The Florida Department of Education presents the Golden and Silver School Awards to recognize exemplary programs, which promote parent and community involvement in education.
The Golden School Award recognizes elementary, secondary and adult schools that meet the following criteria:
- A minimum of 80 percent of the school staff participated in training related to school volunteerism.
- A school volunteer coordinator is designated for recruitment, placement, training and supervision of school volunteers.
- The total number of hours of volunteer service equals twice the number of students enrolled in the school. Any volunteer activity that contributes to student improvement may be counted. (Example: fundraising)
The Silver School Award is presented to recognize secondary schools that meet the following criteria:
- The school must have a school volunteer coordinator who provides coordination of the program, placement of students, orientation/training for the staff, student/program evaluation and student volunteer supervision.
- The school must have a volunteer coordinator who provides coordination of the program, placement of the secondary students, orientation/training for the receiving staff, student/program evaluation, and student volunteer supervision.
- Student volunteers and faculty must both receive orientation and training.
- The composite student volunteer hours must equal at least one half the total number of students (FTE count) in the sending school (i.e., 2,000 students – 1,000 volunteer hours.)
- Elementary schools are not eligible for this award.
*http://www.fldoe.org/schools/family-community/activities-programs/volunteer-community-involvement/the-golden-silver-schools-awards.stml
Gold School Awards:
Allapattah Flats
Bayshore
C. A. Moore
Fairlawn
Floresta
Forest Grove
F. K. Sweet
Ft. Pierce Central
Ft. Pierce Westwood
Lakewood Park
Lawnwood
Lincoln Park
Mariposa
Morningside
Northport
Oak Hammock
Palm Pointe
Parkway
Port St. Lucie High
Rivers Edge
Samuel S. Gaines
Savanna Ridge
Southern Oaks
Southport
St. Lucie Elem.
St. Lucie West K-8
St. Lucie West Centennial
Treasure Coast
Village Green
Weatherbee
West Gate
White City
Windmill Point
Silver School Awards:
Ft. Pierce Central
Ft. Pierce Westwood
Forest Grove
Lincoln Park
Northport
Port St. Lucie
St. Lucie West Centennial
St. Lucie West K-8
Southern Oaks
Southport
Treasure Coast