IDEA River Bluff sets high expectations and goes the extra mile to make sure every student realizes their own potential. Personalized learning, critical thinking skills, and mastery of core subjects is our recipe for success.
The next step in joining IDEA is completing a paper application or submitting it online via STREAM. Our application opened on September 1, 2024 and IDEA’s lottery date is February 15, 2025. You may choose to apply to multiple IDEA Jacksonville schools and submit one application per child.
Any family can submit an application at any time.
As a public charter school, enrollment is determined through a random lottery selection process. If our schools receive more applications than available seats, student names will be placed in a lottery and randomly selected.
As required by Florida law, students from persistently low-performing (PLP) public schools and opportunity zones will be given enrollment preference, as well as siblings of currently enrolled students.
Lottery priorities are listed below:
Siblings of current IDEA students and children of IDEA employees
Students who attend or are zoned for a Persistently Low Performing (PLP) school or who reside within an Opportunity Zone. Not sure if you live in an Opportunity Zone, check your status with your home address.
– Within 5 miles of the campus
– Within 8 miles of the campus
– Beyond 8 miles of the campus
– Children of Founding Board Members
– All other applicants
Born and raised in NYC, Curtis received his B.A. from Syracuse University, his M.S. and M.S Ed. Admin from Southern Illinois University and Baruch College respectively, and is in his last year of his doctoral program at Arizona State University. Mr. Lawrence started his career as a teacher in the underserved community of West Harlem at Frederick Douglass Academy. There he served as a History Teacher, Chair of the History Department and Dean of Students. Lawrence has been recognized by Legacy Magazine as a National History Teacher of the year and has led turnaround schools to success in the South Bronx, NY, New Jersey, Washington DC, and Louisiana.
From 2014-2017, Lawrence served as the Founding Principal of IDEA Monterrey Park College Prep, where he led the school to back-to-back reception of all Texas distinctions. Curtis Lawrence and his wife have two sons who attended IDEA Carver Academy, an 18-year-old Senior and a 17-year old junior at Florida A&M University. Mr. Lawrence understands education is a tool that empowers communities and diminishes barriers to success. He is committed to ensuring 100% of scholars go to and through college.