🎂 🎉 Happy birthday to our SUPERintendent, Dr. Maria Vazquez! Thank you for your amazing leadership and all you do for OCPS. #ocps #happybirthday
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Orange County Public Schools is recognized as one of the top urban school districts in the nation – the 8th largest school district in America (4th in Florida) with 210 traditional schools, approximately 206,000 students and over 24,000 employees. OCPS students enjoy equity and access to a wide variety of educational opportunities, including magnet programs with specialized curriculum from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Offerings include aviation and aerospace, laser photonics, agriscience, theater and performing arts, International Baccalaureate, international studies, law and finance, engineering, science and technology, foreign language, criminal justice, medical technology, veterinary science and other specialties. OCPS is also known for encouraging students to pursue college credits through Advanced Placement courses. In fact, OCPS high school graduates pass AP exams at a higher rate than students in Massachusetts, the highest scoring state in America. Career and technical education programs are infused in middle and high school curriculum, where students can explore career options, earn industry certifications and even receive an AA degree when they graduate. Every year, more than 100 graduates from OCPS high schools are accepted into top-20 colleges and universities around the country, as well as U.S. service academies. The district also boasts a 97.9% graduate rate among its 20 traditional high schools. By 2020, every OCPS student had a laptop or digital device as a part of an aggressive and innovative digital learning program. The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association ranks OCPS among the top 10 on its annual Digital School Districts Survey. Currently, every secondary student has a laptop. OCPS celebrated its 150th anniversary in December 2019. Thanks to Orange County voters and taxpayers, 50 new schools have been built and more than 120 school construction projects completed since 2003.
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🎂 🎉 Happy birthday to our SUPERintendent, Dr. Maria Vazquez! Thank you for your amazing leadership and all you do for OCPS. #ocps #happybirthday
A big THANK YOU to Rollins College, our Platinum Sponsor of Great Beginnings! Their support is instrumental in getting our new teachers prepped and excited for the upcoming school year. With partners like Rollins, we can ensure a successful start for both educators and students. #ocps #sponsorship #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #safety #education #thankyou
This summer, 150 OCPS high school students are ditching the beach and interning across various departments throughout our district, including IT and video production! It's all part of our Internship Experience Program. Through these paid internships, our students are gaining invaluable real-world experience and building solid resumes before graduation! #ocps #ocpsmeanssuccess #WeAreOCPS #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #orangecounty #florida #interns #internships
$10,800 in additional incentives, $2,000 sign up bonus, $0 cost health insurance option, no weekends or late nights... Those are just some of the benefits when you join Orange County Public Schools as a bus driver! 🚌 Our transportation team heroes are the smiling faces that start the day off right for thousands of students. In addition to bus drivers, we are also looking for skilled fleet mechanics. Apply today at drive.ocps.net! #ocps #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #WeAreOCPS #nowhiring #education
More than 600 attendees came together at the Central Florida Homeless Education Summit to learn how to support amazing students like Raissa and Jonathan. (Watch the video to hear their stories) Raissa Louis is now heading to the University of North Florida to major in social work. Jonathan Dupre will be at the University of Central Florida pursuing his passion for studio art, thanks in part to the Pursuit of the Arts scholarship! These students are resilient and brave, sharing their stories to inspire others. Their journeys highlight the importance of supporting homeless students and their families. Want to help? Visit homeless.ocps.net for resources to aid families in need. Support students like Jonathan with a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation for OCPS' Pursuit of the Arts Fund: bit.ly/4bRdTIK Foundation OCPS #ocps #homelesseducation #supportingstudents #resilience #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #florida
Check out the latest photos of Innovation High, our new OCPS high school! Superintendent Maria Vazquez took a tour of the campus this week and all we can say is WOW — families and teachers are going to LOVE it! This school, built with your support through the half-cent sales tax, will officially open its doors next month. #ocps #WeAreOCPS #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #orangecounty #florida #newschool #construction #education #innovation
🔥🥩 Have you watched this season of Barbecue Showdown on Netflix? Tune in because you’ll see former OCPS teacher Melissa Pappas competing on the hit show! Pappas was our 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year when she was at Brookshire Elementary. We’re so proud that she’s achieving her culinary dreams! Check out some of her cooking creations on Instagram @sweetmelissacooks! #ocps #Netflix #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #orangecounty #florida #WeAreOCPS #congratulations
🥊 🌟 This OCPS alum is boxing his way to Paris! Edgewater High grad Omari Jones will be competing for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics! Watch his interview with FOX 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV! #ocps #ocpsmeanssuccess #WeAreOCPS #ParisOlympics #boxing #education #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #orangecounty #florida
We're excited to announce that the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School is one of just 40 schools nationwide to snag a $5,000 grant from The Rachael Ray Foundation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)! The funds from the Rachael Ray ProStart Grow Grant Program will help Wekiva upgrade its ProStart program with new equipment, fresh curriculum and even hands-on experience for students to run their own breakfast cafe! Chef Christopher Bates said: "We will be using the $5000 to build out electrical infrastructure so we can install new equipment in our on-campus restaurant. It will be used in a special, first period Cafe class, where students will learn business and entrepreneurship skills that would be impossible otherwise. We are incredibly grateful for Rachael Ray’s support!” Help us congratulate Chef Bates and the culinary program at Wekiva High! #ocps #ocpsmeanssuccess #WeAreOCPS #culinaryarts #rachaelray #OrangeCountyPublicSchools #education #culinary #students #innovation #orangecounty #florida ProStart Program Rachael Ray Show
To know OCPS Deputy Superintendent Michael Armbruster is to love him. He is one of the most beloved and genuine people you'll ever meet. This week, Dr. Armbruster experienced a heart attack. Thankfully, he's recovering well and remains his usual positive self. He shared his story on Facebook. "So, life is funny! A couple times in the past two weeks, while riding my bike, I had this funny feeling in my chest and it passed almost as quickly as it arrived. I didn’t pay it much attention. Then, yesterday, after taking two weeks off at work, I went back in. While walking to my office that same feeling happened again. Almost like muted indigestion. I visited some different co-workers to catch up on their vacations and then had a couple of meetings. The pain just wouldn’t subside and never went away…I went to my co-worker and told her I was going to ORMC…just to be safe! Turns out, I was having a heart attack yesterday! 95% blockage in one artery, so they put in two stints early this morning. The Doc wants me back in a month to try to repair another artery that has completely shut down, but amazingly also created alternative paths for the blood to go. He thinks he can do it without going open heart. If you feel funny-don’t wait-get it checked out! It’s a beautiful thing!" Please send well wishes to Dr. Armbruster for a speedy recovery!