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April 7, 2025

 
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Join us at Kindergarten Kickoff April 7-11, 2025

Prepare to step into kindergarten with Kindergarten Kickoff! If your child will be five years old on or before September 1, 2025, be sure to attend your zoned school's Kindergarten Kickoff event during the week of April 7-11, 2025 to meet school staff, learn about kindergarten curriculum, understand how your child will be welcomed and nurtured, and more.


Click here to learn more and/or enroll online for kindergarten.


Click here to find out when to attend your zoned school's Kindergarten Kickoff event.

Check Out the NEW Episode of Burke at Work: Farm Field Trip Edition

In this new episode of Burke at Work, Superintendent Mike Burke joins Lake Shore Middle School students and our School Food Service team on an insightful field trip to R.C. Hatton Farms in Pahokee. Discover the journey of fresh produce from farm to table as students gain valuable knowledge about the origins of their food.


Click here to watch a recap of the engaging field trip!

Secondary Report Cards are Now Available

Third quarter report cards are now available in the Student Information System (SIS) Gateway for middle and high school students.


Click here to login to SIS Gateway.


Don't have an SIS Gateway account?


Get up-to-the-minute student information, grades, attendance, graduation requirements, and much more with SIS Gateway.


Find out how to register here.

This Thank a Teacher Winner is Paving the Way to Students' Success!

English Language Arts teacher Edwin Afamefuna credits hard work in his classroom for an almost 40% increase in test scores at Bear Lakes Middle School. Mr. Afamefuna challenges his students while also striving to always make learning fun and approachable, so that they can become confident with the material. For his dedication to helping his middle school students, Mr. Afamefuna is this week’s “Thank a Teacher” winner and receives a check for $350 from our business partner, HCA Florida Healthcare. 



Click here to watch the surprise!

Join Team Palm Beach at the Districtwide Job Fair This Week

Join us on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, for the District's largest hiring event of the year! Happening at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event will highlight all 182 District-operated schools and departments with teaching, non-instructional, and support staff vacancies for the upcoming school year.


Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is encouraged.


Click here to register and learn more.

After-School Program Registration Opens on April 15

For the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, registration for District after-school programs for incoming kindergarten students and students in grades K-5 begins on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 6 p.m.


Parents can register for an after-school program by visiting the online registration portal, Eleyo, to submit an after-school program registration contract request. Enrollment can be requested for all grade levels.


Click here to learn more.

District Teachers Continue Tradition of Excellence with Sweep of Dwyer Awards Finalists List

The Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. has named the finalists for the 41st annual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. Once again this year, all 28 finalists are from District-operated schools. Each finalist will participate in a final round of judging that will include a panel interview conducted by Palm Beach County business leaders. Seven award winners will be announced and honored during a ceremony on May 5, 2025, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.


Click here to view the list of finalists.

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