The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate Constitution Week!

On August 15, 2023, the Martin County School Board approved the 2023 Proclamation for Constitution Week, which was drafted in partnership with Ms. Portia B. Scott and the Halpatiokee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Constitution Week is observed annually from September 17 to September 23. This year, we are celebrating the 236th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.

Chief of Safety & Security Frank Frangella shared his 9/11 first responder story with Air Force JROTC Cadets at Martin County High School on Patriot Day.

Though the memories are painful, the months he spent at Ground Zero helped to shape his perspective on school safety.

"I may be a little overly involved because of what I've seen," he shared with WPTV's Stephanie Susskind. "I try to take it that this is my family. These kids are my kids, these staff members are my family, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep them safe."

During its Special (TRIM) meeting on September 5, 2023, the Martin County School Board adopted the District's final budget for fiscal year 2023-2024. The approved budget is $568,269,365.

As we head further into the Hurricane Season, we would like to remind families of the scheduled Emergency Makeup Days built into the 2023-2024 School Calendar.

Emergency Makeup Days precede Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break (November 20-21 and December 21-22, 2023). These days may be used to make up instructional time in the event we need to close schools for one or more storms.

If we do not experience an emergency situation(s) requiring us to use one or more of these Emergency Makeup Days, they will be added to each holiday break as vacation time. If we experience conditions that would necessitate making up one or more school days, we will provide notice of the appropriate date(s) to families and employees as soon as possible.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 15 - 3:30 pm - District Advisory Council Meeting

September 18 - First Quarter Interim Reports Issued (Grades 6-12) - View Details in the FOCUS Parent Portal

September 19 - 4:00 p.m. - School Board Meeting

September 25 -Yom Kippur - No School for Students

U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of the Best High Schools in Florida for 2023-2024, and Jensen Beach High School was ranked among the top 100 performing schools in the state!

U.S. News & World Report looks at the following categories when ranking schools: college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.

Jensen Beach High School secured the 93rd position within Florida and ranked at 1,424 nationally.

Martin County High School achieved a ranking of 193 in the state of Florida, while South Fork High School secured the 279th spot.

A South Fork High School English Teacher got the surprise of her educational career in September of 2023.

That's when Ms. Kimberly Ballard learned she received the 2022 Yale Educator of the Year Award from one of her former students.

Kyle Ramos, a South Fork High School alum and the 2021-2022 Student Representative to the School Board, nominated Ms. Ballard for the award shortly after he began attending Yale University.

"In the classroom during my time with Ms. Ballard, she taught us to find our narrative voice, explore global issues, and tackle societal challenges through the texts we read and the essays we wrote," Kyle shared about why he nominated Ms. Ballard.

Out of hundreds of nominees from across the world, Ms. Ballard was selected as an award winner. She was the only teacher in Florida to be awarded this esteemed recognition.