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School Zone
Sandalwood Become Eighth Full
Service School
Thanks to local
philanthropists, Wayne Weaver and his wife Delores Barr
Weaver, Sandalwood High School will become home to the
city’s eighth Full Service School on November 1. Earlier
this year the Weavers donated $21 million to 38
Northeast Florida non-profit organizations. Of the $21
million donation, over $1.6 million was given to the
Untied Way of Northeast Florida Full Service Centers to
open the new Sandalwood Center and to expand services at
the Andrew Jackson Center located in Springfield. While
announcing this unprecedented act of kindness, Mrs. Barr
Weaver was quoted as saying, “We came from humble
beginnings, and it’s just great to be given the
opportunity to help these deserving people.”
Full Service
Schools are a neighborhood-governed educational and
social service collaboration designed to meet the health
and psycho-social needs of students. The goal of the
collaboration is to deliver to the classroom, healthy,
motivated and well-behaved students thereby allowing
teachers to teach rather than having to address
non-educational issues.
The United Way partners with
several local agencies including
Duval County Health Department, Neighborhood Partnership
for the Protection of Children, Jacksonville Children's
Commission and over 25 community non-profit service
providers to bring services to at-risk students.
There are seven other Full
Service School Centers located on or near the campuses
of Englewood High, Fletcher High, Andrew Jackson High,
Annie R. Morgan Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, Ribault
High and Terry Parker High schools. For more information
on Full Service School Centers, call the United Way at
390-3200 or visit their web site at
http://www.uwnefl.org/Partnerships_FSS.asp. |
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