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. 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's spotlight school is Wallace Lake K-8. The overall points toward WLK8's school grade increased for the 2024-2025 school year. Furthermore, they continued to offer many valuable course offerings and extracurricular activities while building a cohesive school community. We are so proud of the Wolfpack Family. #SRCDS1stChoice

⚠️JULY UPDATES FROM SUPERINTENDENT BARBER ⚠️ ⭐Please download the Santa Rosa County District Florida app if you have not done so already. This will be your resource for communication with teachers and your child's school for the 25-26 school year. ⭐As a reminder, the first day of school for students will be Monday, August 11, 2025. ⭐The July Edition of LEAPS & Bounds is now available at the link below. This edition highlights about summer happenings, summer feeding sites, back to school information, and so much more! We hope you’ll take a few minutes out of your busy schedule to review this as we prepare for the upcoming school year. 🔗https://bit.ly/LEAPSandBoundsJuly25 Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

⚠️Important Update - New K-8 Cell Phone Policy ⚠️ Starting July 1, 2025, all K-8 students will follow a new state-mandated policy regarding student cell phone use. UPDATES FOR 2025-2026 ✅ALLOWED - Phones may be brought to school but must remain powered off and stored out of sight during the school day. 🚫NOT PERMITTED DURING SCHOOL HOURS - Phones may not be used during the school day (class, transitions, lunch, recess, in restrooms, etc.) Note: The Code of Student Conduct for 2025-2026 will be updated with this change. This policy is designed to minimize distractions, promote engagement, and support safe environments for all students. If you need to reach your child, you will need to contact the front office. Thank you for helping us support a focused, respectful, and safe learning environment! ❤️ If you have additional questions, please contact an administrator at your child’s school.

🌞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! Hobbs Middle School has a huge spotlight on Spotlight on Student Growth! 🎯English Language Arts: All three grade levels showed growth, with higher proficiency in ELA this year than last—a powerful indicator that our literacy focus is paying off. 🎯Civics: We saw a strong boost in Civics scores, reflecting our students’ growing understanding of government, history, and citizenship. 🎯Mathematics: Most grade levels showed improvement in math proficiency, highlighting the success of our instructional shifts and targeted support. This momentum is worth celebrating—and building on. Thank you to everyone who helped make this progress possible. Together, we are moving forward! #SRCDS1stChoice

Literature Distribution Ferris Hill Baptist Church requests donations for a back-to-school giveaway. Clothing, underwear, socks, and shoes are needed. Donations may be dropped off at the church during office hours. Please see the flyer with additional details. If you have questions, please reach out to Ferris Hill Baptist Church directly. Thank you! Ferris Hill Baptist Church 6848 Chaffin Street Milton, FL 32570 Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to Noon

Business Partner Shoutout 📣 We are so thankful for our local business partners that help sponsor events, professional development, and other needs for our staff and students in Santa Rosa. The Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department is planning an ESE Symposium on July 24 for administrators! This professional development day consists of learning, collaborating, and growing as it relates to best practices for students in our ESE Programs. We'd like to shout out the following businesses for partnering with us to help support this event. Check them out! 🎉 ➡️MELA Medical Spa ➡️Ethan Maciver with Whitetail Lawncare ➡️Santa Rosa County Federal Credit Union ➡️Shane Thomas with Levin Rinke Realty If you're interested in becoming a business partner, reach out to us at PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us! 📝

🔔NOW AVAILABLE 🔔 Meet & Greet / Schedule Pick Ups - August 2025 Schedules for meet & greet at the elementary level and schedule pick ups at the secondary level are now available on our Back to School 25-26 page! We hope this helps you as plan for the month of August! 📆 Meet & Greet Schedules 25-26 🔗https://5il.co/3kn07 Back to School Page 25-26 🔗https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page Don't forget - school starts on Monday, August 11, 2025! 🏫 Register today! ➡️https://santarosa.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/

.🚌Stuff the Bus is coming soon! 🚌Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 24. Volunteers are needed! Sign up using the links below today! 📝Adult Volunteer Sign Ups https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1093497 - Navarre https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1093514 - Tiger Point https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1089496 Dillon Center - July 25 📝Student Volunteer Sign Ups https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1108760 - Navarre https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1108755 - Tiger Point Supplies donated go back to benefit students in need in Santa Rosa County! Thank you for your support.

🌞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! Pea Ridge Elementary is proud to announce they have increased 5th grade science scores by 4% points! Way to go!!

JULY DATES This is just a reminder about upcoming July dates as you are planning ahead! We hope you and your family are having a wonderful summer! As a reminder, school resumes on August 11, 2025. Visit www.santarosaschools.org to find out about enrollment and register today! Visit our Back to School Page for resources and information as you plan for the upcoming year. #SRCDS1stChoice

ESE PARENT SURVEY We value your feedback! 🙂 The survey closes on Monday, June 30. If you have a child in our Exceptional Student Education Program, please take a few moments to complete this brief survey. Thank you! Link: bit.ly/ESEParentSurvey

🌞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! GBHS is proud to celebrate both academic and athletic achievements. Just to name a few: ⭐A GBHS academic highlight: Our US History EOC scores increased from 89% to 92% proficiency and our Biology EOC scores also increased from 82% to 86% proficiency. ⭐A GBHS athletic highlight: Our Beach Volleyball Team were State and National Champions for the 2nd year in a row. Go Dolphins! Way to go!!! #SRCDS1stChoice

Summer Feeding Program Updates We hope you are having a wonderful summer! Have you taken advantage of any of our Summer Feeding sites? 🍅🍴If not, check out the updated flyer and stop by for breakfast or lunch at one of the locations. A few updates as of June 26, 2025 include: ⚠️The last day for Central School will be Monday, June 30. ⚠️Navarre High School has been extended to Friday, August 1. #SRCDS1stChoice

LEADERSHIP AWARDS Congratulations to the following leaders for being selected by their peers as Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year. 🎉We are so proud of you and honored to have you lead in our district! ⭐ #SRCDS1stChoice Principals of the Year Elementary - Mary Grace White, SS Dixon Primary Middle - Joie DeStefano, Holley Navarre Middle School High - Sarah Barker, Gulf Breeze High School Assistant Principals of the Year Elementary - LeeAnn McCombs, Berryhill Elementary Middle - Jennifer Gardner, Hobbs Middle School High - Laurie Rudzki, Navarre High School

🌞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! Sims Middle School has so much to celebrate! 👏96% of Pre Engineering 2 students earned REC Industry Certification in Pre Engineering. 👏8th grade Pre Algebra ranked #1 in the district with 86% proficiency. 👏Civics and Science scores improved 6% . 👏6th grade proficiency increased by 5% on FAST math. 👏 7th grade ELA proficiency was 71% ranking Sims 2nd in the district. We are so proud of our schools and our students for achieving so much success during the 24-25 school year! #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's featured school is Woodlawn Beach Middle School! WBMS is proud of the 6th grade advanced math students who have qualified to take Algebra Honors in 7th grade for high school credit! They had had 50 students qualify! That is double the number in years past! Great job!

🏥 Immunization Clinics 🏥 We are thankful to our partners at the Health Department for offering immunization clinics this August as we prepare for back to school. Thursday, August 7 - TDAP clinics 💙Milton - 8:00-4:00 💚Midway - 8:00-3:00 Friday, August 8 - Immunization clinics 💙Milton only - 7:00-4:00 A parent/guardian must be present with a student. If you have insurance, please bring the card. See the flyer below for additional details!

🌞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 featuring West Navarre Intermediate. WNIS would like to highlight a STEAM Day experience they hosted at the end of March. On March 27, WNIS went Wild About Animals for STEAM Day! Students had a blast exploring hands on STEAM activities, including a fun and challenging Safari Scavenger Hunt. Our amazing teachers (AKA Safari Tour Guides) created meaningful, engaging learning experiences that brought STEAM to life! Additionally, we are grateful for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office for partnering with us and bringing their K9 Team to share with our students. What an unforgettable learning experience for all!

🌞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 featuring success at Central School! Did you know? Central is our only K-12 school in the district. Central School achieved the LARGEST learning gains in the district on the 7th grade Civics End-of-Course Assessment, showing a 26% increase in proficiency from the 2023–2024 to the 2024–2025 school year. This remarkable growth reflects the hard work of our students and the focused, engaging instruction provided. Wow! Way to shine, Jaguars! We are so proud of you! #SRCDS1stChoice

As you are making plans for the 2025-2026 school year, keep in mind that Santa Rosa County District Schools is now offering virtual courses for Florida Empowerment Scholarship (FES) and Private Education Provider (PEP) students. 💻 📚Available courses include: Grades 3-5 Grades 6-12 Part Time or Full Time All Core Content Areas World Languages (Japanese, ASL, and more!) We will be adding additional course offerings. 📝Register now through the Education Market Assistant (EMA) at the link below. Once you register, contact Santa Rosa Online at 850-981-7860 to begin! 🔗www.apply.stepupforstudents.org