Trout Creek Academy
K-8 School NN will serve kindergarten through 8th grade and will be located on approximately 26.5 acres on Timberwolf Trail within the Shearwater development in northwest St. Johns County. It will accommodate approximately 1500 students. This school has been designed to provide both traditional and non-traditional settings. Classroom areas accommodate groupings by grade or as multi-age students using teaching teams. Moveable walls between classroom pairs facilitate the team-teaching approach. Common area with computer labs and kitchen areas allow for flexibility of instructional methods and group learning activities. These features enable teachers and paraprofessional to work cooperatively to facilitate learning for students through a variety of methods. This schools’ spaces include 32 primary classrooms; 22 intermediate classrooms; 6 science labs; resources rooms; skills labs; exceptional education spaces, art rooms; music rooms; physical education spaces; vocational education labs; a media center and support spaces; an administrative suite; food service and dining facilities; stage; multipurpose room; student and public restrooms; and custodial spaces. K-8 School NN will be funded through a combination of the Certificates of Participation (COPs), Proportionate Share Mitigation funds, School Impact Fees, 1.5 Mills and CO & DS funds. The school is expected to be completed in the summer of 2024 and open for the 2024-2025 school year.
School District News
Instructional Materials Adoption for Personal Financial Literacy and Money Management
The St. Johns County School District has begun its review of instructional materials for Personal Financial Literacy and Money Management (Grades 9-12). These resources are chosen from the list of materials submitted to the Florida Department of Education (Instructional Materials).
You may access digital resources on EdCredible.com, once they are available from the publisher (view instructions for access).
Print Materials: Some printed materials might be available. You may review materials from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM when district offices are open. To access them or receive assistance with online resources, call 904.547.8900.
Get Involved: Parents and community members are encouraged to participate. If you want to join a school committee to serve on a review team, contact any school or call 904.547.8900 by January 10, 2025. Committee spots are limited, and school administrators will select members from those interested.
"Foundations for Lifelong Success: Enhancing Executive Functioning Skills" Virtual Discussion on February 4
Please join us on February 4, 2025, from 6pm to 7:30pm for a virtual discussion titled "Foundations for Lifelong Success: Enhancing Executive Functioning Skills." This informative session will highlight practical strategies to strengthen your child's executive functioning skills, including planning, organization, emotional regulation, and self-control, setting the foundation for lifelong success.
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.
Florida school districts are now required by the FLDOE to make a FortifyFL Training Presentation available to parents and guardians.
School Access
This is just a reminder that anyone (parent, guardian, friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle) must have school access to attend any event at Trout Creek Academy, including parent teacher conferences taking place during the school day. 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.
Important Documents
- Sheriff Hardwick Letter
- School Safety
- Important Conversations for Parents of Their Students
- Florida Harm Prevention Threat Management Model for Parents
- Economic Security Report
- Code of Conduct
- 2024-2025 Required Instruction Elementary Parent Letter
- 2024-2025 Required Instruction Middle School Parent Letter
- 2024-2025 Elementary Choice Letter
- 2024-2025 Secondary School Choice Letter
- PM1 Testing Notification Letter K-2