Joseph Stilwell Military Academy of Leadership

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! It is a glorious day in Jacksonville today. I have a lot of information for you this week. Some of it is for the end of the ye...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! Literacy Week was fantastic! Thank you to all the staff, faculty, parents, AND cadets who made this week a remarkable success...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Saturday Patriots! I’m here at JSMAL helping two wonderful ladies set up for the Scholastic Book fair this week. On Monday, we will let our cadet...

This post was updated Jan. 21, 2025, to reflect the meeting at Chaffee Trail was rescheduled for Jan. 30. Dec. 5, 2024 – The Team Duval community is invited to join Superinte...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day! His “I Have a Dream Speech” never gets old. I am so tired of this frigid weather in the sunshine state. We have anothe...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! We had a great first week back to school! Just a few reminders for you. Your cadet earns BIZI bucks (School store money) every ti...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Monday Patriots and Happy New Year! 2025 is going to be an awesome year for JSMAL! We cannot do it without you, so thank you for your support. Pr...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! Let’s go JAGS! We need a touchdown against those pesky JETS. It is the fourth quarter and we are down by 1 point. But I did not...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! It has been a beautiful weekend. Welcome fall and goodbye summer weather! I am super proud of our cadets! Our average daily at...

Nov. 4, 2024 - Our schools are eligible to receive additional federal funding for students whose parents work at Jacksonville’s Navy bases or other U.S. government agencies, such ...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! I am going to get this out before kicking off today! Go JAGS, beat the Packers. We had an impressive week here at JSMAL. It was...

Technology Services still has a number of free ECF laptops to give out to students. Principals, APs, and school leaders, please share the following message with your school communi...

Dear parents/guardians, Happy Sunday Patriots! YAY, the JAGS brought home a great win from London today. We had a fantastic week ending in a great attendance celebration for our...

Aug. 26, 2024 – You can’t separate student success from student safety! As Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier shares in the above video, this is why the district is launch...

August 21, 2024 – For many parents, a student’s transition to middle school can be a source of uncertainty, questions, and even anxiety. But with the right tools and strategies,...

August 15, 2024 – The process of reviewing and adapting the district’s long-term plans to reshape boundaries and consolidate schools continued this week as School Board members ...

Aug. 15, 2024 – Combatting citywide truancy is the focus of a new attendance campaign launched by the City of Jacksonville and Duval County Public Schools. Th...

August 9, 2024 – For Duval County School Police, the call to safety never ends — even when students are out during the summer. “We continue to police our schools during the s...

Aug. 7, 2024 – Unless a teacher gives permission, students will need to keep their cell phones off, out-of-sight, and inside their bookbag or purse during class according to the...

July 29, 2024 – New school grades were unveiled last week, showing Duval County Public Schools maintained its overall B grade, increased performance in all academic areas, and s...