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Duval School Board highlights student achievements, expands CTE pathways with new logistics academy
Summary
The school board recognized students and educators, honored national‑merit finalists and announced CTE expansions including a new global logistics and supply chain academy at Ed White High School funded by the FLDOE CAP grant.
At its April 1 meeting the Duval County School Board spotlighted student achievement across the district, honored recent awards and described Career and Technical Education expansions for the coming school year.
Recognitions and students: The board recognized the San Pablo Elementary Ukulele Club and several groups of students for district honors. The district welcomed the 2025 cohort of Thrive Scholars and named multiple National Merit Scholarship finalists from area high schools. The board also recognized students who performed life‑saving efforts at Jean Ribault High School and presented superintendent’s coins of excellence to several educators.
CTE and Embry Riddle dual enrollment: Board members highlighted career cluster programming in transportation, distribution & logistics and manufacturing. The district reported 11 high schools offering CTE pathways in those career clusters, including three full career academies and nine schools with dual‑enrollment options. The board announced that Ed White High School will open a new Global Logistics & Supply Chain Technology Academy in fall 2025; renovations to create a laboratory with computers and simulators are underway and funded in part by a FLDOE CAP grant the district received.
Student testimony and teacher recognition: Catalina Perry, an Embry Riddle dual‑enrollment student from Fletcher High School, described the program as life changing: "This program became more than just a set of classes. It became a passion," she told the board. The board also presented a superintendent’s coin to Elizabeth Michaels of Duncan U. Fletcher High School after Embry Riddle named her national dual‑enrollment aviation teacher of the year. Michaels described hands‑on learning, simulators and field trips as critical to student engagement and said, "The sky is not the limit. It's just the beginning." District staff said 105 students are enrolled in the local Embry Riddle courses and 21 have completed all three dual‑enrollment classes.
Other district news: Superintendent Bernier updated the board on state legislation items to watch, summer program registration details and the district’s plan to market and sell its South Bank district office property. He also previewed upcoming strategic‑planning workshops and community events.
Why it matters: The CTE expansions and dual‑enrollment partnerships provide students with credentials and college credits that can reduce postsecondary costs and improve workforce readiness. Recognition of student achievement and teacher awards highlights programs the district said it will continue to support.
What’s next: Construction and lab installation at Ed White will proceed as CAP grant funding allows for the 2025–26 school year. Staff will share program enrollment and outcome data in future board workshops.
