Four St. Johns County School District schools will host a 2018 Summer VPK Program. Sites are Durbin Creek, Ocean Palms, South Woods and Osceola elementary schools.

Spring was an exciting time for all involved with the St. Johns County School District Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) program. With a generous donation from the St. Augustine Lion’s Club, fun and enriching activities were held for all DHH students and their families.

The Planning, Accountability and Assessment (PAA) department is currently overseeing the administration of state and district exams throughout schools in the county.

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) recently published an infographic that connects workforce employability skills with CTE coursework. These are great reminders for families to review together as they discuss both college and career readiness.

The 2018 Character Cup took place on March 21 at St. Augustine High School from 3:30-7 p.m. Parents, teachers, administrators, school mascots, and community members attended in support of the hard-working students.

The St. Johns County School District Elementary Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair was held at Palencia Elementary School on Saturday, May 5 from 8-11 a.m.

The 63rd annual State Science and Engineering Fair was held in Lakeland March 27-29.

Laura Wynn, Program Specialist for Secondary Social Studies, presented Vietnam War Instruction happening in our schools to the Veterans Council of St. Johns County at their March 29 meeting. Over 80 local veterans as well as other county residents attended.

The enrollment window for the St. Johns Virtual School (SJVS) Full-Time Program opened on April 9 and will close on July 10.

The Home Education Office is in the process of revising procedures to support proactive program compliance. Families recently began receiving notifications regarding upcoming annual evaluation dates to help families avoid non-compliance concerns.