Rutledge H. Pearson Tigers, please help us inform the community! What will voters see on the ballot this November?

The ballot language shows that funding will continue to support teacher and staff compensation, as well as arts and athletics.

We’re sharing the official language so our community can understand exactly what will appear on the November 3 ballot.

Learn more about the 1-mill referendum, including frequently asked questions and funding information, at https://www.duvalschools.org/o/dcps/page/vote.

For Teachers. For Students. For Duval. Our Progress Continues.

Why is the 1 mill back on the ballot this November?

The current 1-mill was approved by Duval County voters in 2022, and under Florida law, voters must consider its continuation every four years.

The 1 mill has helped support teacher compensation and efforts to recruit and retain qualified, certified educators. Since 2022, teacher vacancies have declined, teacher retention has increased, and Duval County Public Schools has become an A-rated district for two consecutive years.

As we approach the November election, we’ll be sharing factual information to help our school community understand what the 1 mill is, how the funding is used, and what voters will be asked to consider.

For more FAQs visit the DCPS website - https://www.duvalschools.org/o/dcps/page/vote-faqs

Good morning, families,

The district is asking for feedback from families and community partners. Below is the link. Please take the opportunity to give feedback to the district and our school. The survey will be available through October 23rd. The results will be shared with us at a later date.

Thank you for helping us become better every day!

https://tripod.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6myCRo2ZjlwmU3s

Good evening, Tiger Nation!

I hope you all have stayed dry and safe during this rainy weekend! We definitely need a few days to dry out. Here is your weekly update for October 12th-16th.

Even though the weekend has been rainy, our students have a chance to enjoy a few extra days off with better weather. There is no school on Monday, October 12th, and Tuesday, October 13th. Monday is a teacher planning day to finalize 1st quarter grades. Tuesday is a district in-service day for teachers and staff. Students will return to school on Wednesday, October 14th, which is also the start of the 2nd nine weeks.

Our 5th graders will take the District Monitoring Assessment for Science on Thursday. This assessment will test our students on the first nine weeks' standards. The goal is to score in the green! We will test at 9 am on Thursday, so please make sure all of our 5th graders are on time and present that day. If students are late, they will be sent to the holding tank and test later as a makeup.

Our BIZI store will occur on Friday. Students will make purchases and we will deliver items on Friday before students go home.

On Friday, the students that made the Popcorn Fundraiser top seller list will be rewarded with lunch with Ms. Adkins. Students will receive a permission slip in order to participate. That permission slip will go home on Wednesday and must be returned by Friday.

This is a short week, but still a busy one. Enjoy the days off because when students return, we will hit the ground running as we enter the 2nd nine weeks! See everyone on Wednesday!

Good evening, families!

Thank you for hanging in there with us today. The district maintenance department located the issue, and we are hoping that all systems will be good for tomorrow. We will test the system around 7:00 am before students arrive to ensure we are set up for success in the morning. A special shout-out to our teachers, staff, and students today for keeping their focus and rolling with the day. The week can only get better from here!

I did not get a chance to send home the form for written communication for Progress Reports and Report Cards due to the power outage. As long as we are up and running in the morning, that form will go home with students tomorrow.

Some great news is that we have been given an extension for our popcorn fundraiser! They have extended the deadline through Wednesday at 5:00 pm. Continue to help us with our goal! Also, the top 10 sellers will earn that lunch with me! It will be VIP treatment!

Thank you all for your continued support! I'm looking forward to a calm and boring Tuesday!

Good morning,

The district is on site trying to repair the power and AC outage. Students are fine. We are preparing lunch at another site and having it delivered to the school. We are working on an adjusted lunch schedule. If you have any questions, please reach out to the school. Once we are back up and running, I will let you know!

I'll update you once we are up and running!

Good morning, families,

Our school is experiencing a power outage. We are up and running through our backup generators. All of our students are safe and in classrooms learning. Once the power is back up and running, I will send an update.

We just wanted to keep you all informed!

Welcome back, families!

October continues to be a busy month. I highlighted a few events below:

The first nine weeks will be coming to a close on Friday, so teachers will start finalizing those grades soon. If your child has any make-up work or homework that needs to be turned in, please make sure they do this before Friday.

Wednesday is National Walk Your Student to School Day. We will have the Blue Zone Project and the district on campus for this event to welcome all students and parents who choose to walk their child to school this day. Lots of volunteers will line the sidewalks and welcome them to school. Feel free to get a picture and enjoy the event. This is also an opportunity to encourage walker safety and drivers on the road to be cognizant of students walking and biking to school. We have over 200 walkers who make their way to school each day.

Both Ms. Love and Mr. Alston's Kindergarten classes will have a field trip to the Jacksonville Public Library on Thursday. Their buses will leave at 9:30am so make sure kids are to time to school.

Friday is our school-wide Picture Day. We will have pictures from 9:00-12:00. Please make sure students are on time. If you arrive late and your child's class has already been through the picture line, they will have to wait for our makeup day in November. Students can wear their school uniforms, or they can dress in their Sunday best! This picture will be in our yearbook. Parents will also be able to purchase packages as well.

Remember this is our first year going completely digital for progress reports and report cards. However, you will be able to request paper versions of progress reports and report cards. We chose to go digital because the district has encouraged us to be fully digital through a parent focus account. Through the parent focus account you are required to register students for buses, complete magnet and special assignment request for students, update home addresses and parent contact information, upload required documents, and access Thrillshare/Rooms. As your children move into Middle and High school this parent focus account will be even more of a requirement. However, if you wish to access paper copies of progress reports and report cards, please complete the form and return it to your child's teachers this week before Friday.

Let's have an amazing week everyone! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! See you on Monday!

Welcome Back Rutledge Pearson families!

This is your weekly update for the week of September 28th through October 2nd. We have a pretty busy week ahead, so I highlighted the events below:

This is the start of FTE Week. It will run through October 9th. Attendance is extremely important for FTE. Please make sure students are at school and on time.

Our Good Pop Popcorn Fundraiser starts on Monday at 5 pm and closes on Monday, October 5th at 5 pm. Our goal is to raise $5,000 for the school so we can increase our rewards for Attendance and Behavior through field trips. The top 10 sellers will win lunch with Ms. Adkins. They can order, and we will eat VIP in the conference room with a TV. I appreciate your support in advance!

Our first SAC and PTA meeting of the school year will take place on Tuesday at 5:00 pm in the Media Center. Our PTA finally has the all-clear! After years of working through three schools' former PTA's and re-establishing ourselves, we finally have a brand-new EIN number, and we are ready to get started! Please come out and be a part of something special and new! See you then!

We will have a Meet and Greet for our 3rd grade teachers, Ms. Aderhold and Ms. Frazier, that are new to the grade level. It is an informal visit. The Meet and Greet will be on Thursday, October 1st from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. We are scheduling meet and greets this week for Ms. Metellus and Ms. M. Jones. So please be on the lookout for this invite soon.

We will have two field trips this week. The first one is for half of the kindergarten classes on Thursday, October 1st and the other half will attend the next Thursday, October 8th. They are going to the Public Library. Our 5th graders are going to Jacksonville STEM Academy to participate in various science activities and also experience a middle school opportunity. 110 of our 5th graders will attend on Friday, October 2nd. Look for permission slips on Monday.

We are looking forward to a great week! Enjoy the rest of your weekend. We will see you on Monday morning!

Good evening families,

just a reminder if you have not signed the green permission slip for our Garden Party Fridays for the entire year, that I need those signed and returned to school. We cannot allow your child to participate until they return the form to their teacher. Our first garden party is this Friday! Please don’t miss out!

Our 4th and 5th graders will take a survey screener on Friday. This is to give us information on your child around their social and emotional growth. if you do not want your child to participate then please complete the opt out form that was sent home today and send it back before Friday morning. If a form is not returned then the child will take the survey.

Have a great rest of your week and a wonderful evening!

Welcome back families! Here are your weekly updates for September 21-25.

College Week starts on Monday and runs through Friday. We will have several dress up days and activities for students to do through the week.

Tuesday-Hat's Off to Higher Education: Cap or hat of college or favorite college

Wednesday- Future Career Day ("When I Grow Up")- what do you want to be when you grow up

Thursday- Pennant or Mascot Colors Day: Wear the specific colors of a targeted college or your local high school feeder school.

Friday- College T-Shirt Day- wear your college or favorite college shirt

We will have our 1st Garden Party Friday of the school year. There will be a permission slip going home that must be signed if you wish for your child to participate in all of them this school year. On Garden Party Fridays, we hold our BIZI store, Resourxe Awards, Student of the Month celebration, monthly attendance awards, and school dances. We choose to have a Friday that involves our events so that we can maximize instructional days through the rest of the month. We will have these events this Friday.

Our Back to School dance costs $5. Money is due by Wednesday.

We will have a busy but fun week ahead of us. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you on Monday!

YES! For Teachers. For Students. For Duval. Our Progress Continues.

Welcome back Tiger Nation! I hope you had a great weekend! We are back for another great week! Here is an update on what we will have going on this week.

State Testing will start this week for kindergarten and 1st grade. This will be an all-week event since they must complete both Reading PM and Math PM. They usually test in small groups, which is why the week long window. Please make sure all students are on time each day. We will have breakfast at school each morning. We will start with testing groups right at 9:00 am. This is a baseline to see where they are and what we need to do to push them forward. Once testing is completed, parents will receive a data sheet to let them know where their child scored.

Progress Reports will be published in FOCUS for you to view on your parent account on Wednesday. The district pushed back on publishing progress reports due to district Wi-Fi and FOCUS concerns. That problem is being corrected this weekend.

Dads and Donuts will be on Thursday from 8:00 am-8:30 am. It will happen in the car rider drop-off. We will have donuts and reading information for dads, granddads, uncles, or pastors as they drive through the car rider line on Thursday morning! We are doing this method because of the state testing we have going on this week. So, calling all father figures out there...drive your student through the line, receive a donut, take a picture with our staff and student, and get information to help your student at home! We will be out in the line from 8:00 am-8:30am. We are excited to see you on Thursday! Look for a flyer on Monday to come home!

Have a great rest of your weekend! See everyone on Monday morning!