About Our School

 
We are the... P A T R I O T S 

Philosophy- Prine provides a safe, successful learning environment through the cooperative and supportive efforts of parents, staff, and community.

Academics- Prine offers an excellent academic background which includes the basics through balanced literacy developmental writing, ALL, A.R.,

MURAL, an integrated social studies and science curriculum, and high student expectations.

Teachers- Prine's experienced teachers hold a Bachelor's degree, with 31.8% having earned their Master's degree, and 2.2% having a Specialist's degree.

Responsibility- Prine provides opportunities to learn responsibility & respect through a strong character education program, goal setting,

agenda planners, and community outreach programs.

Individuality- Prine provides a variety of programs that include AR, Academy of Reading, Waterford Reading and Ticket to Read.

Opportunity- All children are taught within the framework of a balanced curriculum, rather than through facts in isolation. Providing such a

curricular approach is both enriching and fun.

Technology- Two computer labs enhance learning with technology being incorporated throughout the curriculum.

Special Programs- Prine offers an enriched background including computer literacy, teamwork through physical education, music instruction

using a sophisticated keyboard program, an integrated art curriculum, and an open media.

 
Our History

Robert Henry Prine was born April 9, 1889 in Polk County, Florida and died February 15, 1973. He came to Manatee County in 1923 and

became a banker, businessman and a farmer in the Terra Ceia area. He belonged to the First Methodist Church and served on the Manatee

County School Board for 12 years. He was president of the Manatee County Growers Association and was a director of the Exchange

Supply Company, an affiliate of the Florida Citrus Exchange. He was manager of Wilson and Toomer Fertilizer Company of Palmetto.

He combined banking with agriculture as president of the Bradenton National Farm Loan Association in the 1930s. From 1945 to 1970

he was a director of the Federal Land Bank of Wauchula. From 1942 through 1972 he was a director of the Manatee National Bank

(originally the Manatee Bank and Trust, it later merged with Southeast Bank.) In 1962, school authorities thanked him for 35 years

of work supporting the schools by naming Prine Elementary School after him. The Robert H. Prine Elementary School was built

in 1962 on 17 acres of land, and was originally to be known as the Windsor Park School. In 1964, Robert Henry Prine was named

Manatee County's Outstanding Citizen. Prine died in 1973 at age 84.