Newsletter - August 31, 2026 - September 4, 2026

What a week we have had here at Discovery. With just a handful of students left to take the PM1 Reading FAST, we are sitting five points higher compared to this time last year! Amazing job to our students and staff and staff! I know that we are well on our way to reaching our reading goal of 59% of our students being proficient. Right now, we are sitting at 40% and last year was 35%. If trends continue, we should land at 60% proficiency in reading on PM3.

We also took time to celebrate the positive behavior of so many of our students. On Wednesday, students with perfect attendance last week were able to wear crocs and slides. We had 526 students with perfect attendance last week. Today, Friday, we had "Fun Friday" during lunches. Students without referrals since last Friday were able to participate. We had 689 students out of our 702 students able to participate. That is amazing. We also celebrated students without a single tardy since the beginning of the school year with ice pops during lunch. We had over 200 students able to receive an ice pop!

Amazing things are happening each day at Discovery. I know it will continue next week when we take the PM1 Math FAST on Tuesday. I believe that our students will be coming to school, rested, focused, and ready to succeed! I can't wait to celebrate the math scores next week!

As always, thank you for trusting me and the Discovery Team with providing your student with the best possible educational experience in Poinciana.  

Principal

Gary Dunn

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

Come join us at every SAC meeting to stay informed of everything that is happening at the school.