All upcoming events are posted under the calendar on the right (a few of these events are featured below, too).  Click on the event to find more information.  Events are added to the calendar often.  Please check it regularly.  Did you know . . . you can see into the future (or look in the past) by clicking on the month name and then scrolling forward or backward?  You can also print each monthly calendar.  New information is posted in red.  Items in blue are either links or email addresses.

May Character Trait:  Patience & Perseverance (click here)

Congratulations to the 2008-09 DCC Executive Committee!

President:  Annette Worthen
1st VP (Programs):  Frances Soper
2nd VP (Area Coordinators):  Melissa Kicklighter
3rd VP (Committees):  Victoria Richmond-Davies
Corresponding Secretary:  Tiffany Reed
Recording Secretary:  Tracy Milligan
Treasurer:  Shelley Gill-Cain

Teacher Supply Depot News

This summer, the Teacher Supply Depot will be moving to a new location at the former Lackawanna School on Lenox just north of I-10 at the McDuff exit.  This move is a huge undertaking.  Now more than ever, volunteers will be needed as frequently as possible throughout the summer.  Do you have students who need volunteer hours?  Does your PTA want to earn its first award for next year?  Do you belong to a community group or business that would like to give a day of caring?  Please plan on volunteering to make this move a smooth transition.  We will need volunteers at both locations.  We want to be ready for our Back To School giveaway during the beginning of August.  YOUR HELP IS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!!!  Thank you for your support.  For additional information, call Chris Buckley at the Depot:  381-7480, or cell:  612-5339.

Upcoming Parent Workshops at the Title 1 Parent Resource Center
May 15 - Memory and Thinking Skills
May 22 - Reading Skills
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m., S.P. Livingston Elementary School, Room 1-409, 1128 Barber Street, Jax, 32209.  Contact:  Debra Keels, Parent Involvement Specialist, 630-6729.

Check out the May Newsletter (posted under attachments)
Front Page:  The Top Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids
Page 3:  Volunteering to be a Surrogate Parent to an ESE Student
Page 5:  United Way's focus on mentoring; July 5th Beach Clean Up
Page 6:  PTA Registration form for 2008-09 Officers
Page 7:  PTAs of the Year, along with Historian award winners
Page 8:  All other special award winners (not included with the mailed newsletter)

• Duval County Public Schools
• Florida PTA To access members only info, call 800-373-5782 for user name and password.
• National PTA To access members only info, user name and password are on the back of your membership card.
• Florida PTA Position Statements
• E-learning courses from National PTA.
• National PTA's Position Statements
• Local Unit PTA Insurance
• Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Support System for ESE (Exceptional Student Education)
• Teacher Supply Depot
• FCAT Homepage from the FDOE County and school scores available.
• FCAT Substitutions
• FCAT Waiver for students with disabilities
• FCAT Parent Network Get your child's scores. Get the user name and password from your child's school.
• Sunshine State Standards
• The Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Emergency contact information registration. If a registered person is involved in an accident and unable to communicate, the police will have immediate contact information with someone who can make decisions about their care.
• Florida Virtual School
• Civics 101 Links to all three levels and all three branches of government - local, state and federal.
• Parents Television Council
• MediaWise Information on Internet Safety, videogames and movie reviews and more.
• Child Safety from the Florida Attorney General