TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Community schools are coming to North Florida.
Florida A&M University received a $9 million grant to develop community schools in North Florida. The grant came from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). That’s all according to a Thursday FAMU press release.
“I look forward to the impactful changes that will benefit the K-12 students and families we serve in our regional community,” Allyson L. Watson, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs said.
The purpose of the initiative is “to improve outcomes for Florida students in high-needs districts by scaling up pipeline services, increasing the number of university partnership community schools across the state, and providing technical assistance to school partners during the next five years,” the statement wrote.
FAMU said the investment will advance the North Florida regional schools in Leon County through the HBCU’s Developmental Research School as well as Leon County Public Schools.
The grant is part of a $50 million USDOE Full-Service Community Schools grant led by the University of Central Florida, according to FAMU, and is being led by FAMU’s Office of the Provost.
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