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Congrats to the 2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees!
Congrats to the 2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees! Volusia County Schools’ 70 Teachers of the Year were announced and honored in a special outdoor ceremony hosted by VCS, FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools, The Daytona Tortugas, and presented by AdventHealth, the official healthcare ... Read More

2024 FUTURES Principal for a Day Recap
2024 FUTURES Principal for a Day Recap Thank you to those who participated in the 2024 FUTURES Principal for a Day program, presented by Florida Health Care Plans! There were a total of 67 businesses represented and 70 business partners shadowing princpals at all 70 VCS public schools. FU... Read More

2024 FUTURES Classroom Grants Awards
2024 FUTURES Classroom Grants Awards Congrats to the 127 teachers who received a FUTURES Classroom Grant for the 2024-25 school year! Over the course of 3 days, 11 teams went out to the schools and delivered $97,373 to teachers for their innovative & creative classroom projects. The... Read More

FUTURES & VCS Receives $30,000 from Duke Energy
FUTURES & VCS Receives $30,000 from Duke Energy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Duke Energy Foundation has announced $740,000 in grants to support 18 education-based organizations to continue Duke Energy Florida’s investment in education and future workforce needs statewide. The resources ... Read More

FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools Receives $10,000 Grant from FPL
FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools Receives $10,000 Grant from FPL Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently awarded $10,000 to FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools as part of its statewide EmPOWERing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Educators Program. The program’s g... Read More

FUTURES Foundation sponsors New Teachers Academy
FUTURES Foundation sponsors New Teachers Academy The 2024 New Teachers Academy, an exciting two-day event, was held by Volusia County Schools Recruitment and Retention and Volusia Leads! at Mainland High School on July 29th and 30th. This initiative prepared new educators for their first year in Vo... Read More

Volusia TOTY wins Invested in Excellence Award
Volusia TOTY wins Invested in Excellence Award Florida’s Local Education Foundations  Honor Volusia County Educator With Statewide 2024 ‘Invested in Excellence’ Award Emily Fagerstrom, Volusia County Schools current Teacher of the Year, received statewide recogni... Read More

VCS Employees Honored with Support Staff of the Year Awards
VCS Employees Honored with Support Staff of the Year Awards Volusia County Schools and the FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools announced the 2024 Support Staff of the Year Awards (SSOY) winners during recent surprise visits to their work sites. The school-based SSOY recipient is Robin Nestok, Schoo... Read More

2024 VCS Principals of the Year
2024 VCS Principals of the Year Volusia County Schools and FUTURES Foundation of Volusia County Schools announced the 2024 Principals of the Year during recent surprise visits to the schools. Angela Polite, principal of Champion Elementary School, is the 2024 Elementary Principal ... Read More

Volusia Take Stock in Children Scholars Honored
Volusia Take Stock in Children Scholars Honored VOLUSIA TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN SCHOLARS HONORED Daytona Beach – Take Stock in Children (TSIC), a statewide scholarship and mentoring program facilitated locally through FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools, hosted its annual New Stude... Read More

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