Santa Rosa County District Schools

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. In 2024-2025, Santa Rosa Adult School proudly launched our Integrated Education and Training (IET) program focused on becoming a Certified Paraprofessional. 🌟 We’re thrilled to share that the majority of our completers are now employed within the district, and those not yet employed are actively interviewing or seeking opportunities! 👏📚 Ready to join a program that leads to meaningful employment? Santa Rosa Adult School is here to help you succeed! Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! #SRCDS1stChoice

✏️Back to School Supply Lists ✏️

These can be found at the link below or by scanning the QR code on the flyer. (Tech Tip: You can save an image on your phone and then go to your camera roll and hold your finger on the QR code to open the link!)

🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/o/srcds/page/school-supply-lists

⚠️Reminder: The first day of school is Monday, August 11! We can't wait to begin an amazing school year!

🍴Food Services Information for 2025-2026 🍅

Take a look at the information below which includes information about menus, meal prices, applying for free/reduced lunch, and/or putting money onto your child's account!

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🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. King Middle School increased their score in every category towards the school grade! 📊Way to go!! 🎉 Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! #SRCDS1stChoice

Let's hit 2025-2026 out of the park! ⚾️🏟️ Our school web managers are stepping up to the plate and ready to knock communication out of the park this school year! ⚾️ Today, our dedicated web managers spent time getting their sites ready for the upcoming school year! We know how important clear information and helpful resources are for our families—and we’re here to deliver. 💻📲 ✅ Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is NOW OPEN! 📌 If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025, it’s time to register for Kindergarten! 🎒 Ready to get started? 👉 Register your child HERE: https://santarosa.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ 👉 Visit our Enrollment page HERE: https://www.santarosaschools.org/o/srcds/page/enrollment 👉 Check out our 25-26 Back to School page HERE: https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page 📅 First day of school: August 11, 2025 📧 Questions? Email us at PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us Choose Santa Rosa! #SRCDS1stChoice #BacktoSchool

Parent Letter from the Commissioner of Education 📝

Below, you will find a letter for parents and families from Anastasios Kamoutsas, the Commissioner of Education. This letter provides important information regarding the Florida Parental Rights and Protections in Education, along with additional resources to support you and your family.

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School Board Meeting This is just a reminder that we will have a scheduled workshop and school board meeting on July 22, 2025. This will be held at the Canal Street Board Room location. Times are as follows: 25/26 Budget Presentation - 9:00am Board Meeting - 10:00am

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Of the Brick and Mortar schools in the district, HNMS had the highest Civics proficient scores in the county at 88%. 📈Additionally, for the Geometry EOC, they had 100% proficient. 💯 Robotics Classes at HNMS designed wind turbines which they created on the 3-D printer and were able to produce electricity! Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! #SRCDS1stChoice

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. MHS Panthers have lots to celebrate! 🎉🎉🎉 Gains in ELA for PM 3: Increase of 3% in ELA proficiency, increase of 4% in ELA Learning Gains, and increase of 22% in ELA Lowest Quartile Learning Gains from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. Way to go, Panthers! 🐾 Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! #SRCDS1stChoice

DISTRICT APP REMINDER With school starting in less than a month on August 11, don't miss out on any updates and communication. 🗣️ Download our new app TODAY! This is the district approved communication tool for 2025-2026! Classes will be loaded in the Rooms portion of this app on Monday, August 4 - more information and invites will be sent to the email address(es) on file for guardians in FOCUS! What is Rooms? ➡️ This is a 2-way communication tool to communicate with teachers as well as receive class, school, and district updates! 🏫 Communication Resources for Families can be found here: https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/communication2526 Communication Resources for Teachers/Admin can be found here: https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/rooms-for-teachers 📲 Don't Delay... Download the "Santa Rosa County District, FL" app today! ✅

✨ Santa Rosa Spotlight ✨ Another Santa Rosa Spotlight! Check out this feature (at the link below) from WEAR on our very own Catherine Mahoney! She is an amazing educator making a difference every day and we are proud to call her ours! 🙌#SRCDS1stChoice 🔗https://weartv.com/news/veterans-making-a-difference/veterans-making-a-difference-catherine-mahoney

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Let's take a look at some success from our Avalon Middle School Knights! The overall student population increased in ELA & Math performance, but more importantly, the Avalon Middle School subgroup of Students with Disabilities increased from 34% (2023/2024) ESSA Index to +40% for 2024-2025. Additionally, between CTE funds and an FPL grant, Avalon teachers have earned over $200,000 to establish and grow programs to build upon successful student futures. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! #SRCDS1stChoice

School Resumes School resumes on Monday, August 11, 2025 for the upcoming school year! It's hard to believe this is just ONE MONTH away! Visit www.santarosaschools.org for more information on registration and register today if you have not already done so! Visit our Back to School 25-26 at the link below for all of your back to school needs including school supply lists, meal prices, start/dismissal times, and more! 🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Today, we'd like to shine a light on some of our little learners at West Navarre Primary! Across all grade levels, reading and math proficiency increased by an average of 43% from PM1 to PM3 at WNP. We’re incredibly proud of our students and teachers for their hard work and dedication throughout the school year! Let's go, Stars!

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Today, let's take a look at some amazing news from Jay High School! 68% of Jay High School Students made learning gains in either ELA or math during PM3 testing season! This is 218 of 319 students. Additionally, 3 CTE Programs (Building Construction, Culinary, and Agriculture) had a 75% pass rate. A total of 159 students obtained their certification. Way to go, Royals!

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! SS Dixon Primary students exceeded the district average in 5 out of 6 state assessments and the state average in all areas. SSDP is incredibly proud of the teachers and students for their hard work and enthusiasm for learning. SSDP is lucky to have support families, caregivers, and stakeholders that remind students, “Success Starts with Me at SSDP!”

🎉 Congratulations to Santa Rosa County District Schools! 🎉 We’re proud to announce that our district has once again earned an A rating! ✅ 15 schools earned an A 📈 5 schools increased their letter grade This achievement reflects the dedication of our students, staff, and families. Press release with individual results and accomplishments to follow. For assessment results and additional information on school and/or district grades, you can visit the link below. 🔗https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/ Way to go, Santa Rosa! #SRCDS1stChoice

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Today we are proud to feature Bagdad Elementary. Bagdad improved in 7 out of 8 state testing categories, with over a 100 point total increase from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. Additionally, they had 85% learning gains in ELA and 83% learning gains of the lowest 25% in ELA for the 2024-2025 school year! #SRCDS1stChoice

Happy 4th of July from Santa Rosa County District Schools! Our schools and offices are closed today and will re-open on Monday, July 7th.