School district in Florida, United States
St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the public school district for St. Johns County, Florida.
It is the sole school district in the county.[3]
History
School board
The county administrative offices are located at 40 Orange Street in St. Augustine, Florida. The superintendent of SJCSD is Mr. Tim Forson, who administrates the daily operation of public schools in the county. The position of superintendent is appointed by the St. Johns County School Board, a body of five elected officers, each board member representing a specific geographic area. The current School Board members, in order of district number, are Beverly Slough, Anthony E. Coleman Sr., Bill Mignon, Kelly Barrera, and Patrick Canan.
Board members are elected in staggered four years terms with 2-term limits; districts 1, 3 & 5 elected during midterm election cycles (next in 2026) and districts 2 & 4 elected during presidential cycles (next in 2024).
Growth
With the tremendous population growth, the number of St. Johns County academic high schools tripled between 2000 and 2008. For the 2007-2008 school year, the district had an enrollment of 27,514 students, which according to the St. Augustine Record continued its ranking as "one of the fastest-growing school districts in the state" of Florida.[4] That figure reflected a four percent increase (1,040 students) from the previous year.[4]
FCAT
Florida Public K-12 Schools are graded based on data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) provided by Florida Department of Education. St. Johns County schools received the following marks:[5]
Schools
- High schools
- K-8 schools (Academies)
- Freedom Crossing
- Liberty Pines
- Mill Creek
- Palm Valley
- Patriot Oaks
- Pine Island
- Valley Ridge
- Middle schools
- Alice B. Landrum
- Fruit Cove
- Gamble Rogers
- Pacetti Bay
- R. J. Murray
- Sebastian
- Switzerland Point
- Elementary schools
- Cunningham Creek
- Durbin Creek
- Hickory Creek
- John A. Crookshank
- Julington Creek
- Ketterlinus
- Ocean Palms
- Osceola
- Otis A. Mason
- Palencia
- Picolata Crossing
- R. B. Hunt
- PVPV-Rawlings
- South Woods
- It was provisionally named "School J".[6]
- The Webster School
- Timberlin Creek
- Wards Creek
- W. D. Hartley
- Alternative schools
- Gaines Alternative School at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center
- Transition School at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center
- Former schools
- Hastings High School - Closed in 1985[7]
- Hastings Elementary-Junior High School - Opened in the former Hastings High in 1985, replacing the former Hastings Elementary School. In 1992 it ended its junior high school program, with the new name being Hastings Elementary School.[7] In 2005 it closed, replaced by South Woods Elementary.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "About US" SJCSD website
- ^ "Home | St. Johns County School District". Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: St. Johns County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list
- ^ a b Perhach, Paulette (September 25, 2007). "Schools' explosive growth continues". The St. Augustine Record. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ Florida Department of Education: FCAT results-School Grades by District
- ^ "Home". St. Johns County School District. April 4, 2005. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Background Information of Wildcat Country". Hastings Elementary School. February 2, 1999. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Resolution No. 2005-329" (PDF). St. John's County Clerk. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
External links
- St. Johns County School District website
