Community Partnership Schools

Learn: What are Community Partnership Schools? How can the Community Partnership School model turn around struggling schools and help close the achievement gap between high performing students and low performing students many of whom come from income-challenged families and/or are English Language Learners? Are Community Partnership Schools a viable alternative to school privatization?

Sponsors: Protect Our Public Schools (POPS), Manasota; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Florida; Peace Education and Action Center

Panelists Include: Amy Ellis, Director, Center for Community Schools, University of Central Florida, Orlando; Kylia Carswell, Mort Elementary School, Community Partnership School Director, Tampa and Shawn Naugle, Regional Executive Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida Moderator: Carol Lerner, POPS, Manasota, Chair, School Social Worker (Ret.)