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Location Map VIERA, FL 32940 Brevard County
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District Poverty Rate 14.1% (data source)
Non-White Students 42.7% (data source)
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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 (114)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Apollo Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Astronaut High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bayside High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Brevard Virtual FranchiseStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Brevard Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)Step 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Brevard Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cape View Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cocoa Beach Junior-Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cocoa High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Columbia Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Coquina Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eau Gallie High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Freedom 7 Elementary School Of International StudiesStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Harbor City Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 13
Indialantic Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Lewis Carroll Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lockmar Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Longleaf Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Manatee Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Melbourne Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Merritt Island High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Oak Park Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ocean Breeze Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Ralph M Williams Junior Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Riviera Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Roy Allen Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Sabal Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Satellite Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Sculptor Charter SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Sea Park Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Stone Magnet Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Suntree Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Surfside Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Atlantis Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Audubon Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
BREVARD COUNTY JAIL COMPLEXStep 0 No Progress 0
BREVARD GROUP TREATMENT HOMEStep 0 No Progress 0
Brevard Virtual EschoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cambridge Elementary Magnet SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Central Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Challenger 7 Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICESStep 0 No Progress 0
Croton Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Delaura Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DEVEREUX HOSPITALStep 0 No Progress 0
Discovery Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr. W.j. Creel Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Edgewood Jr-Sr High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Educational Horizons CharterStep 0 No Progress 0
Emma Jewel Charter AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Endeavour Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Enterprise Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Fairglen Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
FIELDSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Gemini Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Golfview Elementary Magnet SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Herbert C. Hoover Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Heritage High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Imagine Schools At West MelbourneStep 0 No Progress 0
Imperial Estates Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
James Madison Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
John F. Turner Senior Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jupiter Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Meadowlane Primary Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
MELBOURNE CENTER FOR PERSONAL GROWTHStep 0 No Progress 0
Mila Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mims Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
Odyssey Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Odyssey Preparatory Charter AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
OUTWARD BOUNDStep 0 No Progress 0
Palm Bay Academy Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Palm Bay Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pineapple Cove Classical AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT LOCKMARStep 0 No Progress 0
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy At West MelbourneStep 0 No Progress 0
PINECREST ACADEMY SPACE COASTStep 0 No Progress 0
Pinewood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Port Malabar Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
PRE-K ESE SERVICESStep 0 No Progress 0
PROJECT SEARCHStep 0 No Progress 0
Quest Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
RIVERDALE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rockledge Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ronald Mcnair Magnet Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Royal Palm Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Saturn Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sherwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERStep 0 No Progress 0
South Area Head StartStep 0 No Progress 0
South Lake ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwest Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Space Coast Junior-Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Spessard L. Holland Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sunrise Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Titusville High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Tropical Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
University Park Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Viera Charter SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
VIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
Viera High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
W. Melbourne Elementary School For ScienceStep 0 No Progress 0
West Shore Junior-Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Westside 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
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Step 5
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November 22, 2025
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October 3, 2025
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September 28, 2025
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September 20, 2025
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September 13, 2025
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August 28, 2025
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August 17, 2025
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August 3, 2025
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July 30, 2025
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June 13, 2025
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May 20, 2025
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May 9, 2025
Step 5
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March 28, 2025
Step 5
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January 6, 2025
Step 1
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January 4, 2025
Step 5
Draft a Plan
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September 26, 2024
Step 5
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September 10, 2024
Step 4
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August 30, 2024
Step 2
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August 23, 2024
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August 14, 2024
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August 2, 2024
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June 16, 2024
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