Local schools earn 2010 Five Star School Award
Lee County Public Schools is proud to announce that 22 District schools have earned the Five Star School Award. This award recognizes schools that have demonstrated exemplary parent/community involvement. To qualify for this award, a school must achieve 100% of the required criteria and maintain a portfolio that documents the achievement of criterion in five areas: Community/Business Partnership; Family Involvement; Volunteers; Student Community Service; and the School Advisory Council. The Lee County schools earning this honor are:
Bayshore Elementary
Bonita Springs Middle
Cape Elementary
Challenger Middle
Colonial Elementary
Cypress Lake High
Diplomat Middle
James Stephens International Academy
Lehigh Senior High
Lexington Middle
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
North Fort Myers High
Patriot Elementary
Pinewoods Elementary
San Carlos Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary
Sunshine Elementary
Three Oaks Elementary
Three Oaks Middle
Trafalgar Elementary
Trafalgar Middle
Villas Elementary
The Florida Commissioner of Education and the former Commissioner’s Community Involvement Council established the Five Star School Award in recognition of the vital role the community plays in student success. Schools that achieve this designation will receive the Florida Department of Education’s highest award for community Involvement. The schools above will be honored at the October, 19, 2010 School Board meeting.