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Important Items

School Programs

Explore our Choice and in-house programs.

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School Lunches

School Food Service will continue to offer FREE breakfast and lunch during the school year.

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School Advisory Council (SAC)

Each advisory council shall perform functions prescribed by regulations of the district school board.

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Clubs and Activities

Explore creativity and learn technical skills in our before and after school clubs and activities!

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District

Half-Penny for Schools: Strong Schools, Strong Communities (2024)

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Announcements

District Choice Programs

Families with students entering pre-kindergarten through grade 12 have the opportunity to choose from an array of Choice Programs.

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About Us

Our Mission

Using Seminole P.R.I.D.E. we strive to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, lifelong learners as caring students in our community. We assist our students to realize their full potential as responsible, productive, contributing members of society by providing an educational environment in which students are challenged, excellence is expected and intercultural understandings are valued and respected.

SDPBC Upcoming Events

Tomorrow

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM POSTPONED: New Start & End Times Community Meeting
Friday

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM End 1st Nine Weeks
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Audit Committee Mtg
Monday

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM DUTY/PDD Sec Duty Day/Elem PDD
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM Academic Advisory Committee
Tuesday

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM Begin 2nd Nine Weeks
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Coalition Bargaining Session #5
October 17, 2024

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Construction Oversight and Review Committee (CORC) Meeting
October 22, 2024

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Coalition Bargaining Session #6
October 23, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Closed Sessions
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Regular Board Meeting
October 24, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM District Diversity & Equity Ad Hoc Subcommittee for Special Projects Meeting
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM District Diversity and Equity Committee Meeting
October 25, 2024

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Finance Committee Meeting
November 4, 2024

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM End 1st Elem Trimester
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM Academic Advisory Committee
November 5, 2024

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM DUTY/PDD Sec PDD/Elem Duty Day
November 6, 2024

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM Begin 2nd Elem Trimester
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Instructional Materials Adoption Committee Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM TAC - Technology Advisory Committee
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM Closed Sessions/Workshop/Special Meetings
November 7, 2024

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Instructional Materials Adoption Committee Meeting
November 8, 2024

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM IROC Meeting
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM ISSOC Meeting
November 14, 2024

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Construction Oversight and Review Committee (CORC) Meeting
November 15, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Audit Committee Mtg
November 19, 2024

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Special Meeting for Board Reorganization
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Regular Board Meeting
November 21, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM District Diversity & Equity Ad Hoc Subcommittee for Special Projects Meeting
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM District Diversity and Equity Committee Meeting

SDPBC At a Glance

An A-Rated School District FL Department of Education
94.1% Graduation Rate
10th Largest District in the U.S.
192 Countries Represented
32.8 million meals School Food Service
335 Choice & Career Programs
171,261 Students in District-operated schools
22,801 Total employees

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