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It takes a community

Once a dropout factory, Evans High School in Orlando has become a model for how to turn around poor-performing schools ...

7 Florida Schools Receive Funding to Develop Community Partnership Schools

Florida is now home to 36 Community Partnership Schools serving over 33,000 students and their communities ...

Fighting Community Hunger

Through Community Partnership Schools, food pantries and other nutritional services are a crucial part of efforts to combat food insecurity ...

Keystone Heights Jr./Sr. highs allies with UCF, Community Partnership Schools

Keystone Heights Junior-Senior High is the latest school to join forces with a notable University of Central Florida program that ...

Increased government funding recognizes the need for strong community school technical assistance

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced a notice inviting applications for the Full-Service Community Schools Program to provide high-quality ...

Poverty exacts toll on children: Community Partnership Schools help change that

Sad but true: Poverty is a reality far too many families face ...

How Hillsborough’s Mort Elementary community partnership school passes the test

Not far from bustling downtown Tampa and just west of University of South Florida, there is a transformative movement happening ...

MacKenzie Scott donates $133 million for in-school support services

Another money bomb has fallen from the bank account of MacKenzie Scott, this time a large donation to support a ...

United Way Awarded $75,000 to Establish First Community Partnership School at White City Elementary

United Way of St. Lucie & Okeechobee has been awarded $75,000 from the University of Central Florida to establish St ...

Our Team

Leadership Amy Ellis, Ed.D. Program Director II Alexius Ferguson Research Associate Heather McClellan Research Associate Team Katelyn Cotelo Program Manager ...

OCPS ACE Donation

OCPS ACE is one of 26 schools involved with the UCF Community Schools Program, which is truly a gem for ...

Data Analyst Joins UCF Center for Community Schools

UCF Center for Community Schools is pleased to announce the addition of Justina Jackson, Ed.D. Data Analyst ...

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Community partnerships work to balance school inequities

The past year presented us with a break in the normal order of society - a chance for us to ...

First-Generation UCF Graduate Powers Partnerships to Expand Opportunities for Future Generations

As a first-generation college graduate, Robert Palmer ‘15MEd understands the impact postsecondary education can have on the lives of individuals ...