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Location Map BRADENTON, FL 34205 Manatee County
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District Poverty Rate 12.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 56.7% (data source)
NCES Link NCES District Info
Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (70)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Anna Maria Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
B.d. Gullett Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Barbara A Harvey Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bayshore Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bayshore High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Braden River Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Buffalo Creek Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Gene Witt Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Imagine Charter School At North ManateeStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Jessie P. Miller Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Manatee Charter SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Manatee Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Manatee High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Myakka City Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Palma Sola Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Palmetto Charter SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Parrish Charter AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Parrish Community High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
William H. Bashaw ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
AMIKIDS MANATEEStep 0 No Progress 0
Ballard Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Blackburn Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Braden River High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Braden River Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Carlos E. Haile Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr Mona Jain Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
EASTER SEALSStep 0 No Progress 0
Electa Lee Magnet Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Florine J Abel Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
H. S. Moody Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HORIZONS ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTIONStep 0 No Progress 0
Ida M. Stewart Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Imagine Charter At Lakewood RanchStep 0 No Progress 0
James Tillman Elementary Magnet SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
JUST FOR GIRLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
JUST FOR GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Lakewood Ranch High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lincoln Memorial AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Louise R Johnson K-8 School Of International StudiesStep 0 No Progress 0
Manatee Community Action Agency-Head StartStep 0 No Progress 0
MANATEE TECHNICAL COLLEGEStep 0 No Progress 0
Manatee Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
Manatee Virtual School ( Virtual Franchise)Step 0 No Progress 0
Martha B. King Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Oasis Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Oneco Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSStep 0 No Progress 0
Palm View K-8 SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Palmetto High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PALMSHORES BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
R. Dan Nolan Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Robert Willis Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rowlett Middle AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL LEARNING EXCELLENCE (SABLEStep 0 No Progress 0
Sea Breeze Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southeast High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
State College Of Florida Collegiate SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Tara Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Team Success A School Of ExcellenceStep 0 No Progress 0
THE PORT ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Virgil Mills Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Visible Men AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
W. D. Sugg Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
William Monroe Rowlett Academy For Arts And CommunicationStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes (b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for:
1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.
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January 18, 2025
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Draft a Plan
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