Volusia
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Location Map DELAND, FL 32720 Volusia County
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District Poverty Rate 17.8% (data source)
Non-White Students 47.8% (data source)
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Last Updated December 3, 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 (90)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Blue Lake Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 50
Debary Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Deland High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Deland Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Deltona High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Freedom Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Pathways Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Pine Trail Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
R. J. Longstreet Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Seabreeze High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Tomoka Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Volusia Online Learning-Flvs (Franchise)Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Volusia Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
AMIKIDS VOLUSIAStep 0 No Progress 0
Atlantic High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Burns Science And Technology Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Campbell Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Champion Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Chisholm Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Citrus Grove Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Coronado Beach Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Creekside Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
David C. Hinson Sr. Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DAYTONA JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITYStep 0 No Progress 0
Deltona Lakes Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Deltona Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMStep 0 No Progress 0
Discovery Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
EASTER SEALS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DAYTONA BEACHStep 0 No Progress 0
Edgewater Public SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Edith I. Starke Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Enterprise Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
ESE RELATED SERVICESStep 0 No Progress 0
Forest Lake Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Friendship Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Galaxy Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
George W. Marks Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HALIFAX BEHAVIORAL SERVICESStep 0 No Progress 0
Heritage Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HIGHBANKS LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Holly Hill SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Horizon Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUNDStep 0 No Progress 0
Indian River Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ivy Hawn Charter School Of The ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
LEGACY SCHOLARS ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Louise S. Mcinnis Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mainland High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Manatee Cove Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
New Smyrna Beach High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
New Smyrna Beach Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Orange City Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ormond Beach Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ormond Beach Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ortona Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Osceola Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Osteen Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSStep 0 No Progress 0
Palm Terrace Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pierson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pine Ridge High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pk Child Care ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
Port Orange Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pride Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Read-Pattillo Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
River Springs Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
RIVERVIEW LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Samsula AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Silver Sands Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
South Daytona Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwestern Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Spirit Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Spruce Creek Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Spruce Creek High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
STEWART TREATMENT CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Sugar Mill Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sweetwater Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
THE CHILES ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
The Reading Edge AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Timbercrest Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Turie T. Small Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
University High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Volusia County Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
Volusia Pines Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program District ProvidedStep 0 No Progress 0
Westside Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodward Avenue Elementary SchoolStep 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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Launch Steps History
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 9
Execute the Plan
153
July 28, 2025
Step 8
Train Your Team
152
April 22, 2025
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
152
April 10, 2025
Step 10
District approved, check individual school.
152
March 20, 2025
Step 7
Recruit Your Team
152
February 2, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
129
January 18, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
110
December 31, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
87
December 13, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
81
November 6, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
79
October 29, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
78
October 23, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
77
October 17, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
68
October 7, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
63
September 10, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
62
August 14, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
61
August 1, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
58
June 20, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
55
March 29, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
55
March 25, 2024
 
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