Sarasota County Schools is a public school district serving all of Sarasota County, Florida. The total number of students is approximately 43,000.
Sarasota County School District Vision:
The School District of Sarasota County places learning at the center of its activities to enable all learners to lead productive, responsible, and healthful lives.
Sarasota County School District Mission:
The School District of Sarasota County prepares students to achieve the highest learning standards by engaging a high quality staff, involved parents, and a supportive community.
The county of 320,000 residents is governed by the board of county commissioners. Escambia County is divided into five districts. One county commissioner is elected from each district to serve a four-year term. Commissioners are chosen in partisan elections by voters from the districts in which they live. The board appoints a county administrator to be chief administrative officer of the county, responsible to the commission for the orderly operations of matters within the board’s jurisdiction.
Miami Country Day School is a college preparatory learning community committed to educating the whole child. Through the core values of honor, respect, wisdom and compassion, we prepare students to be lifelong learners. We inspire our children to develop their intellectual, physical, aesthetic, social, emotional and spiritual potentials by valuing every student every day.
Students, faculty, and parents are encouraged to live by our set of core values and to act as models for action and behavior as follows:
- Honor fosters integrity and truthfulness, which leads to correct and trustworthy actions.
- Respect encourages valuing the rights and opinions of others as well as acting with consideration towards others.
- Wisdom defines intelligence and knowledge, which comes with experience and allows for good judgment and insight.
- Compassion expects action towards others with empathy, care, acceptance, and understanding.
Miami Country Day School is a not for profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Gifts made through Miami Country Day School are deductible for federal income, gift, and estate tax purposes.