Congratulations, to Jackson McLean, in Mr. Sandgren’s class at Citrus Elementary School. Jackson is the winner of the “2019 Tuttle Holiday Card Contest.” At the January 28th Board Meeting, Mr. Doug Tuttle, from Tuttle Law, presented Jackson with his framed artwork that was shared across the country on Tuttle Law’s holiday card. Each student and teacher who participated in this contest were given a gift card to the Vero Beach Book Center from Tuttle Law. Thank you, Mr. Tuttle, for supporting our ESE students and teachers through this contest for 18 years.

We are pleased to announce that the FortifyFL app is LIVE. Now, any student, educator, parent, or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to lawFortify Florida App Logo enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or www.getfortifyfl.com.

The classrooms of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder from Citrus Elementary will be hosting its 3rd Annual Autism Awareness Walkathon on Monday April 29th from 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. The proceeds from this event go directly towards educational programing for the students at Citrus Elementary, with a portion also being donated to the John Keller Scholarship at Vero Beach High School. If you are interested in sponsoring or have any other questions please contact Tom Stull at 772-564-6053.

The School District of Indian River County is excited to announce the launch of our new website. The new site has a clean modern design, improved functionality, and enhanced content focused on providing visitors quick and easy access to the information they need.

Our school sites also got a new design.

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released student graduation rates for the 2017-18 school year. Indian River County improved its graduation rate by almost 5 points; increasing from 87.1% in 2016-2017 to 92% in 2017-2018. This exceeds the State of Florida’s graduation rate by almost 6 percentage points.