Southwest Florida Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools
January 9, 2017
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Southwest Florida Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools
~ Hundreds of schools statewide honored for exemplary community involvement ~
Tallahassee, Fla., January 9, 2017 – Today, the Florida Department of Education announced the names of schools in Southwest Florida that have earned the Five Star School Award for the 2015-16 school year. The award is bestowed upon schools that are committed to incorporating family and community members into the school environment to enhance student learning. Statewide, nearly 700 schools earned the recognition.
“Family and community involvement is essential to student success, and I am grateful for the parents, caregivers and community members who invest their time in our state’s schools.” said Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. “When school leaders and educators engage the community, the result is higher academic achievement and more students prepared for future success.”
To earn Five Star School recognition, a school must show that it has achieved all of the benchmarks and criteria in five categories – Community/Business Partnerships, Family Involvement, Volunteerism, Student Community Service and School Advisory Council. Schools must also earn a grade of “C” or above or a school improvement rating of “Maintaining” or “Improving” for the year being recognized.
Below are the schools in Southwest Florida that received the Five Star School Award for the 2015-16 school year.
- Big Cypress Elementary School
- Eden Park Elementary School
- Estates Elementary School
- Gulf Coast High School
- Immokalee Middle School
- Lely Elementary School
- Manatee Middle School
- Naples High School
- Palmetto Ridge High School
- Pelican Marsh Elementary School
- Pine Ridge Middle School
- Sabal Palm Elementary School
- Tommie Barfield Elementary School
- Vineyards Elementary School
- Bayshore Elementary School
- Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
- Caloosa Middle School
- Cypress Lake High School
- Ida S. Baker High School
- J. Colin English Elementary School
- North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
- San Carlos Park Elementary School
- Tanglewood Elementary School
- Three Oaks Middle School
- Villas Elementary School
- B.D. Gullett Elementary School
- Braden River Elementary School
- Freedom Elementary School
- Gene Witt Elementary School
- Gilbert McNeal Elementary School
- Ida M. Stewart Elementary School
- Jessie P. Miller Elementary School
- Louise R. Johnson Middle School
- Southeast High School
- Williams Elementary School
- Ashton Elementary School
- Atwater Elementary School
- Bay Haven School of Basics Plus
- Cranberry Elementary School
- Englewood Elementary School
- Fruitville Elementary School
- Glenallen Elementary School
- Gocio Elementary School
- Lakeview Elementary School
- Lamarque Elementary School
- Phillippi Shores Elementary School
- Pine View School
- Sarasota Academy of the Arts
- Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences
- Suncoast Polytechnical High School
- Tatum Ridge Elementary School
- Taylor Ranch Elementary School
- Toledo Blade Elementary School
- Venice Elementary School
To view the entire list of schools awarded, please visit Five Star School Award.
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