Orange

Orange County

$105,443,304 in budget cuts since 2007.

What We've Lost

• Middle school sports scaled back
• Many annual contract teachers were not re-hired or replaced
• County level support personnel downsized
• Monies cut to purchase curriculum
• Money for substitute teachers cut
• Limit high school summer school
• Delay textbook adoption
• SAFE Program reductions
• Guidance counselor positions reduced
• Social workers reduced
• Many paraprofessionals were pink slipped
• Elimination of additional field trips
• Elimination of elementary magnet school busing

What We've Achieved

• 11th largest schools district in the nation; more schools served by centralized administration
• A+ rated school district
• Nearly 3/4 of all schools are high-performing A and B schools (82%)
• 13 OCPS high schools made Newsweek's prestigious ''Top of the Class List''
• 674 Nationally Certified Teachers
• Zero 'F' rated schools
• 2nd largest employer in Orange County
• 47,800 registered volunteers from the community serve in Orange County schools

Community FEN Sponsors

Join the growing list of business leaders, civic organizations, and community leaders that support high quality public schools in Orange County:

• W.C. Gentry, Attorney
• Save Duval Schools
• Orange County Arts Education Center
• NoTambourine - Small Business Web Design

Letters to Editors

• Orlando Sentinel
• Daytona Beach News Journal
• Florida Today

County Legislative Contact Information