District Top Stories
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Click for 2023-2024 VPK Choice program details and checklist.
The 2023-2024 VPK Choice Application must be submitted online. It will only be available in FOCUS during the application window February 6-17, 2023.
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Click to Apply for Free or Reduced Price Meal Benefits.
Due to expiration of the USDA’s nationwide COVID-19 Waivers, lunch meals will no longer be free for all students. Students who qualify for free or reduced meal benefits based on direct certification or an approved 2022-23 meal benefit application will continue to receive meals at no or reduced costs. Students who are not eligible based on income will return to a full pay status.———Breakfast is free for all students.
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Get Focus at your fingertips!Download the MySDMC Focus App.
The MySDMC Focus App provides Parents, Students and Staff an easy and convenient way to get real-time notifications of grades, attendance and upcoming assignments.
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Download the FortifyFL App.
FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to send information to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. ——— Someone who knowingly submits a false tip through FortifyFL may be subject to further investigation by law enforcement, and may be subject to criminal penalties under section 837.05, F.S.
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Register to Ride a school bus for the 2022-2023 school year.
To control school bus capacities and to keep our students safe, ALL STUDENTS MUST REGISTER, and be assigned to a school bus, PRIOR TO RIDING A SCHOOL BUS for the 2022-2023 school year. Each student in your family should be individually registered online.
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52,000+ Students
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1st Guy Harvey Academy of Arts & Science
( Anna Maria Elementary ) -
1 Nationally Renowned
Manatee Technical College -
1st WOZ ED Careers Pathway School in Florida
( Palm View K-8 ) -
6,000+ Employees
( Manatee County's largest employer )
Upcoming Events
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Thursday
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Excellence in Education Awards
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February 14, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM VEX IQ Robotics Competition - Elementary & Middle
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10:00 AM School Board Regular Meeting
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February 15, 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Transportation Hiring Event
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February 16, 2023
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Operations Hiring Event
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February 20, 2023
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February 27, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM STEM Fair Awards Ceremony - Middle & High
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February 28, 2023
5:00 PM School Board Regular Meeting
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March 1, 2023
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2:00 PM Audit Committee Meeting
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March 10, 2023
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March 13, 2023
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March 14, 2023
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March 15, 2023
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March 16, 2023
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March 17, 2023
District Hot Topics & Compliance
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School Board Seeks Input for Superintendent Search
District parents, employees and the public are invited to provide input into the qualities they would like to see in the next superintendent.
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Notifications of Parental Rights in Education SY 2022-2023
Florida Statutes, Title XLIX, Chapter 1014, 1014.05 School district notifications on parental rights.
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State-Mandated Curriculum (House Bill 545 Health Education)
Parents may access and review state-mandated instructional materials, and have a right to exempt their student from reproductive health education.
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Florida Value Added Model (VAM) Fiscal Transparency Tool
The Florida Department of Education has released a web-based fiscal transparency tool intended to help taxpayers evaluate the financial efficiency of a school district with other similarly situated school districts.