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Saturday, February 28
Small School Closure/ Merger Information
by
Mary Jo
on Sat 28 Feb 2009 07:18 AM EST
Attached is the file which shows the way that OCPS decided small school would save $1M in closing smaller schools. Note that there is no place where additional busing, portable rental or other expenditures would be needed---we do not know where or IF this information is available. Please write your school board and let them know your questions and concerns. more » 1 Attachments
Public Records Request--50% cut in administration
by
Mary Jo
on Sat 28 Feb 2009 07:05 AM EST
At Rick Roach's town hall meeting a request was made to ask for the amount of money which could be saved if all 'non-school based personel were to take a 50% cut in pay'. This would leave the position open for a temporary cut until the economy is back to the growth level. Please see the attached documentation from the office of the OCPS CFO. The amount is astounding. Although this is not a complete record, we are asking for more information on this number. Questions such as: how were these numbers obtained, which positions were looked at specifically, do ... more » Thursday, February 26
Wednesday, February 18
World's Longest Bicycle Parade for the KIDS in Orange County!
by
Mary Jo
on Wed 18 Feb 2009 04:49 PM EST
Dear Community,
I am asking for your support in getting Governor Christ’s attention. I will be organizing an attempt at the Guinness Book of World Records with the longest bike parade……ever! We are shooting for 2,009 bike riders. Our message is this, “If our children and families can break a world record, how about breaking a funding record for our schools.” Our Community must do something bold to even have a chance of getting the proper attention in Tallahassee for our schools in Orange County. We have a window of opportunity right now and we need to do ... more » 2 AttachmentsTuesday, February 17
Town Hall Meeting Power Point Presentations
by
Mary Jo
on Tue 17 Feb 2009 08:59 PM EST
This presentation was given to a Town Hall Meeting from School Board Member Rick Roach. THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. Please review it and read through it. It is attached to this post. more » 1 AttachmentsSunday, February 15
Vicky Bells' Preferred Budget Cuts
by
Mary Jo
on Sun 15 Feb 2009 08:48 PM EST
A NOTE FROM VICKY BELL, OCPS School Bd member Dist. 4.
Personally I am tired of the media reporting things as having been decided by the school board before we have even discussed them. After Flipping back the schedule, I immediately was able to set up a Transportation Task Force. Below my preferred budget cut list, you will see some of the facts on transportation I have discovered. Here is a copy of the budget cuts I personally prefer: Transportation: $10,000,000 (stop $7 million in overtime, save $600,000 in paper costs this year and $800,000 each year after. Cut out ... more » Wednesday, February 11
Rally for Education
by
Mary Jo
on Wed 11 Feb 2009 03:36 PM EST
Orange County CORE was asked to post this flyer by the CTA (Teacher's Union) Please take note of the information in the flyer. (Please see attched flyer) Orange County CORE strives to provide information for the community on public school issues. more » 1 AttachmentsTuesday, February 10
City of Orlando Commissioners and CAO chime in on School Closures
by
Mary Jo
on Tue 10 Feb 2009 03:05 PM EST
The City of Orlando's Commissioner Patty Sheehan has issued a letter to the OCPS district about her take on the School Closure/ Merger idea. Please open the attached two files to read their letters to the District. more »
2 AttachmentsMonday, February 9
Updated Capitol List from OCPS web site now available to view
by
Mary Jo
on Mon 09 Feb 2009 12:10 PM EST
Here is the link to the OCPS web site current Capitol projects https://www.ocps.net/fa/planning/Documents/Capital%20Programs%20List%20090205%20short%20master.pdf more »Saturday, February 7
Capitol List of Renovations for the Schools to Potentially be Closed
by
Mary Jo
on Sat 07 Feb 2009 10:02 PM EST
Please go to the following list and read p59ff for a complete as published by OCPS of the dates where schools will be renovated. https://www.ocps.net/fs/budget/Documents/Summary%20Budget%202008-2009.pdf These elementary schools are viewed in the Powepoint in groupings. The following list is compiled from the above documentation as to the year the schools will be renovated/ rebuilt according to the Capitol Planning. Fern Creek- 2014/2015 Hillcrest- 2014/2015 Kaley- 2014/2015 Lake Como- 2014/2015 Pershing- 2016/2017 Pine Castle- 2015/2016 Durrance 2014/2015 Lancaster 2012/2013 Pineloch-2014 Shennandoah- 2009 Rock Lake-2014/2015 Richmond Heights-2015/2016 Ivey Lane- 2016/2017 Orange Center- 2009/2010 Eccleston- 2011 Washington Shores- 2014/2015 Grand Ave- 2012/2013 Hungerford- ... more »
Information about the racial make-up of the smaller schools
by
Mary Jo
on Sat 07 Feb 2009 07:30 AM EST
Below you will find a link to the OCPS web site which denotes the racial make up of each school which has been identified as potentially closing. Please familarize yourself witht he information on the OCPS web site. It is difficult to find information, but with a bit of persistance, it can be found. Orange County CORE will continue to provide information to the community as it becomes more available. https://www.ocps.net/fs/governmental/pupil/Pages/default.aspx go to enrollment summary and then the Dec. Date... We will post our analysis on a later date more »
Suggested Determination for Small School Closure-OCPS Criteria
by
Mary Jo
on Sat 07 Feb 2009 07:23 AM EST
The following is a document we received in our records request. It shows the suggested criteria for small school closure/ merger. There is also a list of potential schools to close. Please open the attachement for a complete view of the document. more » 1 AttachmentsFriday, February 6
Power Point Presentation- Potential School Closures
by
Mary Jo
on Fri 06 Feb 2009 06:13 PM EST
Attached you will find the Power Point Presentation which the administration of OCPS indicates for potential closure. Since we received it early this afternoon, OCPS has also added it to the front page of their web site. The Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee did not, at any time, have a list of these schools which could potentially be closed. The schools which are listed, in the groupings, are mostly near to capacity for their existing structure. This can be viewed at https://www.ocps.net/fs/governmental/Documents/ES%20CSA%202008_09.pdf Many of the schools listed are at current capacity for their structure. IF, a school were to be ... more » 2 AttachmentsMonday, February 2
List of 25 Schools Which could possibly be closed next year
by
Mary Jo
on Mon 02 Feb 2009 11:23 PM EST
This is the only information that Orange County CORE can confirm---this information is taken DIRECTLY off of the OCPS web site and lists the schools with less than 500 students. OCPS has claimed that IF they close elementary schools, the criteria would be: - less than 500 in enrollment -Not been renovated in last two years or up for renovation in next two years (this list is on the OCPS web site also) -Geographic proximity to other elementary schools Hungerford-204 Grand Ave. – 236 Lake Como- 262 Kaley- 263 Rock Lake- 278 Maxey- 316 Richmond Heights- 318 Tangelo Park- 347... more »
Most Recent Public Records Request-Still NO answers
by
Mary Jo
on Mon 02 Feb 2009 11:11 PM EST
Orange County CORE has made NUMEROUS record requests from the OCPS network. We have YET to receive an entire request--complete. This is our last request, please note the letter to OCPS from the CORE lawyer.......when will we get our answers? Does the public not deserve an answer in the Sunshine ? From: Kathleen Skambis <kskambis@skambislaw.com>
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