SCHOOL TOURS

Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary has been recognized as a Magnet School of Distinction!

This is awarded by Magnet School of America and our tenth consecutive year receiving a merit award!

Vision

Engineering innovative thinkers for global success!

Mission

Provide a diverse and caring learning environment with highly qualified teachers, unique family and community partnerships, and distinct engineering curriculum that promotes productive citizenship and highest student achievement.

Students at Jamerson apply the concepts of math, science, and technology to design and construct products, systems, and environments, to solve problems that people might encounter daily. Our program is standards-based, and engineering concepts are integrated throughout the curriculum at all grade levels. Engineering design challenges integrate, support, and reinforce core curriculum objectives. Our program is uniquely designed by our faculty, administrators, and advising engineering professors.

School Hours
Gates open at 8:15 AM

Breakfast starts at 8:15 AM
School starts at 8:45 AM

School ends at 2:55 PM

Announcements

Food and Nutrition is experiencing menu substitutions due to supply chain issues

The Food and Nutrition Department is experiencing occasional menu substitutions from our vendors. We are working closely with our partners to secure the food needed to provide our posted menus, however last-minute changes may occur. We regret the uncertainty this creates for our families and will continue to provide the highest-quality meals and service to our students. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Food and Nutrition is hiring! Food and Nutrition Assistant positions are available. The hours for these positions are 3-5 hours/day, between 7:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Shirley Whiting at 727-638-3242.

Free/Reduced (F/R) Meal Applications are still needed! While all students are eating at no charge this year, a F/R Meal Application is still needed. Please apply online at myschoolapps.com.

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Congratulations to our very own Jamerson PTA who were named a National PTA School of Excellence for 2020-2022!!!

National PTA School of Excellence is a recognition program that supports and celebrates partnerships between local PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being for all students. When local PTA units enroll in this program, that PTA and school administrators are making a year-long commitment in identifying and implementing an action plan for school improvement based on PTA's National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and Transformative Family Engagement.

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Congratulations to Ryan and Greyson on receiving the Vyrle Davis Student Achievement Award!!!

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The Annual School Financial Report, for the 2019-2020 school year, has been posted to the district website. Florida Statutes require each school to distribute this report to their parents as soon possible.

The report can be found on the district website by following the link below:

https://www.pcsb.org/Page/23944

Section 1010.215, Florida Statutes, requires each school to distribute this report to parents. A link to the Statute is shown below:

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2017/1010.215

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NEW COVID-19 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS EFFECTIVE FEB. 21

As you may know, the district maintains a dashboard on our website that lists all positive cases in our schools at www.pcsb.org/covid19cases. This dashboard is updated each work/school day and is searchable by location and date.

Additionally, in an effort to keep everyone overly-informed, principals have been sending out schoolwide messages every time a positive case is confirmed in their school. In many cases this is leading to families receiving multiple calls and emails per week and is causing confusion and message fatigue. We recognize that sending too many messages reduces their effectiveness. We have been asked to simplify the process to ensure families only receive the most essential communications, so we will be updating our protocols moving forward.

Beginning February 21, we will do the following:

• Notify by phone and email any student or staff member who is identified as a direct contact and must quarantine.

• Update the district’s COVID Public Dashboard every weekday at noon with cases confirmed the previous day.

• Add a link to the district’s COVID Dashboard (www.pcsb.org/covid19cases) to the homepage of every school’s website.

Beginning February 21, if you do not receive a call, then your student has not been deemed a close contact of a positive case and should attend school normally. If at any time you would like additional information about the number of cases at your student’s school, or the safety protocols being followed, we encourage you to submit a question on the Dashboard webpage or reach out to the school principal.

As always, we ask everyone to monitor themselves for any sign of illness. If we all do our part, we can continue to keep our school family healthy and safe.

Thank you

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Jamerson was named a 2020 Magnet Schools of America, School of Distinction!!!

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Magnet Schools of America‘s article on Jamerson:

Go to Article

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Check out the latest article highlighting our engineering curriculum, published in "Teaching Children Mathematics."

Goldilocks an Engineer? (Kindergarten)

Investigating Bridge Design (5th Grade)

For curriculum, videos, and photos: Click on Academics -- Engineering

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DLJ Awards

Jamerson was awarded the Bronze PBIS Award for our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports system!!!

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Jamerson is the first school in Pinellas County School District to receive this distinction.

We are honored to be named the top elementary STEM program in the nation by the Future of Education Technology Conference!

National PTA School of Excellence 2016-2019

Florida Department of Education

170 Trees were planted in Jamerson's name!

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