Please note: Due to the SJCSD summer schedule, the Planning & Government Relations Department of the St. Johns County School District will only accept School Concurrency applications or payments in person Monday through Thursday beginning May 24, 2024 through August 1, 2024. SJCSD will be closed on Fridays during this time period. The applications/payments may be dropped off at St. Johns County School District, Attn: Judith Harvey, 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084. Applications may also be mailed to this same address. When bringing payments, please contact me via email prior to bringing the payment.
The Planning and Government Relations Department is tasked with overseeing the planning and design process for the new schools to be constructed in the District. The designs for the new schools are developed through a collaborative process including input from Facilities & Operations staff, Curriculum staff, principals and teachers. The department also creates and updates the Five Year District Facilities Work Plan, which includes the capital building program for the next five years, but also includes a ten- and twenty-year projection component. This plan is submitted to the Florida Department of Education annually.
Planning and Government Relations also monitors development approval and the pace of new residential construction to plan for future schools. As part of this monitoring, they review all Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) to ensure that the educational impacts are appropriately mitigated.
In addition, the department implements the School Concurrency legislation included in Senate Bill 360. Chosen as a pilot community, the St. Johns County School District worked with St. Johns County, the City of St. Augustine, the City of St. Augustine Beach and the Town of Hastings to develop the documents necessary for school concurrency. The School District will perform the School Concurrency Determination (SCD) as a portion of the County/Municipality Concurrency Review. The SCD will ensure that adequate student capacity exists for a development proposal.
Finally, the Planning and Government Relations Department oversees the School District’s Student Records Department, and the State Reporting/FTE Office. The Student Records Department is located at 1 Christopher Street, St. Augustine. For important information relative to requesting a Student Record, please click on the links provided under Student Records, below. The State Reporting/FTE Office is located at 47 Orange Street, St. Augustine.
For additional information, please contact our department at (904) 547-7680
