Greetings Dragons,

As Principal of Alfred I. duPont Middle School, I want to take this opportunity to share my excitement as we prepare for the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to the entire Dragon Nation on receiving a school grade of “C” and for continuing to strive for excellence through hard work, dedication, and teamwork. We are immensely proud of the efforts of our students on the most recent Florida Assessment of Student Learning (FAST) exams. Our school increased by 13% in Acceleration (Algebra I and Biology) and our students showed promise in English Language Arts (46%) and Math (46%) learning gains. Our Dragons also showed growth in the Lowest Performing Quartile in Math (50%) and Lowest Performing Quartile in English Language Arts (53%). I am confident that our Dragons will raise the bar even higher this year on their road to greatness!

This year we will continue offering Pre-Early College, Biology, and Algebra I high school acceleration courses. We will also offer Art, Global Scholars, French, and Spanish. In addition to our academic programs, students may try out for football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, baseball, track, swimming, and cheerleading.

During orientation, you will have an opportunity to meet with our community partners including, Achievers for Life, TEAM UP, FSCJ TRIO, and 5000 Role Models of Excellence. Parents, we also ask that you support our team by joining our School Advisory Council (SAC) and PTSA. SAC and PTSA meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm and 6:00pm respectively. *

Please stop by the Parent Resource Room during orientation for more information on our parent organizations. Do not forget to join us for our inaugural First Friday event on September 6, 2024, at 6:00pm and Open House Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 6:00pm.

Enjoy the rest of your summer and I look forward to meeting you during orientation!

Marilyn M. Barnwell, Principal

*It has been proposed to move the SAC and PTSA meetings to the first Friday of every month.