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 we are featuring Gulf Breeze Middle School! GBMS is very proud of the attendance rate and FAST Scores. The students, staff, parents, and community of GBMS work very diligently to ensure that our school continues to improve. Overall 6th grade ELA proficiency was at 80% and ranked 2nd in the district. 8th Grade Math proficiency was 85% and ranked 2nd in the district. These are just a few of the highlights! Way to go, Dolphins! #SRCDS1stChoice

🍅Summer Feeding Program 🍅 We wanted to remind you about our Summer Feeding Program. Please take a look at the sites, locations, and times for meals. We hope your children can enjoy some of these meals during the busy summer months! 🍴 Note: This is updated as of 6/12/25. Pace High School will be closed from July 1-4.

Shoutout to our amazing maintenance crew workers who help us maintain our facilities and sure everything is in working order! Woodlawn Beach Middle School Admin Team treated the maintenance staff to a lunch to show their appreciation! Shout out to Principal, Mr. Lowrimore, for grilling for the crew! We appreciate Maintenance for all they do and our school sites for showing appreciation! ❤️👏 #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 featuring Holley Navarre Primary School! HNP is proud to share that 2nd grade chorus members performed in 2 musical productions as well as the Veterans Day assembly this year. Additionally, EVERY student at HNP had a piece of artwork showcased in the spring art show. Way to go, Sandpipers! #SRCDS1stChoice

Project 10 uses regional personnel, extensive collaboration and data-driven accountability to deliver services, supports and information to all stakeholders focused on improving post-school outcomes for students served in exceptional student education within Florida. Want to learn more? Scan the QR Code on this flyer or visit the link below to view the Secondary Transition Roadmap for Families! 🔗https://project10.info/Documents/Secondary_Transition_Roadmap_updated_9.11.2024.pdf

Student Transportation of America is hiring for bus drivers and monitors! Text "driverfl" to 770700 or scan the QR code to apply today!

Congratulations to our very own Owen Giberman from Gulf Breeze High School! Owen recently attended the Incubate Debate National Championship in Sarasota, Florida. We are proud to say Owen made it the semi-final round! During his time at the championship, Owen tackled some of the most pressing issues facing our country and debated with clarity, compassion, and conviction. His success is a reflection of his hard work and thoughtfulness, and the supportive academic environment at Gulf Breeze High School. We are so proud of you for shining bright, Owen! #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 sharing about the incredible science success happening at East Bay K-8. In 2023-2024, the overall proficiency in science was 65% for 8th grade. For the 2024-2025 school year, their scores made a huge jump to 85%. WOW! This was an important focus area of their School Improvement Plan. Way to go, Eagles! #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! First up, we are sharing out Oriole Beach Elementary. OBE is proud to offer and provide their 4th and 5th grade students with the opportunity to take Certified Internet Webmaster and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses. This is a great way to begin building career-ready skills even at the elementary level. Way to go, OBE! #SRCDS1stChoice

Santa Rosa County District Schools Early Head Start and Head Start Pre-K Programs are recruiting for potential families!🎒You can apply online at the link below. 🏫 🔗bit.ly/srcheadstart

Summer has just started, but we know many of our families are planning ahead for the 2025-2026 school year! Check out our Back to School 25-26 page for information about school supplies, calendars, meals, communication apps, and so much more! Save this post and come back later when you're ready for the new school year. 🚌 https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

Don't delay! Register for Santa Rosa County District Schools TODAY! The first day of the school year is August 11, 2025! Visit our back-to-school page for 2025-2026 here: https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

Thank you so much for taking the time to download the new district app! Please refer to this flyer with some additional information to answer your communication questions. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us and we will assist you!

Thank you to the City of Gulf Breeze for recognizing our incredible Girls Beach Volleyball Team from Gulf Breeze High School! 🏐🌊These athletes are officially back-to-back national champions! What an amazing accomplishment! Way to go, Dolphins! 💙🐬

⭐June 2025 LEAPS & Bounds⭐ Our SRCDS magazine is now available at https://bit.ly/LEAPSandBoundsJune2025. This edition has special graduation features from our high schools, end of year recognitions, our summer meal program schedule, important information regarding back to school for the 2025-2026 school year, and more! Also, don't forget to download the Santa Rosa County District app for the upcoming 25-26 school year! This is your one stop shop for all things communication. Thank you and we hope your summer is off to a great start!

Our next School Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 10th at Central School in the Cafeteria. If you'd like to attend, we will host a workshop at 8:00am and the regularly scheduled school board meeting at 9:00am. You can also visit our School Board Information page for agenda, minutes, live streams, and recordings of meetings at the link below. Link: https://santarosacosdfl.portal.civicclerk.com/

We are excited to launch the SRCDS App for the 2025-2026 school year! Download this TODAY to stay in the loop with our website, alerts, and rooms! This will be your one-stop-shop for all things in the upcoming school year! Check it out!

Summer is here! Don't forget to check out important June dates below. Please check with the individual school site regarding summer office hours.

🎓 Congratulations once again to the incredible Class of 2025! 🎓 We were proud to offer live stream coverage of each graduation ceremony, thanks to the hard work of our amazing ITS Department working behind-the-scenes each night to make this possible! If you missed it or want to relive the special moment, recorded videos from all ceremonies are now available at the link below. 🔗 https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/graduation-2025 We can’t wait to see what the future holds for our graduates — your journey is just beginning! 🌟#SRCDS1stChoice

NEW COMMUNICATIOL TOOL 25-26 We hope your summer is off to a great start! For the 25-26 school year, we will be using a district app for alerts, rooms 2-way communication with teachers, and website resources. Beginning Sunday, June 1, we encourage you to download the SRCDS app for all communication needs. This will be your "one stop shop" for all things SRCDS! All custodial contact information from FOCUS will be synced as we transition to our new platform. Important Items to Note: ➡️Calls will come from your child's school or the district number (850-983-5150). ➡️Texts will come from 9099. ➡️Emails will come from your child's principal (school message) or PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us (district message). ➡️We encourage families to remain opted in for notifications as this includes crisis communication, school closures, or other emergency alerts. If you need to change/update your contact information or notification preferences, this is done in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Our data from FOCUS syncs each night with our communication app. For planning purposes, we will complete an alert message using our new platform on Monday, June 2 at 5:00pm. If you do not receive this call/text/email, please reach out to PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us so we can ensure your information has synced properly and FOCUS is up-to-date for the 25-26 school year. Thank you for your assistance and support in increasing stakeholder communication and engagement! #SRCDS1stChoice