The federal presence in our community and the significant tax exemptions available to federally connected personnel, businesses, and agencies identifies Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) as an eligible applicant for the Federal Impact Aid grant.

This grant is designed to assist local school districts with high numbers of students who are federally connected and enrolled in one of our local schools. The grant funds received from this program are critical for ensuring that all children in Duval County receive an excellent education.

Each year, the district uses the Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid to identify our federally connected students. On October 28th, the District’s yearly Federal Impact Aid survey was released through the parent portal in FOCUS.  The district will not be mass producing paper copies.  When logging in to the Focus Parent Portal, parents will need to access the Federal Impact Aid Data Collection Form by clicking on the green box labeled “Not yet started – Click to begin in English”.

The survey contains 4 yes/no questions.  If the parent answers “yes” to any of the questions, one or two additional questions will appear. Overall, the survey should not take a parent more than a couple of minutes to complete.

Thank for your continued support! 

Principal St. Amand

Crystal Springs Elementary