Santa Rosa County District Schools

🌎 Happy World Teachers' Day! 🌎 In Santa Rosa, we have nearly 2,000 instructional staff members that love, educate, and prepare our students for graduation and a successful future. We are SO proud of the innovation, dedication, and collaboration of our teachers that serve our students! Give a shout out to a teacher that has made an impact on you and/or your child below! ⬇️ #SRCDS1stChoice

Rock Your School Day: Take 2 🎬 East Milton Elementary took part in the hands-on and engaging lessons, complete with room transformations, to make learning ROCK! 🎸 They also collected over 250 boxes of cereal to donate to Food Raising Friends and placed Positive Affirmations on 810 coffee sleeves for Mama Lattes as well as part of this fun day! Way to go, EME! #SRCDS1stChoice

Friday Night Lights Recap - 10/3 🏈 Congratulations to Pace and Jay on their wins this week! 🎉 Keep up the great work, Santa Rosa! 💙💚 #SRCDS1stChoice

Rock Your School Day 2025 was a success! We love seeing the hands-on, engaging, standards-based lessons our students took part in today as part of the Rock Your School initiative by Get Your Teach On. #SRCDS1stChoice

Safety Starts With Us: Online Safety for Students

Think before you click! 🚦
⚠️ Don’t click on unknown links in emails, messages, or pop-ups.
⚠️ Be cautious with downloads — only install apps and files from trusted sources.

A few smart clicks today can prevent big problems tomorrow. 💙💚

#SafetyStartsWithUs #SRCDS1stChoice

Big Brothers Big Sisters - Beyond School Walls Update

Last week, seniors from Milton High School met with their mentors from Santa Rosa County for the first Beyond School Walls session of the school year. Some matches reunited while others began their journey together for the very first time, making it a day full of connection and excitement.

The group enjoyed breakfast, heard an inspiring presentation from Rob Morrison with TRIO-Student Support Services, and took part in fun icebreaker games. Matches also spent one-on-one time setting goals for the year before sharing lunch and heading back to school.

Here’s to a year full of growth, guidance, and new possibilities!

Let's gear up for another action packed week of football! 🏈Good luck to all of our Santa Rosa athletes as they head into Friday night!

Safety Starts With Us: Online Safety for Students

Cyberbullying and online threats are serious. 💻❌
✅ Think before you post or share — what you put online can last forever, even if deleted.
✅ If you see something concerning, report it through FortifyFL and tell a trusted adult. 🔗https://getfortifyfl.com/

Let’s work together to make our online spaces safe and supportive for everyone. 💙💚

#SafetyStartsWithUs #SRCDS1stChoice

School Board Meeting 📍 Woodlawn Beach Middle School 🗓 October 9, 2025 ⏰ 5:30 PM Agendas, minutes, and live stream are available here: https://santarosacodsfl.portal.civicclerk.com

So many events and recognitions are happening during the month of October! We certainly cannot miss the fact that it is National Principal Month. 🎉 We are fortunate to have such caring, dynamic, and servant leaders in Santa Rosa County who love, educate, and prepare our students for graduation and a successful future! Give a shout out in the comments to a current or former principal and share the impact he/she made on your life! ❤️#SRCDS1stChoice

The October edition of LEAPS & Bounds is now available at the link below! Check out celebrations, activities, recognitions, and important information for the month of October. 🍂

🔗https://bit.ly/OctoberLEAPS2025

As we kick off our Safety Starts with Us campaign during the month of October, we are kicking October 1 off with a focus on online safety for students.

Safety Starts With Us: Online Safety for Students

Your personal information is valuable — protect it! 💻
✅ Never share your passwords (even with friends)
✅ Avoid posting your full name, school, address, phone number, or location online

Together, we can build safer digital spaces for every student. 💙💚

#SafetyStartsWithUs #SRCDS1stChoice

Safety Starts With Us
Working Together for Safe Schools & Strong Futures 💙💚

Santa Rosa County District Schools is proud to launch our Safety Starts With Us campaign during the month of October which ties in closely with National Internet Safety Month! This initiative focuses on five key areas to keep our students safe and supported:

1️⃣ Online Safety
2️⃣ Be Aware of Untrustworthy Adults
3️⃣ See Something, Say Something
4️⃣ Mental Health & Support
5️⃣ Reporting

Safety is a community effort — together, we protect what matters most. Stay tuned for resources and updates throughout the month! Learn more and explore resources at the link below.

🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/o/srcds/page/safety-starts-with-us

#SafetyStartsWithUs #SRCDS1stChoice

Congratulations to Katherine Jackson on being selected by her peers as Teacher of the Year at the Douglas A. Dillon Administrative Complex! Mrs. Jackson is a Teacher on Special Assignment and serves as the ESOL Program Facilitator for the district. She assists our schools, teachers, and students as it relates to English Speakers of Other Languages, primarily working to remove barriers and achieve success in Santa Rosa County. We are so appreciative of her hard work and diligence in this role. Please join us in recognizing her for this well deserved honor.👏 #SRCDS1stChoice

Congratulations to Bobbie Jo Cueno on being selected by her peers as Teacher of the Year at the Douglas A. Dillon Administrative Complex in our Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department! Ms. Cueno works diligently as the Program Facilitator and Contract Manager for Santa Rosa County Speech-Language Pathologists! We are so thankful to have her on our team in Santa Rosa! Please join us in recognizing her for this well deserved honor.👏 #SRCDS1stChoice

🏀 Middle School 3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments! 🏀

Get ready for some fast-paced hoops action!
📅 Saturday, November 1 – Boys tip off at 8:00 AM, with girls’ games to follow shortly after.

📍 Locations
• North End Schools & WLK8 – Pace High
• South End Schools & EBK8 – Gulf Breeze High

🏆 Championship
Winners advance to the 3-on-3 Championship Tournament on Saturday, November 15 at Pace High (8:00 AM).

🎟 Fees & Concessions
• $5 entry fee (Ages 12+)
• Concessions available on site

Come cheer on our amazing middle school athletes and show your Santa Rosa spirit! 💚💙

October is National Bullying Prevention Month Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance and is repeated or has the potential to be repeated over time. Throughout this month, we’re committed to raising awareness, encouraging kindness, and fostering safe, supportive schools for every student. Mark your calendars! On October 22, we will celebrate Unity Day by standing together against bullying and showing that kindness, acceptance, and inclusion matter by wearing orange! 🧡

🚨 Student Led Teaming Strategy Alert 🚨 Bagdad is excited to share something new! Their Leverage Leadership PLC focus is Student Led Academic Teaming, also known as "SLAT" for short! Administrators are excited and ready to have a “SLAT CHAT with the SLAT CAT." This special table will give the admin team the chance to connect with students and reinforce the SLAT framework around campus — whether it’s during lunch, in the hallway, during dismissal, or anywhere else! 🤩 We love this creative idea to reinforce instructional practices!! #SRCDS1stChoice

Take a look at the October Newsletter regarding Food Services from our partners at Chartwells!

For more information, you can visit our Food Services website at the link below.
🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/food-services

Don't forget to re-apply for free/reduced meals for the 2025-2026 school year at the link below.
🔗https://www.myschoolapps.com/

🌊✨ Community + Students = Impact ✨🌊 On September 27, our community came together with over 60 student volunteers from Santa Rosa County District Schools and 30+ adult volunteers for the Navarre Beach Clean-Up sponsored by Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office SRO Unit! Volunteers collected 82 pounds of trash from the beach, including 6.5 pounds of tobacco products, making a real difference in keeping our coastline beautiful. Huge thanks to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office SRO Unit, our students, and community members for showing the power of teamwork in action! Together, we are “Making Navarre Beach the Cleanest in Florida.” 🌴#SRCDS1stChoice