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Duval County Public Schools is proud to be a "B" school district! |
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Duval County is home to three of the nation's best high schools according to
Newsweek
Magazine.
Stanton College Prep
(4), Douglas
Anderson School of the Arts (129) and
Paxon School for
Advanced Studies (170)
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According to the
Florida Department of Education, Duval County has two high schools that
rank in the top 12 throughout the state - Stanton College Prep ranked 5th and Paxon School
for Advanced Studies ranked 12th |
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Duval County has two middle schools that
rank in the top 20 throughout the state according to the
Florida Department of Education -
Julia Landon College Prep ranked 11th and James Weldon Johnson ranked 17th |
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The number of Duval County Public Schools' students passing AP, IB, and AICE exams increased over 10% this year |
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18 out of 21 Duval County high schools scored A, B or C grades (84%). |
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Schools with "A" grades
are Frank H. Peterson (up from a "D"),
Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School,
Paxon School for Advanced
Studies and
Stanton College Prep. |
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Schools with "B"
grades are Douglas Anderson School of the Arts,
Terry Parker (up two letter grades),
Mandarin,
Fletcher,
Sandalwood and
Robert E. Lee (up two letter grades) |
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Schools with "C" grades are
A. Philip Randolph (up two letter grades),
Baldwin,
Englewood,
Jean Ribault (up one letter grade),
Wolfson (up one letter grade),
Forrest (up one letter grade),
Atlantic Coast and
First Coast (up one letter grade) |
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Grace Wilhelm, a counselor at
Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, was named a semifinalist for the 2012 School Counselor of the Year Award by the American School Counsel Association
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Todd Simpson, principal at
Reynolds Lane Elementary
received the Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award of $10,000 |
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Duval County Public Schools is second in the state in the percent of
graduates completing at least one AP, IB, AICE or Dual Enrollment Course
and fifth in the state in the percent of graduates taking the SAT |
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The Duval County high school graduation requirements are the highest in the state of Florida |
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Duval County has 37 established
career academies, with five being
recognized for meeting the National Standards of Practice in 2010-11 and one as a model school |
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The
15 semifinalists from Duval County's public school
teachers have been selected for the 2012 Duval County Teacher of the Year |
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In 2011, 18 teachers earned National Board Certification through the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Bringing the total number of board certified teachers to 495 |
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For nine consecutive years, DCPS has been awarded both the Governmental Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and the Association of School Business Officials International's Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
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Eight Duval County elementary students were selected to join the 2012 All-State Elementary Chorus. Four of the chosen
students attend
Atlantic Beach Elementary; two attend
Bartram Springs Elementary; one attends
Beauclerc Elementary;
and one attends Chets Creek Elementary |
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Walker Miller, a sixth-grader from
James Weldon Johnson, was announced
as Duval County's 2012 Spelling Bee Champion. Walker's winning word was
"mechanistic." |
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Duval County Public Schools serves
more than 3800 students in the
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program which represents
115 countries and approximately 73 different languages in 155 schools
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Duval County Public Schools has a graduation rate of 71.2% (2011), an
increase of 13.8% over the last five years |
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Duval County's high school dropout rate is 2.3%, a decrease of 4.3% over the last five years |
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The percentage of suspended students has decreased more than 70% over the last three years |
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Duval County Public Schools is the second largest employer in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal |
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Kylee D., a junior at
Robert E. Lee High School, was selected as the 2011-2012 Outstanding Student Volunteer Award
for her 200+ hours of work at
Abess Park Elementary. Mark Frank received the Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award for his 2,000+ hours
of work at Joseph Finegan Elementary.
Eula Irwin received the Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award for her 800+
hours of volunteerism at
Thomas
Jefferson Elementary |
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5 Duval County public schools were named
2010-2011 Five Star Schools by the Florida Department of Education
for superior parent/community engagement. Congratulations to
Enterprise
Learning Academy,
Jacksonville Beach Elementary,
Loretto Elementary,
Seabreeze Elementary and
Stockton Elementary! |
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Duval County employs 60 teachers through the
Teach for America
program |
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24 Duval County students' artwork is displayed in a new exhibit, "Hopes and Dreams," at the Cummer
Museum of Arts and Gardens. Students created the artwork by projecting their dreams for the future. |
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Magnet Schools of America named
Darnell Cookman Middle/Senior High 2011 Honorable Mention |
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Duval County Public Schools' Supervisor of Guidance Services, Nan Worsowicz was awarded the Administrator/Supervisor Advocacy Award by
The Florida School Counselor Association. |
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John Sears, senior at
Paxon School
for Advanced Studies and Alex Fay Holt, senior at
Terry Parker
High School, have placed first and second, respectively, for the
Jacksonville Exchange Club ACE Awards
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Stanton College Preparatory Leads Nation in AP European History Scores Among African American Students |
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The Schultz Center for
Teaching and Leadership focuses on teaching, leadership and the
partnership between business and education in Florida |
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The Teacher Supply
Depot collects donated materials from companies throughout the
Jacksonville area and gives those supplies and materials free to teachers |
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Duval County Public Schools operates a Dual Language Program in English and Spanish
at Beauclerc and
San Jose elementary schools |
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Duval County Public Schools was recently recognized by the
Florida
Energy Office for Commitment to Energy Efficiency |
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The national
Safe and Drug-Free
Schools Program identified Duval County as one of six exemplary school
districts in the United States |
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Jean Ribault Senior High School graduate and girls' basketball standout, Erica White, is the first woman from Jacksonville to be drafted into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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