Author: Lydia Martin

Take steps to keep yourself and others healthy by following some everyday actions: Stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way. Clean and disinfect surfaces or objects. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill.    

On Friday, January 19, students from local high schools competed in a battle of academic with-it-ness that challenged team members’ knowledge of philosophy and humanities, advanced mathematics and scientific theory, as well as a broad range of literature, music, and foreign language. The teams competed for the overall St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) District Championship Team and individual placement on the six-member District Team moving to the State-level 33rd Commissioner’s Academic Challenge slated for April at Walt Disney World in Orlando.   Lincoln Park Academy captured this year’s District Championship title.  Team members Sreya Banik, Maria Dominguez, Rachel Fryer Dommel, … Read More

Congratulations to our winter graduates! WLX-TV – St. Lucie Public Schools Education Channel has made the 2018 Winter Graduation available on You Tube! Check it out. 2018 Winter Graduation         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uusj7u2VnjE

Watch the Teacher of the Year Interviews on WLX-TV.   Also, watch the 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel and like/follow us on Facebook. WLX-TV – The Education Channel for St. Lucie Public Schools Comcast Channel 13 (Ft. Pierce) Channel 19 (Port St. Lucie) Home Town Cable Channel 19 (Tradition) AT&T U-verse Channel 99 Litestream Cable Channel 65 (St. James) School District Wireless Channel 36 (In schools) http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/Media/Weekly.pdf            

2018 MLK Grand Parade Results for School Entries Elementary 1st Place: Frances K. Sweet Elementary 2nd Place: Village Green Elementary 3rd Place: Rivers Edge Elementary   K-8 1st Place: Northport K-8 2nd Place: Fort Pierce Magnet Arts 3rd Place: St. Lucie West K-8   Middle 1st Place: Forest Grove Middle 2nd Place: Southport Middle 3rd Place: Dan McCarty Middle   High 1st Place: St. Lucie West Centennial High 2nd Place: Fort Pierce Central High 3rd Place: Port St. Lucie High View the parade by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AZs5cipxNg&t=164s Week of Kindness 1st Place Morningside Elementary 2nd Place Dan McCarty Middle 3rd … Read More

In support of St. Lucie Public Schools’ (SLPS) continuing effort to recruit and retain experienced teachers, SLPS and the St. Lucie Classroom Teachers’ Association/Classified Unit have agreed to remove contract language that limits the years of experience awarded to returning DROP retirees. Previously, returning DROP retirees had a cap of five years on the experience for which they could receive credit. New language removes the cap and now qualified returning retirees can receive credit for all of their verified years of experience.  Current employees who returned from DROP will be credited with all verified years of experience beginning February 1, … Read More

WLX-TV – The Education Channel for St. Lucie Public Schools Comcast Channel 13 (Ft. Pierce) Channel 19 (Port St. Lucie) Home Town Cable Channel 19 (Tradition) AT&T U-verse Channel 99, Litestream Cable Channel 65 (St. James) School District Wireless Channel 36 (In schools) http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/Media/Weekly.pdf            

St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) is proud to share the Florida Department of Education’s (FDOE) announcement for Principal of the Year finalists.  Lawnwood Elementary Principal Traci Wilke is named as one of the three finalists!   Superintendent E. Wayne Gent stated, “Mrs. Wilke is exemplary in every facet of educational leadership.  She is passionate about providing the very best learning environment for her students, committed to supporting her staff, and engaged in participating in the community she serves.  She has blazed a trail of success with her past educational experiences, and I foresee a future equally as productive with regard … Read More

Graduation Rates released by the Florida DOE show a historic and unprecedented measure of success for St. Lucie Public Schools. The District is ranked fifth overall in Florida and is the highest ranking district on the Treasure Coast with an overall graduation rate of 90.1 percent. All comprehensive high schools made significant gains and far-exceed state averages. Congratulations to students on their success and to the dedicated team of teachers and administrators! Lincoln Park Academy, 99.6 Treasure Coast High School, 97.3 Fort Pierce Central High School, 95.5 St. Lucie West Centennial High School, 93.2 Fort Pierce Westwood High School, 89.8 … Read More

St. Lucie Public Schools obtained a Math/Science Partnership (MSP) grant focused on increasing science content knowledge. This grant provided twenty-five teachers with the opportunity to participate in the U-Futures program. Nine of these teachers continued, and through the grant along with the generosity of the University of Florida, they completed their Master of Arts in Education (MAE) in Science Education free of charge. This cadre of professional educators worked diligently to complete the rigorous coursework required for this degree. Superintendent E. Wayne Gent and School Board Members celebrated their accomplishment at the January School Board Meeting. Congratulations are extended to: … Read More