As a growing metropolitan research university, the University of Central Florida is playing a vital role in the development of Central Florida in all aspects. The College of Education, fully accredited and recognized as exemplary for its partnership, is well positioned to serve as a leader coordinating eduational intiatives.

Committed to partnerships that make a difference, the UCF Academy is

• supporting the development of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute
• assisting the Consortium for Social Responsibility and Character in Education
• working with powerful Holmes Partners in professional development schools in five districts
• influencing the quality of teacher preparation programs as an invited member of the prestigious Renaissance Group and supporting grants including FLaRE, Reading First, FOR-PD, the National Writing Project at UCF, Mathematics and Science Professional Development partners, the Lockheed Martin Academy for Mathematics and Science, Project CENTRAL, TATS, and the Progress Energy UCF Leadership Institute.

These national and local partners have generously supported the work of the UCF Academy for Teaching, Learning and Leadership: