Welcome to Azalea Elementary

Home of the Eagles

Please Note: Our school hours have been updated!  

Our new school hours for the 2020-2021 school year will be 7:35am to 1:45pm

Our Core Values

Collaboration, Mutual Respect, Support, Professionalism, Consensus

Our Mission

Attendance + Attitude + Academics = Excellence and Empowerment at Azalea Elementary

Vision

100% Student Success.

About Azalea

Azalea Elementary School (AES), founded in 1954, is a public, nonprofit school in the Pinellas County School District (PCSD), a governmental organization. AES is nestled in a neighborhood near the Tyrone area in St. Petersburg. The school was originally designed for 9 classrooms, but has grown steadily to now house 40+ classrooms with our latest addition that was completed in August of 2010. AES services approximately 550 students, Pre-K to fifth grade as well as 5 full time ASD units. There is one full time Gifted teacher, two resource VE teachers and two Speech and Language teachers. AES also has a full time behavior specialist, a social worker, a psychologist, and an educational diagnostician.

School hours are 7:35 to 1:45. Students may be on campus starting at 7:05 for breakfast. Students not eating breakfast should report to covered court for grades 3-5 and cafeteria for grades 1-2 and K Pod for Kindergarten. Azalea is a full uniform school. Please visit the link to read  about our policy.

Address and Phone 

1680 74th Street N

St Petersburg, FL 33710-4554

Phone: (727) 893-2187

Fax: 893-2190

 Michael Rebman, Principal

Thank you for our school song Mr. Roy. A song designed around our mission statement

Attendance + Attitude + Academics = Excellence and Empowerment at Azalea Elementary

Be Empowered for Life. It’s the Azalea Way!

AAA School Song - YouTube Link

For families that are new to Azalea, Mr Rebman has made a welcome video.  Pleaes click on the link below to view.

New Family Orientation Video

Please click the link below for a virtual tour of our school.

Azalea Virtual Tour

Supply Lists and Uniform Policies 

Please see the Site Shortcuts on this page for links to our Uniform Policy and2020-2021 Supply Lists. 

STUDENT REGISTRATION INFO

https://www.pcsb.org/Registration

IMPORTANT - New students in kindergarten who enroll in Pinellas County Schools will be assigned to a zoned school. All other new students will be assigned to their zoned school on a space-available basis.  

STEP 1: Find Your Zoned School

Parents will first need to find their child’s zoned school by using the School Zone Locator or calling the school at 727-893-2187.

STEP 2: Reserve a Seat

To reserve a seat at a zoned school, use the online Student Reservation System (SRS) located on the district website, www.pcsb.org. You can use any computer, including a school computer, to reserve a seat. To use the Student Reservation System, you will need a PCS Portal User ID and password. To get a new PCS Portal User ID and password, visit any school. Make sure to bring a valid ID (Driver's License, State ID card, Passport/Visa, Military ID or Green Card). If you already have a User ID and password for another child, you do not have to obtain new ones.

STEP 3: Register

The final step is to CALL 727-893-2187 AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT to deliver the list of required documents and complete registration paperwork.

Due to social distancing, **PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. **

Face masks are required, and the number of people in the office will be limited.

Required Documents:

Birth certificate or other proof of identity/age:
Students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to attend kindergarten. Students must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1 and have completed kindergarten to attend grade 1. All students new to Pinellas County Schools must present proof of identity/age. For other items that may be accepted as legal evidence of birth, call your child’s assigned school.

Proof of residency:
Present two of the following items: utility bill for power, water, cable, sewer or land-based telephone (not cellular); rental agreement or lease; closing document; Pinellas County tax statement with homestead exemption. The items must be recent and contain the name of the parent/guardian and service address on them. 

If you do not have two of these items in the name of the parent or guardian, you must complete an Affidavit of Residency. It must be completed, notarized on both sides and submitted with two of the items listed in the name of the person with whom you reside and who is listed on the affidavit.

Florida Certificate of Immunization:
All new students entering school in Florida for the first time must have a completed Florida Certificate of Immunization (DOH 680) appropriate for their grade level.

Physical examination certificate:
All new students entering school in Florida for the first time must have a school health examination certificate signed by a licensed examiner (certificate must have been issued within 12 months prior to enrollment/registration).

Child’s most recent report card:

This is for students entering grades 1-12. If available, the report card should include the school’s address and phone number.

Pinellas County Schools Referendum Benefits Teachers and Students

The renewal of Pinellas County Schools Referendum will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. The Referendum boosts reading, art and music programs, provides up-to-date technology and textbooks, and helps recruit and retain quality teachers. Voters have supported the Referendum every four years since its initial approval in 2004. An independent citizens committee oversees Referendum spending to ensure money is spent as voters intended. Every penny of the funding benefits Pinellas teachers and students. For more information, please visit  www.pcsb.org/referendum.

Making sure everyone is included is a way of life at Azalea Elementary school in St. Petersburg. And now, it’s being noticed on a national level.  Sandy Hook Promise has selected Azalea Elementary School as one of three 2019 Start With Hello School Award winners in the Southeast region for creating a more inclusive and connected community.

Check out the video from ABC Action News below:

ABC Action News Story Featuring Azalea Elementary

START WITH HELLO WEEK 2020

During the week of September 21-25, we will be participating again in the “Start with Hello” Sandy Hook Promise initiative. The initiative encourages students to take small but powerful actions to promote connection and inclusion. We feel this is a perfect opportunity to welcome students back to Azalea and to connect with each other. During the week students will participate in school and class wide activities focusing on the “Start with Hello” initiative, a spirit week beginning on September 21, 2020.

  We can never know whose day we can change for the better, by simple acts of kindness.

Monday, September 21: Hello Day!

• Watch “How to Change the World” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU).  Once finished watching the video, please encourage discussion about how we can start with a simple hello.
• Students will receive name tags. Please place them our shirts only, so that we can say the others name when we start with hello. Make sure it is neat and large enough to read.

Tuesday, September 22: Say hello with a poem, song or cheer! (spirit socks)

• Encourage your students to find quotes or to create a song, poem or cheer that encourages kindness, you can’t have a community without the word unity!
• Completed as morning work for classrooms if your class would like to participate
• Students will write down something they’ve done that’s kind or something they have seen another student do that’s kind.
•  We encourage students and classes to hang it up around the school!
• If you wish to submit a quote from a student, it will be read in the am announcements (W, Th &F).
• Wear colorful socks to show your joy towards others.

Wednesday, September 23: “Hands and Masks up” and show your hello! (spirit masks)

• Students will decorate a mask the day before that shares a hello. (Be mindful with a smile!)
• As students enter the cafeteria there will be an opportunity to add a hand to the Start with Hello Tree which will then be displayed in a designated area on campus.  Located by the office (hands will be passed out prior, Students must sanitize before and after please.)

Thursday, September 24: Hats off to Our Isolated Neighbors (hats)

• Wear wacky hats to show how different and special you are to our school
• Using your community circle, and using a sequential circle (everyone has a chance to speak) have students answer the following prompt:  Besides saying hello, what can I do, to lift others up?
• Students will draw a picture, letter or start with hello prompt that we will deliver to our local nursing homes and other community members that have been isolated for COVID related safety reasons.

Friday, September 25: Love, Laughter and Lemonade! (t-shirts)

• Wear a Hello shirt or a shirt with a superhero on it
• Encourage kids to say hello to everyone they pass today – even when transitioning from one area to the next.
• Students and/or classes will receive lemonade to share a moment with one another to reflect on how one hello can make the difference in a person’s day. With diversity we can create harmony and peace by sharing what makes us one, being humankind(ness).