High quality professional development for all non-certificated personnel (NCP) is provided to close the learning gap between NCP and certificated personnel by building meaningful relationships, thus becoming a part of Duval County Public Schools learning community.

Building awareness around the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to the success and well-being of all Duval County Public Schools students and employees. The district has identified a set of nine (9) core beliefs and commitments. The second core belief on that list of nine reads, “The Duval County School Board believes that our greatest strength as a school district is the racial, gender, ethnic and socio-economic diversity of our students and community.” The commitment tied to that belief states that “The Duval County School Board will develop and celebrate the racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity of our students and community.”

As a means of developing the district’s core beliefs and commitments and aligning them to its strategic plan, training and skill-building on diversity, equity and inclusion will be provided to all staff. We are presently developing our district’s Five-Year Diversity Plan. Training and skill-building are part of this plan and it is aligned with the six goals of the Strategic Plan.

For more information regarding NCP, contact Brenda Wims at (904) 348-5757 or via email at wimsb@duvalschools.org.