2023 Stories

Palm Beach County School District’s School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) gives parents of enrolled students in all elementary, middle, and high school grades, students in grades 3-12, and school-based staff, an opportunity to submit feedback to the District.

The Winner Scholarship, established 22 years ago at Jupiter Elementary, is a $1,000 scholarship to be used at the college, university, or vocational/ technical school of the recipient’s choice. Nominated students must be in grades three through five at Jupiter Elementary and must demonstrate the following: academic initiative, attendance, financial need, and family involvement. Five special winners were celebrated for 2023!

The Affordable Connectivity Program helps connect families and households struggling to afford internet service. The benefit provides a discount on internet service of up to $30 per month for eligible individuals.

Adrienne Avallone has had a distinguished career in education spanning nearly 30 years in Palm Beach County School District. She has earned numerous accolades and recently added another when she received the 2023 School Psychologist of the Year Award from the Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP).

Superintendent Mike Burke is cooking up an exciting episode of Burke at Work in the kitchen at Eagles Landing Middle School. He learned how to make Chef Lauder's family recipe for pierogies alongside students in the pre-culinary arts program who are gaining a variety of job skills in the process.

This week's Thank a Teacher winner was nominated by the mom of both a former student and a current student who said Kimberly Brobston "creates excitement and joy for learning" in her classroom at Heritage Elementary School. Mrs. Brobston received a $250 check from HCA Florida Healthcare.