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Student program: Mary Michaels (senior class treasurer) and Delaney Anderson (student body secretary) told the board about “Braves at Play — Chasing the Stress Away,” a Friday lunch program that offers board games and outdoor activities to give students a weekly brain break. The students said the initiative has increased social opportunities and reported school‑survey outcomes: a 75% overall sense of belonging, 76% positive perception of school climate and 91% of students reporting at least one friend at school. The presenters said the program helps reduce stress, build relationships and develops problem‑solving and creativity through games.

District literacy challenge: Superintendent Dr. Monica Vasquez announced the districtwide Let’s Read OCPS challenge, which runs Jan. 27–April 30 and uses the Beanstack app to record reading minutes. Dr. Vasquez said, “we have had over 21,000 readers that have logged into Beanstack, and we already have over 1,100,000 minutes that have been logged in by students and staff.” The challenge invites students, staff and community members to log minutes and donate them to a chosen school; district leaders said prizes and public recognition will follow and that the district will report progress to the board.

Other student recognition: the board also recognized Boone and other student honorees, including industry scholarships and student ambassador selections; Timber Creek senior Zachary Martinez was noted as one of six statewide ambassadors selected by The Able Trust and each ambassador receives a $500 scholarship.

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Wendy Brandon, CEO of UCF Lake Nona Hospital, said the donation is part of a statewide initiative funded by HCA: \"It is, a pleasure for us to come and present you with surprise, not 20,000 but a $60,000 grant,\" she said on the dais. Brandon said the statewide Consortium of Florida Education Foundations received a $1 million donation from HCA Healthcare Foundation in mid‑2024 to support nursing and allied‑health tracks, and that the new funds will support local medical‑academy offerings and career pathways.

Superintendent Dr. Monica Vasquez and board members thanked the foundation for the donation and noted the grant is timed to expand student access to industry‑aligned pathways amid a regional shortage of health‑care professionals. The district said funds will be used for programming and student preparation through medical academies; the Foundation and HCA will manage distribution and implementation details.

Speakers and roles are identified in the meeting transcript and in the check‑presentation portion of the meeting.","HCA Healthcare representatives presented a $60,000 grant to the Orange County Public Schools Foundation to support health‑career pathways and medical academy programs during the Jan. 28 board meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6362121,"Board hears quarterly school safety inspection numbers; district outlines legal protocol amid ICE concerns",2635,12205000,14840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2168732-0e56d6c85e217d93828f4c9f76c75ac3&start=12205&end=14840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2168732-0e56d6c85e217d93828f4c9f76c75ac3/thumbnail_12205000.jpg","/articles/6362121/Florida/Board-hears-quarterly-school-safety-inspection-numbers-district-outlines-legal-protocol-amid-ICE-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362121-1ba3d2c33f83cd514c642e7621bcdf1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141959&Signature=MtcIEmmLO5SrRbaF273CCJLjQegBJMBp3bWQ03Jn~iXpJmVlJgYdPBxKz3VsetL1plrwUTvxH8vS348yZi6TfKVwgX-vVET7nblASilPi4S4kSdB7PJfgB9O3TnEvSoii7P3wA13yChzTwYiDctaz77OwZGmAWQOjDqSblNU6fGePiV9LEG2Q~3XECDJLtzI2fjOh4McpDZIUdgbAdtjAjmZsEjIkh~4SGvL~Wk-qna-96waLkN3BF4-gf99U2nbLbWbvpTpgiYgdl6jjPETId9-Zm2nLbGOrRcSb2Kxi4ejuCJlgV6dWhjWXasgTZW3uUNjZLa9JYxVV-2VBKYq2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Orange County Public Schools presented its quarterly school‑safety compliance update at the Jan. 28 board meeting, and the discussion shifted to legal protocols after several board members and staff raised concerns about immigration‑enforcement activity and how schools should respond.

School safety data: Chief Holmes, the district’s school safety specialist, told the board that the Florida Department of Education Office of Safe Schools inspected 30 OCPS schools during the quarter (Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2024); 7 of those (23%) had no identified deficiencies and 23 (77%) had one or more items requiring follow‑up. The district compliance unit visited 99 schools; 27 (27%) had no deficiencies and 72 (73%) required follow‑up. Holmes said many identified items are single paperwork or documentation issues and that district teams are working with principals to correct findings and provide mini‑training to assistant principals.

Legal and operational response: the meeting turned to how the district should respond if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other agencies appear at a school. General counsel John Palmerini reviewed federal constraints on collecting immigration status, citing a 1990 consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Florida Department of Education and federal case law he summarized as: “children, regardless of their immigration status, have the right to be educated in public schools.” Palmerini told the board the district cannot collect immigration status and that releases of education records must follow the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and generally require a lawfully issued subpoena or other court order.

Board direction and protocols: board members asked for clearer, staff‑ready guidance for principals, teachers and parents. Members requested an FAQ the district will distribute to principals and staff; Superintendent Dr. Monica Vasquez said the district would draft an FAQ, incorporate board feedback and aim to circulate it to principals by Friday, then expand distribution. Palmerini said schools should scan any agency documentation they receive and send it immediately to legal for review. He cautioned that in some investigations law enforcement may refuse parental contact, in which case the agency should document that refusal and the district’s administrators will follow the legal office’s guidance.

Other steps: board members asked that future quarterly safety reports include more context about deficiencies—distinguishing one‑time paperwork findings from unresolved facility‑security issues—and requested individual briefings before the full quarterly presentation so trustees can review school‑level details confidentially. Chief Holmes said the compliance unit will complete districtwide visits by the end of February and then follow up with schools that had findings.

Speakers quoted here are drawn from the meeting transcript, including district safety staff and legal counsel.","OCPS reported results of unannounced safety inspections and prompted detailed discussion about how the district will handle law‑enforcement and immigration agency requests for students. Board directed staff to prepare FAQs, conduct briefings and clarify when legal staff will be notified.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6362126,"OCPS presents midyear update to OCPS 2030 strategic plan with five KPIs, targets for literacy, attendance and postsecondary planning",752,4578000,5330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2168732-0e56d6c85e217d93828f4c9f76c75ac3&start=4578&end=5330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2168732-0e56d6c85e217d93828f4c9f76c75ac3/thumbnail_4578000.jpg","/articles/6362126/Florida/OCPS-presents-midyear-update-to-OCPS-2030-strategic-plan-with-five-KPIs-targets-for-literacy-attendance-and-postsecondary-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362126-715b7288cdbdddefab226d3eac3f95e9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141959&Signature=OvKm2ENWV3iztZP6-PbaHc5bCGOgEfOuRtgLt7a9ozjnO-VskBK1sQEREXvy1PHPxdoTA3n2NzXxA-UPYeSQzI1Kn1GY6zgJPrIln0daLD0mAztSygSvg-xRJxBJR0NjstaVdiYQYAXkao6~dH8UyVi23oqLj2zbtMa2LHtc9uls8dcxpfd8NWbNHJhjscfiNghYZaXRJcAhjSqAh02ec5VWF0rX2oFRtnTCWb1~Pl-NMKhFinqK3OBDqiFv1yqijA64SK~i81IHpQPLYNUhx57VeCOtz3rFYqlswT-uYUafxaG~ZMXMicXhLw1OJpdfC1lVDE8mq8YQxm8CaMt4BQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Orange County Public Schools leaders presented a midyear update to the OCPS 2030 strategic plan at the school board meeting on Jan. 28, 2025, detailing five key performance indicators and proposed multi‑year targets that staff will refine after full‑year data is available.

The plan centers on a new “portrait of a graduate” and five KPIs: 12th‑grade students meeting portrait attributes, grade‑level performance on state assessments, remaining the top choice for families, reducing preventable employee turnover and increasing student instructional attendance. Doctor James Border, who led the strategic‑plan presentation, said the portrait “expects our graduates to possess essential skills in communication, critical thinking and problem solving, personal and social responsibility, professionalism and collaboration, academic foundations in literacy and mathematics, and includes workplace readiness relative to career preparedness, technology skills, and bilingual abilities.”

Why it matters: the plan converts broad goals into measurable strategies and 12‑month initiatives (e.g., expanding advanced coursework, using Xello for postsecondary planning, scaling science‑of‑reading training, and interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism). Superintendent Dr. Monica Vasquez told the board staff will return this summer to revise targets using end‑of‑year data.

Key details and targets: the presentation listed specific measures and proposed trajectories, including an initial target for the portrait KPI (23% in 2025–26 increasing to 35% over five years for students meeting at least five portrait attributes), a proposed baseline and annual increases for state‑assessment measures (a 56% starting target moving toward 64% in five years), and a student attendance target that starts at 80% and rises to 88% of students attending at least 90% of scheduled instructional time in five years. Leadership said those numeric targets will be revisited after this school year’s final data.

Board members pressed staff on operational details. Member Gallo asked how the district will collect postsecondary plans; staff said the district will use Xello and that 8th graders are required to complete a postsecondary plan in the platform. Doctor Border and other chiefs said the district will expand communication and counselor support so students are aware of available tools. Dr. Vasquez said the district will “use social media more so that we can advertise” and make tools familiar earlier in middle school.

Several board members asked about the science‑of‑reading rollout and teacher training. District staff reported 2,391 instructors had attended Science of Reading training as of Jan. 16 and that elementary teachers continue monthly school‑based coaching. Member Douglas and others asked how dual‑language and elementary second‑language opportunities could expand; staff said they are auditing which elementary schools already offer second language or academy models and noted constraints such as certified bilingual teachers and required instructional minutes.

Enrollment, outreach and staffing were also discussed. The plan calls for targeted enrollment marketing in high‑need zones and strategies to shorten time‑to‑fill vacancies and support retention; staff said facility‑utilization and resides‑versus‑attends measures will be used to identify outreach needs. For employee retention, district leaders included proposals on affordable housing options for staff and development programs for school leaders.

Next steps: staff said they will cascade the portrait and KPIs across divisions, create teams for each KPI, build interactive dashboards for public reporting and bring finalized targets and measures to the board in July for activation. Board members asked for a communication plan that includes community and industry leaders used during the portrait‑creation process; Doctor Border agreed to incorporate those voices into public messaging.

Speakers quoted in this article appear in the board transcript and were identified during the meeting.","Orange County Public Schools staff presented a midyear update on OCPS 2030 at the Jan. 28 school board meeting, outlining five key performance indicators, proposed multi‑year targets and next steps for dashboards, communication and implementation.","actionData","errors"]

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