Martin County School District

For the school district in Kentucky, see Martin County School System.

Martin County School District, also referred to officially as the School Board of Martin County, is a public school district that covers Martin County, Florida.^[3]

Martin County School District
Address
1939 SE Federal Hwy Stuart , Martin, Florida, 34994-2572 United States
Coordinates	27°10′52″N 80°14′17″W / 27.18116°N 80.23816°W / 27.18116; -80.23816
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12
Superintendent	John D. Millay^[1]
Schools	35^[2]
Budget	$200 million (2018)^[2]
NCES District ID	1201290^[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment	19,038 (2019)^[2]
Teachers	1,131 (2019) (on an FTE basis)^[2]
Staff	2,325 (2019)^[2]
Student–teacher ratio	17:1 (2019)^[2]
Other information
Website	martinschools.org

The position of superintendent is appointed by the school board.^[4] Its former Superintendent, Laurie J. Gaylord, was first elected in 2012, with her second term ending in November 2020. Following a decision by voters in 2018, the next Superintendent was appointed rather than elected. The current superintendent, John D. Millay, took office in 2020.^[5] The district is overseen by the Martin County School Board, a body of five elected officers.^[6]

History

In 2023 Michael Maine became the superintendent.^[7]

That year there were controversies over whether certain books could be displayed in schools.^[8]

School Board

The district School Board is elected on a non-partisan basis. Members of the board are:^[9][6]

• District 1: Christia Li Roberts
• District 2: Marsha Powers
• District 3: Victoria Defenthaler
• District 4: Anthony Anderson
• District 5: Michael DiTerlizzi

Schools

The district operates the following public schools:

High schools

• Jensen Beach High School
• Martin County High School
• South Fork High School

Middle schools

• Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. Named for the first Black person to be elected to the county School Board & Florida's longest-serving school board member^[10]
• Hidden Oaks Middle School
• Indiantown Middle School
• Murray Middle School. Robert G. Murray, an African American, was a teacher from 1928 to 1937 and from 1945 to 1958 and was principal of Stuart Training School.^[11]
• Stuart Middle School

Elementary schools

• Bessey Creek Elementary School
• Citrus Grove Elementary School
• Crystal Lake Elementary School
• Felix A. Williams Elementary School
• Hobe Sound Elementary School
• Jensen Beach Elementary School
• J.D. Parker School of Science, Math and Technology
• Palm City Elementary School
• Pinewood Elementary School
• Port Salerno Elementary School
• SeaWind Elementary School
• Warfield Elementary School

Pre-K

• Citrus Grove Elementary School
• Felix A. Williams Elementary School
• Perkins Center
• Salerno Schoolhouse
• Salerno Learning Center
• Stuart Learning Center

Charter schools

• Clark Advanced Learning Center
• The Hope Charter Center for Autism

Other programs

The district operates the following other programs:

• Career and Technical Education
• Willoughby Learning Center
• Environmental Studies Center
• Martin Virtual School
• Spectrum
• Teenage Parent Center – Florida First Start Resource Center Indiantown
• Teenage Parent Center – Spectrum

Former segregated (negro) schools

• Booker Park Elementary School, Indiantown, closed 1970
• Dunbar Elementary School, Hobe Sound, closed 1969
• East Stuart Elementary School, Stuart, closed 1970 (turned into county-wide kindergarten magnet)
• Murray Junior/Senior High, Port Salerno (originally Carver Junior/Senior High, also called Carver Training School and Murray Training School), opened 1964 replacing Stuart Training School, closed 1967 (became county-wide 9th grade)^[12]
• Stuart Training School, Stuart, closed 1964
• A "one-room schoolhouse in Jensen Beach".^[13][14]

References

1. "Superintendent". martinschools.org. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Martin County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
3. "Florida Report Cards: 2020-21 Martin School District Report Card". Florida Department of Education. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
4. "Martin County voters put an end to elected school superintendents; School Board now will appoint". TCPalm. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
5. McRoberts, Meghan (November 18, 2020). "Dr. John Millay: Martin County superintendent sworn into office, describes his first priority". WPTV. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
6. "Martin County, FL Supervisor of Elections". www.martinvotes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
7. Wixon, Colleen (March 21, 2023). "Martin County picks Deputy Superintendent Michael Maine as district's new superintendent". TC Palm. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
8. Lopez, Joel (March 21, 2023). "'Horrible' or 'shocking:' Parents chime in on Martin County book ban". WPTV. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
9. "School Board Members / District 1". martinschools.org.
10. Ruiz, Lina (December 24, 2021). "Dr. David L. Anderson, namesake of Martin County middle school and longtime board member, dies". TC Palm. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
11. "Schools named for area achievers". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). February 27, 2008. p. N016.
12. Gupta, Rani (May 16, 2004). "Transition difficult in Martin schools". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 937.
13. Van Meter, Christine (January 19, 1987). "King day stirs memories of segregation (Part 1)". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 6.
14. Van Meter, Christine (January 19, 1987). "Martin County fought to resolve segregation after Civil Rights Act (part 2)". Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). p. 13 (4B).

External links

• Official website