>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO PARENTS TOMORROW IS YOUR CHANCE TO VISIT THE SCHOOL THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE YOUR CHILD TO
ATTEND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. ALL
DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 IN THE
MORNING UNTIL 2 IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR TOURS AND
OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO
IDENTIFYING APPLY FOR THE
RIGHT EDUCATIONAL OPTION FOR
YOUR CHILD IS A UNIQUE,
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. SHAR,
ONE TO PEAK WITH DUVAL COUNTY
SCHOOLS, AND THE SCHOOL CHOICE
OFFICE IN PARTICULAR IS
JOINING US. GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR. HAPPY NEW
YEAR. SO WE’RE WE’RE WE’RE
WE’RE CAPTURING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
YOU’VE GOT VPK APPLICATIONS
ARE OPEN. YOU ALSO HAVE MAYBE
STUDENTS WHO ARE TRANSFERRING
FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER MAY
BE INTERESTED IN THE EU. ALSO
HAS SCHOOL CHOICE.
>> COOL SHOULD GO TOMORROW TO
THE SCHOOL’S EVERY FAMILY WHO
HAS A CHILD IN DUVAL COUNTY
NEEDS TO VISIT OUR SCHOOLS AND
LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING
PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED IN
ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IN DUVAL
COUNTY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AS SO, IT’S
INTERESTING. THERE MAY BE
PARENTS WHO ARE NEW TO THE
DISTRICT OR PARENTS WHO ARE
NEW TO THE AREA. WOULD YOU
EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT SCHOOL
CHOICES IN WHO IT APPLIES TO,
WHICH WHICH AGE GROUPS? SCHOOL
CHOICE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
EVERYONE ON. YOU CAN CHOOSE A
SCHOOL THAT’S WITHIN YOUR
ATTENDANCE AREA. YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, YOU CAN
CHOOSE A SCHOOL THAT HAS A
MAGNET PROGRAM OF INTEREST TO
YOU BECAUSE OF A SPECIAL
PROGRAM WHERE YOU MIGHT BE A
PARENT THAT WORKS IN A CERTAIN
PART OF DUVAL COUNTY AND YOU
LIKE YOUR CHILD IN THE SCHOOL
CLOSEST TO WHERE YOU WORK.
>> SO YOU CAN APPLY FOR SCHOOL
THROUGH SPECIAL TRANSFER
OPTION.
>> AND NOW WE’VE GOT
ELEMENTARY GOT MIDDLE. WE’VE
GOT HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT? ALL OF
THEM, ALL OF THAT. WANT OUR
FAMILIES TO CROSS THE
THRESHOLDS OF THOSE SCHOOLS OF
INTEREST TO THEM HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE
ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND
VOLUNTEERS AT THE SCHOOL
LEARNED ABOUT THE SCHOOL’S
PROGRAM BEFORE AND AFTER CARE
CLUBS, OPPORTUNITY SPORTS.
THERE’S SO MANY THINGS THAT
PARENTS NEED TO EXPLORE TO
ENSURE THAT THEY’RE MAKING THE
RIGHT CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILD.
KNOWING THE DUVAL COUNTY IS
GOING TO GIVE THEM THE BEST IN
THE CORE CURRICULUM. BUT THERE
ARE ALSO PROGRAMS OF INTEREST
THAT CAN KEEP THE CHILDREN
ENGAGED. THERE IS SOMETHING
ABOUT WALKING THE HALLS AND
SEEING AND TOUCHING AND
TALKING. THAT IS SO DIFFERENT
FROM GOING ON A WEBSITE AND
APPLY. THAT IS SO TRUE. AND
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED IS
SOMETIMES PARENTS WILL MAKE A
CHOICE. AND THEN AFTER THE
FIRST FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL SAY I
LOVE THE SCHOOL, BUT I DIDN’T
REALIZE IT WAS SO FAR AWAY. SO
I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO
JUST ASK THE QUESTIONS OF
IMPORTANCE TO THEM, BE ABLE TO
LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION,
WALK THE SCHOOL BUILDING AND
THEN SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN
THEIR CHILDREN’S EYES AS THEY
VISIT THESE PLACES. SO YOU’RE
ENCOURAGED THAT THEY BRING
THEIR CHILD WITH THEM. AND
THEN DO THEY JUST SHOW UP OR
DO THEY HAVE TO REGISTER? HOW
DOES THIS WORK TOMORROW? WELL,
WE HAVE THE SCHOOLS WILL BE
OPEN FROM 09:00AM TO 02:00PM
AND THEREFORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
TAKE TOURISTS. THE BEAUTIFUL
THING IS WHILE SCHOOL SHOWCASE
SATURDAY IS TOMORROW, SCHOOLS
WILL ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO
TAKE TOURISTS SO THEY CAN
CHECK THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE. SO
IN SPEAKING WITH MY DAUGHTER
THIS MORNING, SHE’S VERY
STRATEGICALLY MAPPED OUT IN
MIDDLE OF THAT. HE WILL BE
VISITING FOR MY GRAND SIDE. SO
SHE’S GOING IN ONE GEOGRAPHIC
AREA. AND THEN SHE SAID, IF WE
WANT TO SEE OTHER SCHOOLS
BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY 28TH,
I CAN GO INTO OTHER SCHOOLS.
SO WE WANT FAMILIES TO DO
THEIR FACT-FINDING.
>> GOING TO OUR DISTRICT
WEBSITE CHECKING ON THE FIND
MY SCHOOL LETTING THE STUDENTS
THOUGH, WEBINARS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE ON EACH OF THOSE
SCHOOLS AND THEN MAPPING OUT
THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY LIKE TO
VISIT TOMORROW, JTA WE MY RIDE
THAT ADMITTED THAT’S
FANTASTIC.
>> AND RIDE THE BUS TO THE
SCHOOLS AND THEN WHATEVER
SCHOOLS THEY CAN’T VISIT
TOMORROW, THEY WILL HAVE OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR
RECRUITMENT. WHEN DO THE
APPLICATION WINDOW TO VISIT A
SCHOOL AS WELL? AND WOULD YOU
EXPLAIN THE LOTTERY SYSTEM?
BECAUSE I MEAN, I KNOW YOU’D
LOVE TO GIVE THE FIRST CHOICE
TO EVERY SINGLE PARENT, BUT
THAT’S JUST VERY HARD TO BE
ABLE TO OUR LOTTERY HAS
PRIORITIES AND ALSO ON OUR
WEBSITE AS THE SCHOOL CHOICE
REFERENCE GUIDE. SO FAMILIES
CAN CALL US ASK QUESTIONS OR
JUST READ THE PRIORITY PAGE.
WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT STARTED
IN ELEMENTARY MAGNET PROGRAM.
THOSE CHILDREN MAY WANT TO
CONTINUING THAT THEME SO
THEY’LL HAVE A PRIORITY
PROGRAM CONTINUITY. WE HAVE
CHILDREN THAT MAY LIVE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE A DEDICATED
MAGNET SCHOOL WAS. THEY WILL
GET WHAT’S CALLED FORMER
ATTENDANCE AREA, A HIGHER
PRIORITY. BUT THERE IS A
PRIORITY CHART THAT CLEARLY
ARTICULATE SWAT. THE PRIORITY
IS AND THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING, IF NOTHING ELSE. BUT
HAVING THAT PRINCIPLE
SIGNATURE PRIORITY. AND THAT’S
THE PRIORITY THAT FAMILIES
WILL GET WHEN THEY TORE THE
SCHOOLS. AND THAT WAS ONE
THING THAT WE COULD NOT OFFER
THEM. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
AT THE PRIME OSBORN NOW
VISITING THIS THOSE SCHOOLS.
THEY GET THE PRIORITY SAY
YOU’RE WALKING AWAY WITH IF
NOTHING ELSE, PRINCIPAL
SIGNATURE PRIORITY AND TO GET
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION BEFORE
YOU LEAVE THE SCHOOL WHEN YOU
TOUR REAL QUICK DEADLINE.
>> FOR SCHOOL CHOICE. OKAY.
THE WINDOW OPENED ON JANUARY
FIRST AND CLOSES ON FEBRUARY
28TH FOR ON-TIME APPLICANTS.
UNTESTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE
IT. AND I WANT TO REMIND OUR
VIEWERS BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO
BE SO EASY FOR YOU TO GET TO
WHERE YOU NEED TO GO TOMORROW.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THAT THE
SCHOOL TOURS WILL BE AT 9, 10,
30 NOON AND ONE 30. BUT THE
JTA REMEMBER, IT’S ALSO
PROVIDING FREE BUS RIDES FOR
STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS.