NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION
Notice is hereby given that the School Board of Orange County, Florida will meet on August 20, 2009, 4:30 p.m., Conference Room A, first floor, at the Educational Leadership Center, 445 W. Amelia Street, Orlando, Florida 32801 for a Work Session. The Work Session will be for the purpose of discussing the process plan for district wide rezoning.
The Orange County School Board will, again, be considering closing schools to save money. The first step is to discuss redrawing school attendance zone for the ENTIRE COUNTY.
This affects EVERYONE.
So far, the Board has ... more »
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Wednesday, August 19
School ReDistricting Meeting
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Tom
on Wed 19 Aug 2009 08:49 AM EDT
Tuesday, August 18
Orange County parents should be very afraid of plans for wholesale changes in school-attendance boundaries.
by
Tom
on Tue 18 Aug 2009 08:56 AM EDT
Mike Thomas
COMMENTARY August 18, 2009 Orlando Sentinel It is a foolhardy exercise in wasting time and resources, not to mention the disruptions and massive public backlash that will accompany such an exercise. This march to madness came about earlier this year when the School Board scuttled plans to close small schools in minority neighborhoods. The uproar spurred board member Kat Gordon to call for a "major rezoning" of schools to achieve racial justice. She was backed by local NAACP President Randolph Bracy. There are various proposals on the table, including "economic integration." Under this scenario, the district would ship ... more » |
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