Higher Education - Orlando, Florida, United States
The UCF Center for Community Schools in the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida is a practice-based organization that provides community school technical assistance, university-assisted partnerships, training and development, and assessment and evaluation.In 2010, UCF co-founded the successful Community Partnership School™ model community school with Children's Home Society of Florida and Orange County Public Schools at Evans High School in Orlando.The UCF Center for Community Schools opened in 2014 to help expand Community Partnership Schools across the state of Florida and to advance community schools more broadly.The center has implemented a rigorous, strength-based certification process to ensure the implementation of best practice and a system of continuous improvement.-Vision-We see a world where students realize their greatest potential.The UCF Center for Community Schools is internationally recognized as the premier resource for community school advancement. By sharing our expertise in community school development and sustaining partnerships, we empower schools and communities to build environments for students to realize their greatest potential-Mission-The UCF Center for Community Schools serves as a comprehensive resource by providing technical assistance, university-assisted partnership, training and development, and assessment and evaluation for the development of high-quality community schools.-Values-High Quality | Integrity | Partnership | Support | Generosity