Resolution No. 18-60RESOLUTION NO. 18-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH REQUESTING THAT
THE DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FORMALLY AND PERMANENTLY
CHANGE THE OFFICIAL NAME OF MAYPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL TO
MAYPORT COASTAL SCIENCES MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School (#254) has been serving the coastal communities of Duval
County since 1963; and
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School has been a coastal sciences magnet school since 2011; and
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School has been unofficially known as Mayport Coastal Sciences
Middle School since that time; and
WHEREAS, the vision of Mayport Middle School is to enable all students to reach their full
potential as creative, inquiring learners who respect Florida's marine ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, the mission of Mayport Middle School is to teach students to become self-directed
researchers, analytical thinkers, problem solvers, prolific readers and writers, and lifelong stewards of
the coastal environment. The methodology is inquiry -based, differentiated, and aligned with preparing
our students to enter any high school accelerated program; and
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School is located near the Mayport village area of Duval County, a
strategic site for planned waterfront improvements.
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School partners with or has partnered with Naval Station Mayport,
the University of North Florida, the United States Coast Guard, and the professional maritime
community to study and understand the importance of our local ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, Mayport Middle School also has a strategic partnership with Jacksonville University,
the educational partner of Ocearch, a nonprofit research organization that tracks and monitors marine
species such as great white and tiger sharks along the East Coast and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, plans are under way to relocate the Ocearch to Mayport village, thus creating a world-
class shark education center and positioning Mayport village as a maritime research hub.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach,
Florida, as follows:
Section 1. The City of Atlantic Beach hereby requests that the Duval County School Board formally
and permanently change the official name of Mayport Middle School to Mayport Coastal Sciences
Middle School.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, this l 01h day of
December, 2018.
Ellen Glasser, Mayor
Attest:
Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
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Attorney
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