Putnam County School District - Shaping the Future

The following recommendations are based on the latest updates of Hurricane Idalia: All PCSD school shelters are opening including QI Roberts Jr-Sr High School at 5:00PM. Emergency Management recommends evacuations for the following: mobile homes, low lying areas, and flood prone areas along the river. If you need transportation to a shelter, call 386-329-1904. Please bring the following: blanket, pillow, medication, books, change of clothes.

All PCSD schools will be closed on Wednesday, August 30th and Thursday, August 31st. All extracurricular activities are cancelled beginning Tuesday, August 29th. Our plan is to resume all activities on Friday, September 1st. The following shelters will open Tuesday, August 29th ay 5:00PM: Jenkins Elementary (general population), Ochwilla Elementary (pets), Kelley Smith Elementary (special needs only), Browning-Pearce Elementary (general population), Middleton-Burney Elementary (general population). The shelter at QI Roberts will NOT be open at this time. We will continue to update you here with the latest information related to school operations. Please see Putnam County Emergency Management for local updates: https://main.putnam-fl.com/?page_id=48.

A decision on school closures and shelters will be made by the local emergency operations team later this afternoon. We will update you here with any news and information to assist the community. Thank you!

Attention 7th-12th Students & Parents! College & Career Night! Location: Palatka Jr. - Sr. High School Commons Area Address: 302 Mellon Rd Palatka, FL 32177 Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Time: 6:00PM-7:00PM

The second Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs from August 26th through September 8th. During this time, you may purchase qualifying items related to disaster preparedness exempt from sales tax. For a full list of items, visit FloridaRevenue.com/DisasterPrep

PCSD Safety Week, September 5-8 The Putnam County School District takes the safety and well-being of our students, staff and community seriously. To ensure that our learning community is confident in our safety procedures, we have designated the week of  September 5-8 as our Safety Week. We have included information on our website (https://www.putnamschools.org/page/student-safety) so that you are aware of our happenings. You are welcome and encouraged to have a conversation with your child in advance regarding any of the content we will review during Safety Week. The video content selected is age appropriate and the topics fall in line with FLDOE’s required instruction and State legislation. If there is a video you would prefer your child not see, please contact your school and fill out a Safety Video Opt-out Form. #ProudtobePCSD

The Pulse: PCSD Podcast Superintendent Surrency sat down with Feed the Need of Putnam County in this week's episode of The Pulse. Be sure to tune in weekly as we engage employees, students, and community members in topics surrounding Education in Putnam County. Listen here: www.putnamschools.org/page/the-pulse #ProudtobePCSD

Season 2 of The Pulse: PCSD's Podcast starts tomorrow! You can find and listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.putnamschools.org/page/the-pulse #ProudtobePCSD

Tune in LIVE to our School Board Meeting 8/22/2023 at 3:30PM! Link: https://youtube.com/live/RHqzJXgBWMA #ProudtobePCSD

**ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS** Join PCSO's detective assigned to the Northeast Florida INTERCEPT Task Force for an information session for parents about ONLINE SAFETY for children and teens. They will discuss internet dangers, social media risks, facts on human trafficking and how to keep your kids safe from predators.

2023-2024 PCSD Bus Routes Information about your student's Bus Route can be found here: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/bus-routes

🏫✏️Welcome back to school!📚📓 #ShapingtheFuture #ProudtobePCSD

Now it’s easier than ever to stay up-to-date with the district, schools, AND with your student’s teachers and classes. If you have the latest version of the PCSD app, you’ll see a new option called Rooms. Download the PCSD app today and get started: Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3grcg9a Download for Android https://bit.ly/2YWkU9v Families will soon receive instructions via email to create their login to access Rooms within the district app. If you do not receive an email on August 10, 2023, please contact your child’s school to ensure your email is up-to-date. For more information about Apptegy Rooms including FAQ’s, please go to: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/parent-teacher-chat-with-apptegy-rooms

🚨SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW 8/10/2023 🚨 📚 School supplies, meet the teacher events, schedule pick-ups... ARE YOU READY!? ⌨️There is still time to register for school! To enroll visit your zoned school and we will assist in getting your student registered today! ⏰ Set those alarms! Attendance and arriving to school ON TIME are important. Check out our school times HERE: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/school-times 🪪 Is your child's parent/guardian information up-to-date? This information is CRITICAL! Let your child's school know if you need to update ANY information in Skyward! 🚍 Is your child registered to ride the bus? Check out our bus routes HERE: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/bus-routes 🚗 Are you transporting a child to school? Hang those car tags! Please BE PATIENT the first few weeks of school during pick-up and drop-off. Our schools have developed systems to make the lines flow smoothly! 💊 As students go back to school, it is important that they are up to date on their immunizations, have a completed Health Services Consent form, and have a completed authorization form for any medications/treatments. For more information visit: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/health-services 🤩 We can't wait to see our students tomorrow! 🤩 #ProudtobePCSD

At Tuesday’s School Board Meeting, the Putnam County Tax Collector's office recognized the sponsors that make the Tag Art Program possible in Putnam County. A big 'Thank you' to Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., TECO Peoples Gas, Beck Automotive Group, Vulcan Materials Company, Waste Pro, and Douglas Law Firm for their diligence in ensuring our students have the opportunity each year to participate in the Tag Art Program. Due to the success of this program, more than $12,000 will be distributed to schools and will provide art supplies for our Putnam County students. Each student was given a tag with their design imprinted on it as a keepsake. When a ‘Tag Art’ tag or cup is purchased part of the proceeds go to the school in which that artist attends. We have attached the link & encourage you to purchase our student's artwork! https://www.putnamtax.com/services/motorist-services/license-tag-art/kids-tag-art-portal/

Tune in LIVE to our School Board Meeting 8/8/2023 at 3:30PM! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHvAtgJ58_s #ProudtobePCSD

PCSD Celebrates 2023 Retirees! #ProudtobePCSD

At a recent PCSD School Board Meeting, The Education Foundation of Putnam County awarded eight PCSD student scholarships. Scholarship Recipients: Macee Woods, D'Asia Evans, Alison Eubanks, Christopher Johnson, Faith Thomas, Nolan Faircloth, Kendal Asbury, JD Beaver Congratulations to all of the scholarship recipients! We can not wait to see what the future holds for all of you. #ProudtobePCSD

Back to School event happening in Putnam County! See flyer for more information! #ProudtobePCSD

Here are a few Back to School Events happening in Putnam County! See flyers for more information! #ProudtobePCSD