Editor's Note: Mr. Sollie Mitchell passed away on May 23, 2022, at the age of 103. June 16, 2021 – More than 80 students were eyewitnesses to living African American history...
Beginning now through Thursday, July 22, school district offices will be operating on a 10-hour, four-day work week, with some exceptions. Standard hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:...
Registration for school transportation in the upcoming school year will open up Monday, June 14. With the exception of ESE services, families who wish to have school bus services ...
Free breakfast and lunch meals are now available to children 18 and under through the federal Summer BreakSpot program. The meals can be picked up at school and non-school locatio...
Following a year-long process that included dozens of meetings and tremendous engagement with stakeholders, the Duval County School Board officially approved new names for six sch...
Due to expected bad weather Thursday and Friday evenings, outdoor graduations scheduled for 6 p.m. on those days have been moved to 9 a.m. As a district, we certainly regret any i...
Drawing from stakeholder feedback, CDC recommendations and feedback from local health officials, the district has decided that face masks on school campuses will be optional begin...
Most Duval Homeroom families responding to a survey indicate they plan to return to on-campus learning, but those who desire to continue online will have new options for the 2021-...
On Wednesday, the district received the results of the recent stakeholder school name change balloting process from the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. Superintendent Dr....
Receiving a text or email about whether their child’s bus will be late has been identified as one of the most important types of communication that stakeholders want, according to...
Recently released guidance from the CDC advises that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks indoors or outdoors. Individuals must, however, comply with private or...
This post has been updated to reflect the Sandalwood vaccination clinic on Saturday, May 15 is now open for students age 12 and older based on new guidance from health officials. ...
With updates in guidance from health officials, the May 15 vaccine clinic for Duval County Public Schools students is now open to students age 12 and older. The clinic will be he...
Schools will follow an early dismissal schedule on the last day of school, which is Thursday, June 3. In general, elementary schools will dismiss at noon, middle schools will dism...
For Tia Leathers, growing up in Jacksonville’s northside helped develop her drive to be a leader who invests in her community. “My life was full of the most resilient and brillian...
What schools will look like next year is the focus of a new district survey open now through May 24. The current COVID-19 mitigation strategies — including face-covering requ...
For the 20th year in a row, Duval County Public Schools has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) by the Association of School Business Official...
Duval County’s 2021 VyStar Teacher of the Year – Mandarin High School Teacher Jim Schmitt – received a surprise visit from Florida K-12 Chancellor Jacob Oliva who announced that S...
To help the community see exactly how revenue generated through a voter-approved sales tax is being used to improve Duval school buildings, the district has launched a new monitor...
The Importance of Supporting Military Children: Vimeo link April 30, 2021 – Duval County Public Schools is proud to serve 8,672 military students and their families! Military c...
