mandarin Oaks Elementary School educator is referring to the Extended […]
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July 12, 2022 – Duval County School Police and other staff will be conducting training in the Mandarin area Wednesday morning, July 13. People in the area may notice some police and emergency activity around Mandarin High School and Crown Point Elementary School. This is all connected to training and security drills and should not […]
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July 11, 2022 – They say they just had to come back. For the second year in a row, the district hosted the three-week African American History Summer Writing Institute, a program giving high school students a unique opportunity to explore local history. But the program didn’t return without a few familiar faces. In this […]
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July 5, 2022 – Team Duval’s Summer Boost program is living up to its name by giving students a much-needed academic “boost” for the next school year. The free, six-week program provides students with standards-based instruction in math and reading, while also giving students a chance to participate in enriching activities. In this Team Duval […]
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June 24, 2022 – Tucked away on Jacksonville’s Northside is the oldest plantation house in the state of Florida and a place where enslaved people were voiceless. Now, students are working to make sure their stories are told. As part of the district’s Summer African American History Writing Institute program, students visited Kingsley Plantation […]
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June 9, 2022 – Summer programs in Duval County Public Schools begin on June 13, and the district is asking families to leave student backpacks at home. In the interest of campus security and student safety, backpacks will not be allowed in school buildings for most students. If students need to bring a backpack for […]
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April 6, 2022 – Team Duval is hoping to give its most at-need students an academic boost through its new summer learning initiative, Summer Boost. Like last year’s Summer Rise program, Summer Boost is a free, six-week learning opportunity to help students in need of remediation prepare for the next grade level. It will provide standards-based […]
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July 22, 2021 – For over 6,400 Duval County Public Schools students, summer was spent immersed in fun and enriching standards-based learning and activities. This is the Summer Rise Program —where time off from the normal school year doesn’t mean time off from learning, or fun. The Team Duval Newsroom visited Summer Rise sites at […]
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July 12, 2021 – Seeing Gullah-Geechee culture up close and personal was invaluable to Eric Van Gundy. The 12-year educator said his professional development excursion to the Kingsley Plantation and other local historical sites in Jacksonville this summer will enhance how he teaches history to his juniors at First Coast High School. “Visiting a historical […]
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