Aug. 13, 2020 – St. Clair Evans Academy has officially been renamed Northwestern Legends Elementary School. The newly named school is located on the site of the former Northwester...
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 Duva...
Aug. 11, 2020 – When parents registered their children for Duval HomeRoom, they were asked whether they needed a laptop and/or hotspot. Later this week, those families who said t...
Aug. 10, 2020 – The first day of school is approaching fast! Before we know it, Thursday, Aug. 20 will be here. Take some of the stress out of day one by knowing the answers to t...
Aug. 28, 2020 – Friday night lights will burn just as bright, but crowd sizes will be controlled when high school football and other athletic contests begin in September. The dis...
Aug. 6, 2020 – Will your child need school bus transportation this year? If your child is attending school at the physical location and you want them to ride the bus, you will n...
Aug. 6, 2020 – What’s new this year with school meals? Some things are the exactly the same. This includes the fact that breakfast is free for all students, and that at the major...
Aug. 6, 2020 –Ask Dr. Scott Sowell what he loves most about teaching, and he’ll tell you, “it’s that small moment to moment interaction between me, the student, and the science c...
Aug. 4, 2020 – An agreement between Duval Teachers United (DTU), Duval County Public Schools, and five other employee representative groups will give teachers and other district ...
July 23, 2020 – The Duval County School Board approved moving the first day of school to Aug. 20. Delaying the school start date provides the district with additional time to pre...
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May, 29 2020 (Updated June 20, 2020 and July 19, 2020) – July graduations have begun! The commencement schedule, guest and safety information and live stream links are available...
July 17, 2020 – Due to the current pandemic situation in our community and in the state of Florida, the Duval County School Board asked the district to consider some new alternat...
July 15, 2020 – As an update, COVID-19 testing at three new sites — including two district schools — have been extended. The sites are Frank H. Peterson Academies, First Coast Hi...
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 dat...
June 30, 2020 — Voting on a new name for Saint Clair Evans will begin this Wednesday, July 1. Before that happens, members of the Saint Clair Evans school community will have a f...
June 29, 2020 – Most can’t use the word “perfect” to describe themselves…but for four recent Duval graduates….they’ve earned it. That’s because they each maintained perfect atten...
June 23, 2020 – Expressing our political beliefs is one of our most cherished rights protected by the First Amendment. But as we enter into an increasingly passionate public deba...
June 23, 2020 — He’s a student some are referring to as a saint and a hero! Aaron Hill, a Sandalwood High School Saint whose brave actions saved many lives, was sent a Superinten...
Editor’s Note — July 7, 2020 — The Florida Commissioner of Education issued an emergency order on July 6, 2020. The emergency order will impact the district’s back-to-school plan....
