School district receives federal reimbursement for state funding cut due to mask requirement
Alachua County Public Schools is the first school district in the nation to receive a grant from the federal government to make up for funding...
FDOH issues new emergency rule: masks at “sole discretion” of parents, no quarantine for asymptomatic students
The new Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, is already making a splash with a new FDOH emergency rule governing the COVID-19 protocols for school...
Superintendent responds to allegations that she is in breach of her contract
In response to statements made by the public at last night's school board meeting, alleging that Supt Dr. Carlee Simon does not have the certificates...
ACPS superintendent does not have certificates required by her contract
Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon does not hold certificates that are required in her contract and is thus in breach of contract....
Air purifiers being deployed in all ACPS classrooms to reduce COVID spread
Beginning today and continuing through Friday, 1700 air purifiers are being delivered to classrooms across the district....
Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Roundtable with Florida Teachers and Parents to Discuss Progress Monitoring
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by First Lady Casey DeSantis, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Marcus Chambers, and teachers...
District offering free homework help, tutoring through new Beyond the Bell program
Students in need of homework help or tutoring can now get that help through Alachua County Public Schools’ new Beyond the Bell program....
First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Theme and Student Contests
Student essay contest winners will receive a 4-Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation...
Forty-one district high school students named National Merit semifinalists; largest group in at least 17 years
41 Alachua County Public School students have been selected as National Merit Semifinalists. That’s up from 29 semifinalists last year and is the highest number...
Local students earn national recognition for academic achievement
The students were recently notified that they’d earned Scholar status through the College Board’s African American, Hispanic, or Indigenous Recognition Programs....