Duval County Public Schools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) is the public school district for Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. The county administrative offices are primarily located on the southbank of the St. Johns River in a six-story building on Prudential Drive. As of 2007, the district had an enrollment of over 130,000 students, making it the 20th largest school district in the United States [1] (21st largest when Puerto Rico is included). Mirroring Florida’s growth, it is steadily growing.
[edit] School board
The superintendent of DCPS is Ed Pratt-Dannals. The position of superintendent is appointed by the Duval County School Board, a body of seven elected officers, each board member representing a particular geographic area. School Board districts are somewhat analogous to City Council districts in that there are two council districts in each school board district. The current School Board members, in order of district number, are Martha Barrett, Nancy Broner, Kris Barnes, Brenda Priestly Jackson, Betty Burney, Vicki Drake and Tommy Hazouri.
Board members are elected every four years with 2 term limits, with Districts 1 through 3 elected during midterm election cycles (next in 2010) and Districts 4 through 7 elected during presidential cycles (next in 2008).
[edit] Schools
DCPS has used an attendance model of Kindergarten through Grade 5 for elementary schools, Grades 6-8 for middle school and Grades 9-12 for high school since 1988. Before then, Grade 6 was part of elementary school and Grade 9 was part of middle school (called Junior High in DCPS prior to 1988). As now required by Florida law, virtually all elementary schools have Pre-K programs.
DCPS has 160 regular-attendance schools as of the 2007-08 school year: 105 elementary schools, 28 middle schools and 19 high schools. The district also has an adult education system with night classes at most high schools, three dedicated ESE schools as well as a hospital/homebound program and four alternative education centers. The total does not include six charter schools. The schools of DCPS are divided into four educational clusters plus “special schools”, which are managed by five chief officers who report directly to the Chief Academic Officer. Cluster 4 is the Superintendent's Standard Bearer and Acceleration Schools, an area that oversees many of the district's lowest and highest performing schools. Clusters 1 and 2 divide the K-8 schools, and Cluster 3 includes high schools. "Special Schools" comprises five schools which are identified to service special needs students.
Duval County is home to four of the nation's best high schools (Stanton 3rd, Paxon 17th, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 380th, and Mandarin 831st) according to Newsweek Magazine in 2007 [2].
Florida Public K-12 School Rankings are based on data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) provided by Florida Department of Education. Based on FCAT Data, among the state's 72 school districts, Duval County rates as follows: High schools—51, Middle Schools—52, Elementary Schools—42.
[edit] Middle schools
| School | Enrollment | Grades | Established | Principal | Mascot | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Middle School | 847 | 6-8 | 2000 | Pat Prescott | Bobcat | [3] |
| Baldwin Middle-Senior High School | 1198 | 6-8 | Donna Richardson | Indian | [4] | |
| Eugene Butler Middle School | ||||||
| Darnell-Cookman Middle School | ||||||
| Jefferson Davis Middle School | ||||||
| Alfred I. duPont Middle School | ||||||
| Duncan Fletcher Middle School | ||||||
| John E. Ford K-8 School | ||||||
| Fort Caroline Middle School | ||||||
| Matthew Gilbert Middle School | ||||||
| Highlands Middle School | ||||||
| James Weldon Johnson Middle School | 1097 | 6-8 | Constance Hall | Trojan | Magnet College Preparatory.[5] Best Practice School.[6] |
|
| Kernan Middle School | ||||||
| Kirby-Smith Middle School | ||||||
| Lake Shore Middle School | ||||||
| Landmark Middle School | ||||||
| Landon Middle School | ||||||
| LaVilla School of the Arts | ||||||
| Mandarin Middle School | ||||||
| Mayport Middle School | ||||||
| Northwestern Middle School | ||||||
| Oceanway School | ||||||
| Paxon Middle School | ||||||
| Jean Ribault Middle School | ||||||
| Southside Middle School | ||||||
| Joseph Stilwell Middle School | ||||||
| J. E. B. Stuart Middle School | ||||||
| Twin Lakes Academy Middle School |
[edit] References
- ^ US Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics
- ^ Newsweek Magazine: The Top of the Class 2007; The complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. schools
- ^ Arlington Middle School, #213. School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ Baldwin Middle-Senior High School, #38. School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ James Weldon Johnson Middle School, #152. School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Best Practices", Florida Atlantic University, accessed 23 May 2008
[edit] External links
- Duval County Public Schools Official Website
- School Board information
|
||||||||||||||||||||
