April 2020

The public is invited to celebrate the District’s school lunch heroes by expressing gratitude and wearing yellow during food distribution on Thursday, April 30, and Thursday, May 7.

For AVID Awareness Week, students and staff are virtually celebrating all of the benefits the AVID System provides students, including improved organizational skills, critical thinking strategies, and encouragement to pursue higher education.

Junior Achievement (JA) of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast is helping teachers and students provide education in virtual classrooms.

The COVID-19 pandemic mandated school closures, creating the need for distance learning for School District of Palm Beach County students. Unfortunately, many students throughout the community do not have the necessary school supplies or technological materials to learn effectively at home.

As Distance Learning in the Palm Beach County School District enters its fifth week, here are some tips and reminders to help students, parents, and guardians make the most of their Distance Learning experience.

As Superintendent Donald E. Fennoy II stated in his letter to seniors and parents on April 7, the District is exploring other commencement options.

In time for Earth Day, Highland Elementary School has been named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.

Each year in the School District, the Beginning Teacher of the Year Award is presented to outstanding first year teachers, and the Mentor Teacher of the Year Award is presented to exceptional first year mentor teachers.

Carla Rodas-Piña is a 7th and 8th grade Spanish teacher at Woodlands Middle School who was recently named the Latinos in Action (LIA) Rookie Teacher of the Year for 2020.

On April 18, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that all K-12 school campuses in the state will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, due to COVID-19.

Like many teachers, Liberty Park Elementary ESOL teacher Sasha Morello immediately thought of the students as schools began to close. She found a way to say “thank you” to all of the children affected during this difficult time.

A total of $50,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs in the Census Video Prize Challenge launched by Census Accelerate, an initiative of the Census Open Innovation Labs.

While we can’t be together in classrooms right now, we can unite in our learning through social media. Tag @pbcsd in your pictures or videos of distance learning and show us how you’re #GoingTheDistancePBCSD! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

For the fourth consecutive year, the School District of Palm Beach County has been honored with the prestigious Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.

The Palm Beach County Library System is offering a FREE tutoring service to students to help them with their schoolwork.

The Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation and its sponsors made the announcement online on April 1, saying it is an especially critical time to honor outstanding educators, as teachers transition their classrooms to distance learning.

In order to keep the learning going for all students and bridge the digital divide, Comcast, Sprint, and AT&T are pitching in to help by offering a number of benefits.