Santa Rosa County District Schools kicks off its 2019-2020 school year in August. Staff return August 5, and students start August 12. But during the upcoming year students will not have early dismissals for professional development time.
“There are no professional development early release days,” said Jason Weeks, Director of High Schools who also serves as chairman of the Calendar Committee.
Educators will now complete professional development outside the 180-day school year for students, following an audit which revealed the district lost money due to those days, according to sources with the school district.
During the school board’s June 20 session, the following early release and holidays were approved:
September 2 Labor Day
October 14 Planning Day (No school for students/work day for teachers)
November 11 Veterans Day
November 25-29 Fall Break/Thanksgiving
December 17, 18 Semester Exams – Early Release for Middle/High Schools
December 19 Early Release for all students- Semester Exams Middle/High Schools
Dec 20-Jan 3 Winter/Christmas Break
January 6 Planning Day (No school for students/work day for teachers)
January 20 Martin L. King’s Birthday
February 17 President’s Day
March 13 Planning Day (No school for students/work day for teachers)
March 16-20 Spring Break
April 10 Good Friday
May 25 Memorial Day
May 27, 28 Semester Exams – Early Release for Middle/High Schools
May 29 Early Release, Last day of school for all students- Semester Exams Middle/High Schools
Listed below are the start, dismissal and early release times per school:
School Start Time Dismissal Early Release
Avalon Middle 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Bagdad Elementary 7:15 a.m. 1:29 p.m. 11:05 a.m.
Bennett Russell 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Berryhill Elementary 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
Central High 8:15 a.m. 2:29 p.m. 12:10 a.m.
Chumuckla Elementary 7:55 a.m. 2:09 p.m. 11:50 a.m.
Dixon Primary 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Dixon Intermediate 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
East Milton Elem. 7:15 a.m. 1:29 p.m. 11:05 a.m.
Gulf Breeze Elem. 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Gulf Breeze Middle 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
Gulf Breeze High 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Hobbs Middle 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Holley Navarre Prim. 7:15 a.m. 1:29 p.m. 11:05 a.m.
Holley Navarre Interm. 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
Holley Navarre Middle 9:20 a.m. 3:34 p.m. 1:10 p.m.
Jackson Pre-K 7:10 a.m. 1:48 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
Jay Elementary 7:45 a.m. 1:59 p.m. 11:30 a.m.
Jay High 7:55 a.m. 2:09 p.m. 11:50 a.m.
King Middle 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Locklin Technical College 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Milton High 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Navarre High 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Oriole Beach Elementary 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Pace High 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Pea Ridge Elementary 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
Rhodes Elementary 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
SAIL 9:10 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa High School 9:15 a.m. 3:23 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Sims Middle 7:25 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 11:10 a.m.
West Navarre Primary. 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
West Navarre 8:20 a.m. 2:34 p.m. 12:10 p.m.
Woodlawn Beach Middle 7:15 a.m. 1:29 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
