In this episode of Burke at Work, Superintendent Mike Burke learns some new skills while he shadows District Maintenance and Plant Operations staff member, Rick Hubert, as the team gives the Palm Beach Gardens High School gym some updates!
This week, Kindergarten Round Up events happened throughout the District, giving parents/guardians and children the opportunity to meet school staff and teachers, learn about the kindergarten curriculum, understand how their children will be welcomed and nurtured, and get acquainted with their school’s programs and services.
District high school students put their vast array of knowledge and quick-thinking skills to the test in the annual Academic Challenge. Play along at home, test your knowledge, and cheer on your favorite school as you watch the exciting Academic Challenge Finals featuring: Suncoast HS, Atlantic HS, A.W Dreyfoos SOTA, West Boca HS, Olympic Heights HS, Park Vista HS competing for the championship! Click here to watch the show!
Congratulations to this week's Thank a Teacher winner, Ms. Ally Van Valkenburg, a third grade teacher at Diamond View Elementary! Ms. Valkenburg's students may be amazing readers, but they still have a tough time saying her last name. No worries! This special educator simply goes by "Ms. V" and she had a major victory by being this week's Thank a Teacher winner, earning her a $150 gift from HCA Florida Healthcare!
On Tuesday, April 11, the annual International Spanish Academy Symposium was held at John I. Leonard High School, where bilingual and multicultural skills and talents of students enrolled in special dual-language programs throughout the District were highlighted as well as endorsed by the Embassy of Spain.
The School District of Palm Beach County is launching a bigger effort than ever before to make sure students are enrolled and ready to start their elementary school careers by hosting Kindergarten Round Up events at schools throughout the District this week. Data shows only about half of Palm Beach County students were considered "kindergarten-ready" when they started this school year. During the in-person events, families learned about one of the biggest transitions in their child's life: starting kindergarten. During these events, students received special learning kits while parents/guardians had the opportunity to tour classrooms and campuses, and learned what academic and social skills children are expected to have to enter kindergarten as well as what they will achieve throughout the year. Click here to read the full story by WPTV Ch. 5.
