Welcome Military Families!

Thank you for choosing to be a part of Team Duval. With Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport in Duval County, we are home to many military families and look forward to helping your children thrive academically. 

The district’s Office of School Choice serves as the link between base commanders, military families, and our school. They will assist you with completing the initial enrollment process, you can also find more information at District Enroll. Upon choosing to enroll here at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, our military transitional staff will support you with completing your school-based registration process. Our student transition team has received specialized training in supporting our military students and is looking forward to making your student’s transition a smooth one.

We look forward to welcoming you to Thomas Jefferson Elementary, a Multiple Intelligence Magnet School. We have many resources for our military families. Our Parent Involvement Liaison, Mrs. Celita Wilson, is on hand to offer a school tour, answer questions, provide resources, or even hold a one-on-one orientation session to introduce you into our school community. Mrs. Wilson may be reached at (904)693-7500 or at Email Mrs. Wilson.

For transitional enrollment support, please reach out to our school’s military point of contact (MPOC),Mrs. Takach, for school transitional planning and support.  Mrs.Takach also serves as our school counselor, and can be reached by phone (904)693-7500 or by email Mrs.Takach. She can assist with exceptional student education services.

Our School Liaison Officer:

NAS Jacksonville School Liaison Officer Terri Wanamaker at (904) 778-2236

We incorporate our existing student's in the process of welcoming our transitioning military students. We honor our military families with events throughout the school year, and invite you to join us. We hold a luncheon honoring our veteran's and active service members of our school community close to Veteran's Day.