School board considers revised facility plan
Latest plan keeps Fishweir, Stockton schools open, but more revisions are expected By Michele Leivas Fishweir and John Stockton elementary schools would remain open under a revised Master Facility Plan (MFP) proposal, but further revisions to the Duval County Public Schools plan are expected. Presented at an Aug. 15 school board workshop, the revised MFP […]
Master Facility Plan Sparks Concern for DCPS Parents
Communities across Jacksonville are still reeling from a Duval County Public School (DCPS) Master Facility Plan (MFP) proposal that would ultimately see extensive school closures throughout the county. “I think shock is the first thing that anyone who read that list felt,” said Tacoma Perry from the Fishweir Elementary PTA. The list Perry referred to […]
DCPS approves sex ed supplemental curriculum
The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Board recently approved “supplemental health education materials for reproductive health and disease prevention” for the 2022-23 school year. At a Dec. 6 meeting, board members voted five-to-two in favor of these supplemental materials for the district’s elementary, middle and high schools to complement the state-approved textbook adopted in 2007. […]
