Wear your Holiday Hill shirt or a blue shirt and join us at the school board meeting! We need as many people willing to show up as possible! The other schools are out in droves - let's show the School Board that we have a supportive community, too!
Location: Duval School Board Building, 1701 Prudential Dr, 32207
Arrive: Around 5:00pm (meeting starts at 6:00pm)
Please fill out a blue speaker card inside the lobby as soon as you get there and then get in the line outside. EXPECT A CROWD.
To speak: Fill out a speaker card, found in the lobby. Everyone WILL be allowed to speak who completes a card before 6:20pm. Name & address are required; be sure to check the correct box to request to speak. If you don’t want to speak, please still complete a speaker card, check the box not to speak, and indicate support or opposition for the designated agenda item.
Time Limit: A full house is expected so it would be wise to plan for only ONE MINUTE to speak. Time limits are strict and enforced and you will be cut off after 60 seconds.
We have also created a Sign Up Genius in order to help gauge participation. You can sign up as an attendee or a speaker (with many options for speaking topics, or add your own). You do not have to sign up in order to attend either meeting! This is just to give everyone a better sense of school and community participation.
https://www.signupgenius.com/.../70A0C48A4AA2AAAFE3...
Some speaking topic ideas are listed below. Let's discuss in the group chat for this event so that we are not overlapping thoughts.
Agenda: TBD
Thoughts for speaking points:
-We do not want K-8 mega schools. Large schools do not equate to better academic success. Share why a K-5 is the ideal size for our children.
-We want a school close to where we live - where our children can walk and ride bikes to and from school. Southside Estates is over 4 miles from HHE. The district is going to need to consider the additional cost of transportation if our students are no longer able to walk to school.
-The Gifted & Academically Talented Leadership Magnet Program & ESE Pride Program are outstanding and very critical needs. If you have children in these programs, it would be wonderful to hear why they are meaningful to you.
-Eliminating this school will negatively impact real estate values in our community. If you have moved to the Holiday Hill area specifically for this school, let the board know why this topic is important to your household.
-Community Involvement is very high in our area and generations have been attending our school since the 1950s. If you live in the area, please share how this community is important, and why our school is an essential part of it. Would love to hear from local business owners.
-Our existing school does not need a rebuild. It would be a “nice to have,” not a “need” at this time.
-We want choices when it comes to feeder patterns. We do not want to eliminate our feeder pattern to some of the best middle schools in the state.