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NEW for School Year 22-23: Entrepreneurship and Engineering will be offered at all CCPS elementary schools
- CCPS students in Grade 5 will now learn entrepreneurship within their weekly schedule of subjects. Expanding entrepreneurship to elementary students will bolster what is already offered at the secondary level (middle and high). Also new for School Year 2022-23, high school students will have the opportunity to be dual enrolled in CCPS and the Florida Gulf Coast University Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship. CCPS is also expanding engineering opportunities to all elementary schools, specifically to students in Grade 4. This means engineering will now be offered at all levels at all schools: elementary, middle, and high school.
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» Collier County is ranked #1 "Safest Place to Live in the United States"
- Crime rate can be one of the deciding factors of where families settle down. Based on the metro areas’ murder and property crime rates per 100,000 people, determined by the FBI crime reports, U.S. News and World Report 2022-23 determined the safest places to live in the country.
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» Medical insurance premiums of CCPS employees are paid 100% by the district as a benefit of employment
- Learn more about CCPS Benefits and Wellness at collierschools.com/benefits
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» CCPS Position on Critical Race Theory
- The School Board and the Superintendent do not support the teaching of Critical Race Theory (“CRT”) in its classrooms, and CRT is not and will not be part of the District curriculum and teaching and learning framework. (Read the entire Notice posted in June 2021)
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» The spicy chicken sandwich is the most popular item on our school menu!
- To view all school menus, visit: schools.mealviewer.com/district/CollierFL.
- Learn more about CCPS Nutrition Services at: collierschools.com/NutritionServices
- To view all school menus, visit: schools.mealviewer.com/district/CollierFL.
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» As a benefit, CCPS offers life insurance equal to an employee's salary
- Learn more about CCPS Human Resources at collierschools.com/HR.
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DISTRICT FAST FACTS
48,000
STUDENTS62
SCHOOLS115th
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN U.S.5,294,133
MEALS SERVED YEARLY6,200,000
MILES TRAVELED YEARLY BY SCHOOL BUSES107
LANGUAGES & DIALECTS SPOKEN BY STUDENTS54%
STUDENTS FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING HOMES64%
STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE & REDUCED LUNCH54,000
DISTRICT COMPUTERS7,000
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
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HAVE YOU HEARD? Collier County Public Schools has a variety of innovative opportunities for students. We welcome you view the videos below to learn more about some of these programming options.
