
Academy Wide Information
School Hours
8:25 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
(Wednesday Early Release 1:45 p.m.)
No campus admission prior to 8 a.m.
Dismissal Times
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at 2:45 p.m.
Wednesdays at 1:45 p.m.
Early Check Out & Dismissal Procedures
Please do not plan on checking out your child after 2:15 p.m. M,T, TH, F and after 1:15 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Parents, meet your children across the street from campus. We will get them settled on their bikes and at their exits and get them to you.
- Please be sure that your child’s teacher knows how your child is getting home. Email any changes to both the teacher and Andrea Murphy at the front desk.
- Elementary students are picked up in the red lot (entrance on Long Leaf Pine Pkwy). Please make a sign for your front windshield or use the signage given to you when you join PTO. Please write large and in thick black marker so I can see it! (Remember, I am getting older!:))
Student first name and last name
Grade
Signage is only needed for the red lot.
Picked up in the blue lot (entrance on Islesbrook). Students are instructed to watch for your cars and keep their siblings with them.
In the event of a rainy-day dismissal, please watch your phones as I send out messages about delayed dismissals via text. We will always delay dismissal for lightning. Please opt into my text messages so we can stay connected.
POA Student Withdrawal Form
Once the form is filled out, it can be emailed to Amy Sommers, mailed to POA, or brought into the school office between 8 a.m. - 3:30 pm Mon-Fri.
More Information
Updated information from District
Economic Security Report
View the Economic Security Report Summary.
District Mission Statement
The St. Johns County School District will inspire good character and a passion for lifelong learning in all students, creating educated and caring contributors to the world.
School Board Representative
Beverly Slough, District 1 representative to the St. Johns County School Board, writes periodic updates for parents and others concerning school district matters.
School District News
2021-2022 Instructional Materials Adoption for Mathematics UPDATE
On February 8, 2022, the St. Johns County School Board voted to approve the list of recommended resources for adoption for Math. View the final list of approved resources. Florida Statute allows parents or residents of the county to object to the adoption of a specific instructional material. If you would like to contest the adoption of the Math resources, you must complete the Reconsideration of Instructional Materials Request Form and submit it to the SJCSD Instructional Resources and Media Services Department no later than noon on March 10, 2022.
Please visit our Instructional Materials Adoption web page to:
- Access the math resources that are being considered for adoption.
- Learn more about the policies and procedures for textbook adoption.
B.E.S.T. Standards Presentation
The purpose of the video is to provide parents and community members with information about the new B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts and math. The video also explains the timeline for the implementation of the new standards.
View the B.E.S.T. Standards Presentation
FortifyFL App
FortifyFL is a website and app developed at the direction of the Florida Legislature. Any student, educator, parent or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or getfortifyfl.com.
School Access
This is just a reminder that anyone (parent, guardian, friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle) must have school access to attend an event at Patriot Oaks Middle School, have lunch with a student and/or attend an awards assembly. If you have not already done so, please complete the School Access Form. The process for approval may take up to 4 weeks, so please fill out the application sooner than later for any guests that would like to have school access. Once the application is approved, school access will be valid for three years.