Category: Post to District News

August STAR Awards

August 15, 2019 By Lydia Martin

Martha Taylor – Job Coach SLPS Martha was nominated for her work with Student Perks, a coffee cart that is at the SLC Board of County Commissioners Building as well as at the Port St. Lucie City Hall Building. She has worked tirelessly to provide this wonderful opportunity for the students to learn job skills.  Taylor has worked closely with the schools, students, county administrators and commissioners to make this enterprise happen.  She continues to look for new opportunities for the students to gain the experience they need to be gainfully employed once they graduate from high school. Desiraee Thomas … Read More

Partnership with School Board Celebrated

August 15, 2019 By Lydia Martin

Pete Tesch and Jill Marasa from Economic Development Council (EDC), Rich Kolleda from Workforce Readiness Taskforce (WRT), and Brian Bauer from CareerSource Research Coast thanked the School Board for supporting this summer’s Boot Camps and acknowledged the positive partnership that they have with SLPS. Ready to Work Boot Camps were established at the request of manufacturers and trades seeking employees. The WRT was started in 2015 as a result of the EDC’s 2015-2020 Strategic Plan to explore workforce readiness and education improvements that has grown to 30 plus regional stakeholders.

St. Lucie Public Schools Teachers Recognized as Microsoft Innovator Educator Experts for 2019-2020

August 15, 2019 By Lydia Martin

St. Lucie County, FL – Laurie Boyer and Julia Hilburn, St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) teachers, have been selected as Microsoft Innovator Educator (MIE) Experts for 2019-2020.  Chief Academic Officer Dr. Helen Wild explained that her team was delighted to learn of the recognition.  “Laurie and Julia are the digital trendsetters in our district. It’s no surprise that Microsoft is recognizing their ability to effectively use technology to enhance the learning environment in classrooms across our schools.” According to Microsoft, Boyer and Hilburn were selected for this prestigious recognition because they are “self-driven, passionate about their work, have a true … Read More

Summer Professional Development Learning Sessions

May 20, 2019 By Laurie Boyer

Engagement Strategies & Critical Thinking Participants will learn how to engage students in their learning using cooperative learning structures and high yield instructional strategies. The learning will occur online via Canvas so you can learn virtually. Target Audience: All Teachers K-12   Date: Monday June 10th Location: Online via Canvas Facilitator: Laurie Boyer This PD has been designed for teachers going into their second year of teaching this 2019-2020 school year ONLY. Participants will strategies in the areas of dealing with classroom management, curriculum, and the Framework for Quality Teaching and Learning. Target Audience: Teachers entering their 2nd year of teaching in the 2019-2020 school … Read More

Safety Fest 2019

May 6, 2019 By Lydia Martin

Friends, families, businesses, and organizations came together on Saturday, April 27th for a day of fun, food, festivities, and demonstrations at the 5th Annual Safety Fest held at the Digital Domain Stadium in Port St. Lucie. The Ft. Pierce Central High School JROTC Color Guard and St. Lucie West Centennial High School Band opened the event by presenting the Colors and playing the National Anthem. St. Lucie Public Schools was represented by Transportation, FDLRS, Media Services, Magnet School Programs, and General Programs of Study.

WLX-TV – The Education Channel

April 4, 2019 By Lydia Martin

This week, we are featuring an all new Que Pasa St. Lucie featuring Superintendent Gent, UF/IFAS hosted by Ken Gioeli, Legal Affairs hosted by Diamond Litty, and Live United hosted by Kenrick Thomas. Watch and see what is happening within our schools and our community!   We are on Comcast Channel 13 (Fort Pierce), Channel 19 (Port St. Lucie), and Channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse. You can also catch us on YouTube. While you’re there, subscribe to our channel, then head over to Facebook and like/follow our page – WLX-TV.   Weekly Programming Guide http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/Media/Weekly.pdf WLX-TV https://www.youtube.com/c/WLXTV-SLPS   State of … Read More

Southport Middle School Wraps Up National School Breakfast Week #NSBW19

March 13, 2019 By Angela Mas

The Southport Middle School Cafe staff teamed up with art teacher Brenda Pecora and attendance clerk Linda Nelson in a race to make National School Breakfast Week an enjoyable time for everyone at school. Ms. Donna, Ms. Paula, Ms. Stacia, Ms. Aurora, Ms. Jeanette, Ms. Lydia, Ms. Marianna, Ms. Delma, and cafeteria manager Ms. Eileen Kielbasa prepared special breakfast treats, including wagon wheel waffles and apple slice race cars to go with the theme “Start Your Engines.”  Mrs. Pecora worked with her art students to make the race cars that were used to help decorate for the event, which also … Read More

Community Comes Together for Southport Middle School Career Fair

February 26, 2019 By Lydia Martin

The Southport Middle School Guidance Department held a Career Fair for our seventh and eighth grade students to support them in career exploration. The event tied into the Naviance classroom lessons that counselors facilitate, which promotes career awareness and helps students develop a deeper understanding of their talents, skills, and personality traits. The community really came through for this event, with professionals from a wide variety of careers for students to meet and greet. Professionals were set up in a job fair style so students could move around and explore careers that may interest them, ask questions, and gather information. … Read More

Number of PBIS Model Schools Continues to Grow

February 19, 2019 By Lydia Martin

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL – St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) announced that 25 schools of distinction are recognized as Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Model Schools – an increase of three from last years’ pool of honorees.  The University of South Florida (USF), manager of the PBIS Project for the State of Florida, provided Executive Director of Exceptional Student Education Bill Tomlinson with notification of this elite cadre of schools.  He said, “This positive trend is a reflection of the focused efforts the District is making in schools to support the needs of all children both academically and behaviorally … Read More

A Wave of Excitement

December 17, 2018 By Lydia Martin

Maddy Polina, a successful senior at the St. Lucie Virtual School, has unique skills and talents. Maddy manages her time between studies and training to make some significant accomplishments in a sport she loves – surfing.  Most recently, Mandy claimed the Russian Federation National Women’s Surf Championship.  She appreciates the support from her teachers, her principal, and most importantly – her dad. They provide help and encourage her so that she is able to realize her potential. To find out more about this motivated young lady and her career, tune in to WLX TV’s Eye on St. Lucie or watch … Read More

Southport Middle School Student Council Beach Clean Up

December 14, 2018 By Angela Mas

Southport Middle School Student Council led the way for an environmental service project to clean up local beaches. The “Beach Clean Up” is just one of Southport’s many service project initiatives that students are participating in this school year. The cleanup took place at Jensen Beach.      

TCHS HOSA LEADS THE WAY

September 28, 2018 By Stephanie Stark

On Sept. 27th thirty-one TCHS HOSA Club members traveled from TCHS to Jupiter to participate in HOSA’s Regional Fall Leadership Conference.  During the conference, HOSA students had the opportunity to observe the parliamentary process by listening to campaign speeches and voting for different candidates running for their prospective offices at the regional level.  Members also voted on this year’s HOSA t-shirt design as well as learning about the HOSA national service project: National Pediatric Cancer Project.  Our Club will participate with this effort by raising awareness and funds to support this foundation in research and development for a cure for … Read More

SLPS App

July 6, 2017 By Lydia Martin

Download the St. Lucie Public Schools App. Receive up-to-date news Gain handy access to calendars and athletic events Enjoy on-the-go connection to parent resources Access social media posts Search “St. Lucie Public Schools” in your favorite App store today for convenient access to important information about your child’s education.