Seeing with newcomers' eyes: A ONE by ONE Delegate's perspective
3/25/2014
We moved our family to Jacksonville from Portland, Oregon in August of last year, 2013. Our primary focus when choosing a place to live in Jacksonville was what school(s) our children, one ten-year old and one eight-year old, would attend. In Portland, our children had attended a K-12 Spanish Immersion magnet program and an inner city project-based curriculum focused charter school. Our family is in favor of school choice and the best school fit for the child's learning style.
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Read MoreSeeing with newcomers' eyes: A ONE by ONE Delegate's perspective
3/25/2014
We moved our family to Jacksonville from Portland, Oregon in August of last year, 2013. Our primary focus when choosing a place to live in Jacksonville was what school(s) our children, one ten-year old and one eight-year old, would attend. In Portland, our children had attended a K-12 Spanish Immersion magnet program and an inner city project-based curriculum focused charter school. Our family is in favor of school choice and the best school fit for the child's learning style.
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Read MoreOpen Enrollment: What the research says and what you can do
3/24/2014
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti's proposed Open Enrollment policy would allow all students in the district to sign up to attend any school with available space in the district, regardless of their zoned "home" school.
This issue has generated a lot of conversation in the community. Our research team set out to learn all they could about similar Open Enrollment policies throughout the state of Florida and across the country.
Keep reading to download some of that research, and to learn how you can speak out about this issue.
Read MoreLearn about the DCPS Budget
3/21/2014
DCPS is offering citizens a unique opportunity to provide input into the annual budget development process with community budget forums in every district over the next several weeks. As advocates for transparency and citizen involvement we urge you to take advantage of these forums to learn about funding priorities directly from Dr. Vitti and School Board members and to weigh in on what is most important to you.
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Read MoreA lot to do and learn at the Family Expo
3/17/2014
On March 8, I had the pleasure of bringing my 8 year old daughter to the Family Expo at the Jacksonville Fairgounds hosted by Jax4Kids.com and Duval County Public Schools. Booths were set up indoors by various local vendors/organizations like Rebounderz, i9 Sports, YMCA, DCPS Parent Academy, and our very own Jacksonville Public Education Fund, to name a few.
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