Video series: Self-care for teachers

The Jacksonville Public Education Fund works with Callie Lackey of Hope Street Inc to bring trauma-informed care to schools. In this series, she offers five-minute breathers for teachers.

4/29/2021

The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is proud to partner with Callie Lackey of Hope Street Inc to bring trauma-informed care to public schools in Duval County. In this video series, Callie offers five-minute breathers for teachers to practice self-care.

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Teacher Leader Spotlight: Wolfburg Fellow Abby Solano

Abby Solano, a teacher at West Riverside Elementary, led her students on a project to explore identity and representation in the media.

4/29/2021

Watch her story in this video.

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Generous gift to expand the Wolfburg Fellowship for Social Justice in Education

Applications for the Fellowship, due June 13, are open to public school teachers in Duval County.

4/26/2021

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School leader spotlight: Culturally responsive teaching at Lake Lucina Elementary

JPEF provides professional learning, coaching and grant funding to Principal Michelle Walsh through our School Leadership Initiative.

4/16/2021

Principal Michelle Walsh is fascinated by the brain science of teaching – so her project with JPEF focuses on Culturally Responsive Teaching, a research-based approach that helps students get into in an “academic mindset” - ready to learn.

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Lake Lucina Elementary School teaching team awarded the Cindy Edelman Excellence in Teaching Fellowship

Five teachers will travel to Washington, D.C., and a national conference to learn how to become a social justice model school.

4/14/2021

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DID YOU KNOW?

 

93%

of public schools in Duval County earned an "A," "B," or "C" in 2021-2022.