UCF Center for Community Schools

College of Community Innovation and Education

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About Community Schools
Community schools focus on improving student well-being and success by engaging and supporting parents and the community. All community school models share the same focus, but they vary in their approach to organizing resources. Learn more

The UCF Center for Community Schools is dedicated to the development and sustainability of high-quality community schools. The center serves as a comprehensive resource for schools in Florida, across the nation and around the world by offering the following services.

2019-20 Community School Grant Program

Up to 12 planning grants will be awarded to schools for the 2019-20 school year. Each grant requires a 25% match.

Round One Application – completed

Round Two Application
Starts: September 23, 2019
Deadline for submissions:
October 22, 2019, by 11:59pm
PDF of RFP (for information only)

Community Partnership Schools™ Model

The UCF Center for Community Schools promotes the development of community partnerships that include four core partners — a school district, a university or college, a community-based nonprofit, and a healthcare provider, as well as others. This approach is named the Community Partnership Schools™ model.

The partners work together to provide a community school with a wide variety of academic support and enrichment opportunities as well as primary medical, dental and behavioral healthcare for the students, the students’ families and the surrounding community.

The center oversees a rigorous, strengths-based certification process to ensure best practices at Community Partnership Schools. Currently, there are two UCF-Certified Community Partnership Schools in Florida, with many others seeking certification.

In the News
Kyra Schafte: How College Park Can Become a True Community Partnership

Kyra Schafte: How College Park Can Become a True Community Partnership

October 29, 2019

Several months ago, the dialogue between a School Board member, ...

Sarasota May Follow Manatee With ‘Community Partnership’ School Model

Sarasota May Follow Manatee With ‘Community Partnership’ School Model

October 27, 2019

Community schools have demonstrated higher standardized reading and math scores, ...

#GiveTLH 2019: Sabal Palm Community School Offers Wrap-around Services

#GiveTLH 2019: Sabal Palm Community School Offers Wrap-around Services

October 18, 2019

They say it takes a village to raise a child, ...

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