OCPS Per-Student Spending Increase Mostly Illusion
Orange County public school officials confirmed Friday, there will be an increase in the per-student funding in the upcoming school year, once Gov. Rick Scott signs the new budget into law, but a large portion of it will be spent on teacher compensation and retirement benefits.
Jacobs Announces Plan to Beef Up School Security
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs is proposing a plan to enhance security at elementary schools in the wake of the tragic mass killing of twenty children and six teachers and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday.
Voters Make Big Difference in Quality of Orange County Public Schools
Thanks to voters, Orange County kids luck out. Big time…
Local Schools Make Honor Roll, Again
Orange County Public Schools is on the AP® District Honor Roll for the second year in a row, the District announced Tuesday.
Top Math, Science Students selected for Sunshine State Scholars Program
Two students and an alternate are selected to represent Orange County Public Schools in the Sunshine State Scholars Program.
City Year Orlando Kicks Off Inaugural Service Year in Local Schools
Mayor Theresa Jacobs, Mayor Buddy Dyer, Superintendent Barbara Jenkins and others will join City Year Orlando on Friday as they kick off their founding year of service in Orange County Public Schools.
Timeline – Death Of A Community School
Richmond Heights Elementary School is one of several schools in District 5 that School Board Member Kat Gordon voted to close.
OCPS to Hold Transportation Services Job Fair
Orange County Public Schools will hold a transportation services job fair on Thursday June 28, to recruit bus operators.
OCPS Earns Nationwide Award for Child Nutrition, Safety
The Council of the Great City Schools presented Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Michael Eugene with the “Managing for Results Achievement Award” on April 5, 2012.
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