Santa Rosa County District Schools

📣 Exciting News for Santa Rosa Families! Santa Rosa County District Schools is partnering with Santa Rosa Acceleration Academies, a new alternative education option that offers flexible scheduling, a supportive environment, and wraparound services to help students succeed. 📅 June 17-26, we’re hosting in-person and virtual Info Sessions for students and guardians who were formerly enrolled with The Learning Academy. At these sessions, we’ll share everything you need to know about enrolling, transitioning academics, locations, and more! 👉 Visit SantaRosa.AccelerationAcademies.org for dates/times/locations, and to register for a session.

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Today, we are happy to share about East Milton Elementary. They had a 20% decrease in office discipline referrals for the 2024-2025 school year! EME is the Place to Be! #SRCDS1stChoice

Happy Father's Day from Santa Rosa County District Schools!

🌞Summer Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Bennett Russell Elementary is proud to share their 5th grade overall science proficiency scores have increased by 6% from 47% in 2023-2024 to 53% in 2024-2025. This is the highest it has been in 5 years. Way to go, Cardinals!

BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP REMINDER ⚠️Attention - Class of 2025 Parents and Guardians ⚠️ Dear Parents and Guardians of the Class of 2025, Congratulations once again on your student’s recent graduation! As they prepare for their next steps, we want to remind you of an important deadline that can significantly impact their college funding opportunities. To be considered for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, eligible students must complete the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA). The final deadline to submit the FFAA for Bright Futures consideration is August 31, 2025. Students who do not complete an application will forfeit their eligibility for a Bright Futures scholarship. Even if your student will be attending an out of state college or is undecided about college plans, we strongly encourage them to complete the application now to keep their scholarship options open. Qualifying students who do not use the scholarship immediately following high school graduation may apply within five years of high school graduation to have the award reinstated. This application is free and takes only a few minutes to complete! To complete the FFAA: Visit https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org Click on “Create a Student Account” under the “First-Time Applicants” section Follow the prompts to submit the application Click on this link to access step by step instructions for completing the online application: 2025-26 FFAA Reference Guide. Other useful information regarding this process can be found at https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/SAPPRFILE/Application_Essentials.pdf. Missing this application deadline will result in ineligibility for Bright Futures and other state aid programs. If you or your student have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the school’s guidance department.

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Today we are featuring Gulf Breeze Middle School! GBMS is very proud of the attendance rate and FAST Scores. The students, staff, parents, and community of GBMS work very diligently to ensure that our school continues to improve. Overall 6th grade ELA proficiency was at 80% and ranked 2nd in the district. 8th Grade Math proficiency was 85% and ranked 2nd in the district. These are just a few of the highlights! Way to go, Dolphins! #SRCDS1stChoice

🍅Summer Feeding Program 🍅 We wanted to remind you about our Summer Feeding Program. Please take a look at the sites, locations, and times for meals. We hope your children can enjoy some of these meals during the busy summer months! 🍴 Note: This is updated as of 6/12/25. Pace High School will be closed from July 1-4.

Shoutout to our amazing maintenance crew workers who help us maintain our facilities and sure everything is in working order! Woodlawn Beach Middle School Admin Team treated the maintenance staff to a lunch to show their appreciation! Shout out to Principal, Mr. Lowrimore, for grilling for the crew! We appreciate Maintenance for all they do and our school sites for showing appreciation! ❤️👏 #SRCDS1stChoice

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Today we are featuring Holley Navarre Primary School! HNP is proud to share that 2nd grade chorus members performed in 2 musical productions as well as the Veterans Day assembly this year. Additionally, EVERY student at HNP had a piece of artwork showcased in the spring art show. Way to go, Sandpipers! #SRCDS1stChoice

Project 10 uses regional personnel, extensive collaboration and data-driven accountability to deliver services, supports and information to all stakeholders focused on improving post-school outcomes for students served in exceptional student education within Florida. Want to learn more? Scan the QR Code on this flyer or visit the link below to view the Secondary Transition Roadmap for Families! 🔗https://project10.info/Documents/Secondary_Transition_Roadmap_updated_9.11.2024.pdf

Student Transportation of America is hiring for bus drivers and monitors! Text "driverfl" to 770700 or scan the QR code to apply today!

Congratulations to our very own Owen Giberman from Gulf Breeze High School! Owen recently attended the Incubate Debate National Championship in Sarasota, Florida. We are proud to say Owen made it the semi-final round! During his time at the championship, Owen tackled some of the most pressing issues facing our country and debated with clarity, compassion, and conviction. His success is a reflection of his hard work and thoughtfulness, and the supportive academic environment at Gulf Breeze High School. We are so proud of you for shining bright, Owen! #SRCDS1stChoice

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! Today, we are sharing about the incredible science success happening at East Bay K-8. In 2023-2024, the overall proficiency in science was 65% for 8th grade. For the 2024-2025 school year, their scores made a huge jump to 85%. WOW! This was an important focus area of their School Improvement Plan. Way to go, Eagles! #SRCDS1stChoice

🌞Santa Rosa Spotlight 🌞 This summer, we are shining a light on the incredible things happening in our schools through the Santa Rosa Spotlight series! From rising academic achievement and innovative program offerings, to improved attendance and student engagement, there is a lot to celebrate across our district. Stay tuned as we share the good news of Santa Rosa County School District to see why our schools are great places to learn and grow! First up, we are sharing out Oriole Beach Elementary. OBE is proud to offer and provide their 4th and 5th grade students with the opportunity to take Certified Internet Webmaster and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses. This is a great way to begin building career-ready skills even at the elementary level. Way to go, OBE! #SRCDS1stChoice

Santa Rosa County District Schools Early Head Start and Head Start Pre-K Programs are recruiting for potential families!🎒You can apply online at the link below. 🏫 🔗bit.ly/srcheadstart

Summer has just started, but we know many of our families are planning ahead for the 2025-2026 school year! Check out our Back to School 25-26 page for information about school supplies, calendars, meals, communication apps, and so much more! Save this post and come back later when you're ready for the new school year. 🚌 https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

Don't delay! Register for Santa Rosa County District Schools TODAY! The first day of the school year is August 11, 2025! Visit our back-to-school page for 2025-2026 here: https://www.santarosaschools.org/page/25-26-back-to-school-page

Thank you so much for taking the time to download the new district app! Please refer to this flyer with some additional information to answer your communication questions. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to PIO@santarosa.k12.fl.us and we will assist you!

Thank you to the City of Gulf Breeze for recognizing our incredible Girls Beach Volleyball Team from Gulf Breeze High School! 🏐🌊These athletes are officially back-to-back national champions! What an amazing accomplishment! Way to go, Dolphins! 💙🐬

⭐June 2025 LEAPS & Bounds⭐ Our SRCDS magazine is now available at https://bit.ly/LEAPSandBoundsJune2025. This edition has special graduation features from our high schools, end of year recognitions, our summer meal program schedule, important information regarding back to school for the 2025-2026 school year, and more! Also, don't forget to download the Santa Rosa County District app for the upcoming 25-26 school year! This is your one stop shop for all things communication. Thank you and we hope your summer is off to a great start!