P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School

As a publicly funded K-12 school that is not academically selective, we strive to serve all students while facing the same challenges and constraints that confront all public schools in Florida. Our status as a one-school school district makes it possible to develop and pilot creative educational solutions in response to never-ending demands, and based on new research findings. Funded by the Florida Department of Education, we are uniquely positioned in the College of Education at the University of Florida to collaborate with University of Florida researchers to develop innovative solutions to 21st century challenges for students of all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. As legislated by the Sid Martin Bill (F.S.S. 1002.32), our student population, selected by lottery, represents Floridas racial and income demographics. Our students commute from more than 30 surrounding small and rural north Florida cities and towns. Establishing a school culture where students from all back...