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In addition to the traditional summer school options offered to Duval County public school (DCPS) students in
grades k-12, we will also offer several FREE
Superintendent's Reading & Mathematics Academies for
elementary, middle and high school students students who
attend Title I Turnaround schools.
For more information about attendance and
transportation, click here.
Elementary Academies
Primary Reading
If your child is currently in kindergarten, 1st
or 2nd grade and scored at "High Risk" on F.A.I.R, this
6-week program is for you. Students will work on
strategies focused on the building blocks of reading.
This program is NOT for promotion. All students
will attend at one of six summer school sites.
Intermediate Reading & Mathematics
If your child has been promoted to 3rd, 4th, or
5th grade, but has scored Level 2 in FCAT Reading or
Level 1 or 2 in FCAT Mathematics, this 6-week program is
for you. Students will be engaged in a rigorous
standards-based reading (3 hours) and mathematics (3
hours) program each day. Criteria required
includes mandatory attendance, benchmark testing and
successful completion of assignments.
Turnaround Elementary School Sites
- JUSTINA (Brentwood, Long
Branch)
- PICKETT (Biltmore, Carver)
- PEARSON (Lake Forest, Woodson)
- WEST JACKSONVILLE (Lake Forest,
Woodson, Kite)
- M.L.KING (Evans, North Shore
K-5)
- LIVINGSTON (Normandy
Village, Hyde Grove, Ramona)
Middle School Academies
Superintendent’s Bridge Academy
If your child has been promoted to 6th (middle
school), but has scored Level 1 or 2 in FCAT Reading
and/or FCAT Mathematics, this 6-week program is for you.
This “bridge” program supports enhancement of the
required reading and mathematics skills to be successful
in a new middle school environment. Criteria
required includes mandatory attendance, benchmark
testing and successful completion of assignments.
Registration is limited to the first 100 students per
site:
Northwestern and Highlands Middle
Eligible Feeder
schools for this program:
Robinson, Brown, J. Love, Long Branch, John E.
Ford, C. Riverside, Upson, Livingston, Tolbert, W. Jax,
Dinsmore, MLK, Kite, Lake Forest, Mathis, Pearson,
Carver, Evans, Woodson, Hull, Biltmore, Morgan, Pickett,
Pinedale, Ramona, Reynolds Lane, Jefferson, Whitehouse,
Payne, North Shore, Sally B. Mathis,
If you have a question about your
summer school site, please call your neighborhood school
or Academic Services (390-2926 or 390-2133.)
High School Academies
Superintendent’s
College Bound Academy
If your 11th, 12th, or rising 13th grade
student has not passed FCAT Reading or FCAT Mathematics
required for graduation, this program is for you.
Students will receive extensive ACT/SAT preparation with
3 weeks of reading and 3 weeks of mathematics. The
district will pay for ACT/SAT tests in early fall for
those who complete the program. The district will
also provide (at no cost for each student who completes
the course) a one-year subscription to ACT/SAT Online. Turnaround high school students will attend one of four
Title 1 sites.
High School Exploration Bridge
This “bridge” program will support enhancement of the
required reading and mathematics skills to be successful
in a new middle or high school environment. Students
in this program will receive both academy specific
instruction in reading, math, and other college
readiness objectives, and engaging introductions to
aspects of each school’s academy concentration.
Superintendent’s
Algebra Academy
If your current 9th grade student has struggled
with Algebra I and has not passed Florida’s new Algebra
End-of-Course Exam, this program is for you. In
this half-day program, students will receive intensive
instruction in the most critical Algebra I content
objectives. The half-day sessions are scheduled to
begin on June 27th and last for 24 days.
You have the choice of two locations for the Algebra
Academy, Peterson or Sandalwood High School.
You also have the choice of two sessions:
Session
June 20 – July 29
7:30 am – 10:30 am
JTA bus passes will be available at no charge.
Space is limited. We encourage you to take advantage of
this opportunity as soon as possible. To ensure your
child’s place in the Algebra Academy,
please complete
the application. For more information, call Molli Ray at
348-7188.DCPS, Florida State College
Jacksonville, and Bethel Baptist Church Summer
Intervention Academy
If your high school student needs
to recover a
one-credit course and has scored an FCAT Level 1 or
2 in reading, mathematics or science, this 6-week,
half-day program is for you.
Students from the eleven Title I high schools are
eligible to attend at no cost. DCPS, FSCJ and Bethel Baptist Institutional
Church partner in offering this unique, structured
learning environment to support high school credit
recovery in English, Mathematics, Science or Social
Studies courses. FCAT support for 9th and 10th
grade students is also available.
Limited space is available. Students may attend
FSCJ and Bethel sites for rigorous classroom work with a
highly qualified teacher for a 4-hour block. Attendance
policy applies.
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