FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Spirit (Deltona); Sugar Mill (Port Orange); Woodward
(Deland) elementary schools.
The program will operate 4 four days per week, from
Monday through Thursday, beginning Monday, June
10 to Thursday, August 1. School hours are scheduled
for 7:37 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Although breakfast and
lunch are served free to all children, transportation is
not provided. To participate, a child must:
• be 5 years-old on or before September 1, 2019;
• be a resident of Volusia County; and
• have a current, valid summer 2019 Certificate
of Eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition
of Flagler and Volusia Counties – (386) 323-
2400, (386) 736-5010 or www.elcfv.org
W
elcome to the April edition of Volusia
Parent Magazine ...
We have had a great school year so far. I have had
the opportunity to visit dozens of classrooms in our
Volusia County Schools and see all the wonderful,
educational activities.
February was Black History Month. All month long,
our schools engaged in arts and crafts, presentations,
and focused on the wonderful and groundbreaking
contributions of African Americans in our
country’s history.
As the school year progresses, we want families
with young children to know it’s not too early to start
thinking about summer VPK programs. The School
District of Volusia County will provide a free Voluntary
Prekindergarten Program this summer for families
of incoming kindergartners who have not taken
advantage of the state’s free Voluntary Prekindergarten
(VPK) Program. Studies have shown that students
who attend VPK generally do significantly better in
kindergarten than students who did not participate in
VPK. Registration takes place at the student’s home
zoned school during early registration between the
hours 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5;
Thursday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 27. The
following sites may be selected during registration:
Indian River (Edgewater); Palm Terrace (Daytona);
For more information, call (386) 734-7190,
extension 33210, or visit the school district’s website at
http://myvolusiaschools.org. Click on the “Parents”
icon. Once there, click on “Programs” in the Toolbox,
and then select “Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK).”
“Summer VPK” is listed in the menu on the left.
Thank you and enjoy this edition of Volusia
Parent Magazine.
JAMES T. RUSSELL, SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS
The Volusia County School board includes (L to R) Mr. Ruben
Colon, Superintendent Tom Russell, Chairman Carl Persis, Mrs.
Linda Cuthbert, Vice Chairman Ida D. Wright, and Ms. Jamie
Haynes (back row).
Colon and Haynes were voted onto the board in November.
Colon is a clinical informatics specialist at AdventHealth and
Haynes is a former teacher.
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