Empowering students to succeed in school and life
Students attending Title I schools in low-income communities often struggle to focus on their education because of the many complex challenges they face daily.
Often, students in these schools struggle with:
- Poverty
- Lack of access to adequate health care
- Exposure to violence and other crime
- Exposure to drugs
- Hunger
- Abuse or neglect
Community Partnership Schools address students’ holistic needs, recognizing their unique challenges – and opportunities. Many schools offer:
- On-site access to health and wellness services
- On-site food pantries
- Counseling
- Leadership opportunities
- Cultural enrichment activities
- After-school activities
- Parent Resource Centers
No two Community Partnership Schools are exactly alike – each centers on unique community needs to allow students to focus on their education and future success. But all share a similar model – one with proven methods for accountability and outcomes.
A partnership among Children’s Home Society of Florida, the University of Central Florida and Orange County Public Schools brought the successful Community Partnership School model to Florida. Florida’s first Community Partnership School – Evans Community Partnership School – officially opened at Evans High School in Orlando on October 13, 2012.
Community Partnership School successes include:
- Increases in graduation rates
- Increases in student achievement
- Improved student attendance
- Improved parent involvement
- Overwhelming community support
A 2018-19 snapshot of Community Partnership Schools where CHS is a core partner.
In the News
What is a Community Partnership School? Listen to Jarvis Wheeler, MSW, MPA, CHS Regional Director of #CommunityPartnershipSchools and Amy Ellis, Ed.D., UCF Center for Community Schools on 90.7 WMFE to learn more!
Community partnership schools help economic development
CHS is proud to empower students and families through the following Community Partnership Schools
- C.A. Weis Elementary School
- Edward H. White Academy of Leadership
- Endeavour Elementary School
- Evans High School
- Howard W. Bishop Middle School
- Keystone Heights Jr./Sr. High School
- Manatee Elementary
- Mort Elementary School
- OCPS Academic Center for Excellence
- Sabal Palm Elementary
- Southwoods Elementary School
- The Webster School
- Wilkinson Junior High School
