Wear your Holiday Hill shirt or a blue shirt and join us at the school board meeting! We’ll be there speaking out and showing up for public schools and students.
Location: Duval School Board Building, 1701 Prudential Dr, 32207 Arrive: Around 5:00pm (meeting starts at 6:00pm)
Please get in line as soon as you get there to complete a speaker card. The line is 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 6:20. 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: Here is how the speaking time limit is determined. Note that a full house is expected so it would be wise to plan for only 1 minute!
If 1-20 registered speakers, each gets 3 minutes
If 21-40 registered speakers, each gets 2 minutes
If 41 or more registered speakers, each gets 1 minute
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: https://duvalcosb.portal.civicclerk.com/.../agenda/25632...
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.