The School Board of Orange County held its regularly-scheduled board meeting at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center. These are the highlights of the meeting:
School Board approved proposed changes to the following policies:
IHAR – Digital Learning
JIC /
COSC – Code of Student Conduct/ 24-25 Code of Student Conduct
The School Board approved the Internal Audit Proposed Audit Plan
The report provides information about the condition of risks at one point in time.
View the report.
Board approved the 2024-25 Board of Directors for the Foundation for OCPS
Orange County Public Schools established its Foundation in 1987. At its meeting on June 6, 2024,
the Foundation Board of Directors approved their slate of
members and leadership for 2024-25 as required by Florida Statute 1001.453.
Board selected and approved a representative & alternate for FSBA Advocacy committee
The Orange County School Board re-nominated and re-approved School Board Vice Chair,
Angie Gallo, District 1, as the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) Advocacy Representative and School Board member
Maria Salamanca, District 2, as the Alternate for the 2024-2025 term.
Changes regarding administrative personnel –
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Deputy Superintendent Bridget Williams introduced the following new administrators:
Kettia Apollon, assistant principal, Pineloch Elementary
Charlene Barbieri, assistant principal, Shingle Creek Elementary
Markeefe Jerrod Beckett, assistant principal, Catalina Elementary
Michele Belton, assistant principal, Phillis Wheatley Elementary
Robin Brooks, assistant principal, Windermere Elementary
Karen Lynn Brown, assistant principal, Tangelo Park Elementary
Shamica Chambers, assistant principal, Rock Lake Elementary
Joyce Lashay Conley, principal, Oak Hill Elementary
Morgan Taylor Ficquette, assistant principal, Kelly Park School
Tracy Jaye Foisy, assistant principal, Cypress Creek High
Lori Dyal Harding, assistant principal, Lakemont Elementary
Thomas Kalament, principal, Ventura Elementary
Victoria Danielle McDonald, assistant principal, Dr. Phillips High
Omar Verlon McKnight, assistant principal, Tangelo Park Elementary
Dinara Metova, assistant principal, Citrus Elementary
James Montgomery, principal, Piedmont Lakes Middle
Patrick Rock, assistant principal, Sally Ride Elementary
Sean Demetrius Roper, assistant principal, Odyssey Middle
Jomane Thompson, assistant principal, Gotha Middle
Jessica Marie Vasilisin, principal, Chickasaw Elementary
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