With the school year officially coming to a close and summer plans being made, the School District of Palm Beach County is happy to provide parents with information regarding a number of great summer activities, learning programs, camps, and reading lists, which provide students with opportunities to continue learning throughout the summer. To view a complete [...]

Pierce Hammock Elementary recently honored four students that have received the Principals Honor Roll continuously for the last five year, starting from first grade, all the way through fifth grade. Principal John Carvelli and Assistant Principal Christie Schwab presented the students with medals and awards recognizing the tremendous accomplishment.   Three of the four students have [...]

Student media productions from eight Palm Beach County schools took first place in the Region 5 Jim Harbin Student Media Festival. The schools are Freedom Shores Elementary, Jupiter Farms Elementary, North Grade Elementary, Western Pines Middle, Roosevelt Middle, Independence Middle, Suncoast High, and Seminole Ridge High.   The student productions were selected as the top media [...]

Stephanie Nixdorf, the Choral Director and Musical Theatre Director at Sunocast High School is one of 217 music teachers from across the country who has been announced as a quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®. In total, more than 30,000 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators [...]

The Suncoast High School Theatre Department, under the Direction of Stephanie Nixdorf, was recognized at the 11th annual South Florida Cappies Gala, at the Broward Performing Arts Center on May 21st.  The Cappies Awards celebrate achievement in High School theatre throughout Broward and Palm Beach County through a theatre critic mentoring program and an awards program at the end of [...]

The School District of Palm Beach County announced that Lee Kolbert, Manager of the Department of Educational Technology, has been nominated for honors in the category of School Technologists at the 2013 Annual Bammy Awards.  Presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences International, the Bammy award is a cross-discipline award recognizing the contributions [...]

Recent Dreyfoos graduate Christopher Wan has won a $3,000 prize and 1st place honors in the Environmental Sciences category of the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held this past May in Phoenix, Arizona. Stephen Anand, science instructor at the Arts school is ecstatic!  ?Chris?s entry was Modeling Estuarine Salinity Using Artificial Neural Networks and his win has put Dreyfoos [...]

The School District of Palm Beach County has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). According to GFOA, ?The award represents a significant achievement by the entity.  It reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental [...]

The School District of Palm Beach County announced that the 5th Annual Learn Green Conference & Expo will take place on Monday, November 11, 2013 at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. This is the best opportunity for teachers, students, administrators, community members and experts in the field to learn from each other and discuss [...]

The School District of Palm Beach County is offering the Summer Food Service Program throughout Palm Beach County. The School District has sponsored this program for the past 15 years. List of Feeding Sites for Summer Food Service Program Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of  race,  color,  sex,  disability,  age,  [...]

Ten (K-12) teachers from Palm Beach County will be visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum June 10 – 12, 2013 in an effort to obtain firsthand knowledge about the Holocaust and develop lesson plans.  Norman Frajman, a Holocaust Survivor will accompany the teachers and staff.  The group that will be traveling includes: Ramona Eddlemon [...]

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has released the FY2013 Spring End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment results for Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, and U.S. History.  In May of 2013, the following numbers of School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) students participated in EOC assessments: Algebra 1 EOC: 16,198; Geometry EOC: 10,950; Biology 1 EOC: 12,650; and [...]

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has released the FY2013 results for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) for all students tested in Reading at grades 3-10, Mathematics at grades 3-8, and Science at grades 5 and 8.  In April of 2013, approximately 105,000 School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) students took the FCAT [...]

The School District of Palm Beach County School Food Service Department is hiring 4, 5, and 6 hour cafeteria workers with a starting pay of $8.68 per hour with some positions offering benefits.  When? June 10, 2013 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. Where? Work Force Alliance located at 1951 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach All [...]

Eleven students from Palm Beach County Schools, bound for their college of choice were awarded $1,000 scholarships and a $400Junior Citizen Award by the Caribbean-American For Community Involvement in Florida, Inc. (CAFCI) during its annual student assistance award ceremony at Kevin Harvin Center in Royal Palm Beach.  This year marks the 21st year of CAFCI?s [...]

The Annual Beginning Teacher of the Year and Mentor Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony took place at Fulton-Holland Education Services Center June 4th. The Department of Professional Development and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. co-sponsored the event in support of first year teachers and mentors. The awards were presented to elementary, middle, and [...]

The Sunshine State School Public Relations Association (SUNSPRA) announced the 2013 Sunshine Medallion Award Winners and Palm Beach County is proud to have four winners this year. These initiatives reflect the dedication of our teachers, administrators and families to ensure that our students are receiving the highest level of education.    Promotional Videos, Large District Wellness [...]

Iris Neil, Transition Program Planner, was recently honored with the Florida Division on Career Development and Transition?s Making a Difference Award. Ms. Neil was recognized for her tireless efforts to support the transition process of students with disabilities.  ?Her vision for each student and her commitment and belief that all students share the promise of the future is [...]

The Historical Society of Palm Beach County was pleased to present Dreyfoos School of the Arts with the special exhibition Alexander W. Dreyfoos: Man of Vision, Culture and Community.  In attendance at the presentation on May 16, 2013 were Alexander Dreyfoos, Jeremy Johnson, President and CEO of the Historical Society; Dr. Susan Atherley, Principal of Dreyfoos School [...]

Kayla Abramowitz, a student at Palm Beach Gardens Elementary has been collecting new and used DVDs to donate to children?s hospitals in an effort to help children feel better.  When her project started April 1, Kayla?s original goal was to collect 100 DVDs to donate to Miami Children?s Hospital, but a newspaper article about her brought in [...]