{"id":132079,"date":"2022-10-31T10:08:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T14:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=132079"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:59:14","slug":"7-florida-schools-receive-funding-to-develop-community-partnership-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/7-florida-schools-receive-funding-to-develop-community-partnership-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Florida Schools Receive Funding to Develop Community Partnership Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UCF Center for Community Schools<\/a> awarded seven schools up to $80,000 each as part of the Community School Grant Program, which was established by the Florida Legislature. Among the winners are Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary, Caribbean K-8, Colonial Elementary, Jefferson K-12, JFK Middle, Lake Worth High and Pine Forest High.<\/p>\n

The Community Partnership Schools model was co-founded in 2010 at Evans High in Orlando by the Children\u2019s Home Society of Florida, Orange County Public Schools and the University of Central Florida. With the success of Evans High, the model has been replicated throughout the state. The model is designed to support students and their families through expanded access to health and wellness support, along with a wide range of new and integrated learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

This collective work is grounded in collaboration and partnership with long-term support from four or more core partners \u2014 the school district, a nonprofit organization, a healthcare provider, and a college or university. By leveraging the social and institutional capital of their partners, schools are better equipped to offer resources and services in response to emergencies or enduring challenges.<\/p>\n

In Lee County, Colonial Elementary is the third school \u2014 after Franklin Park Elementary and Fort Myers Middle Academy \u2014 to become a Community Partnership School. Both elementary schools feed into the middle school, benefiting students and families by providing a continuity of services, according to Angela Jackson, vice president of Community Partnership Schools for United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties.<\/p>\n