Orange County Public Schools Ronald Blocker Superintendent of Schools
OCPS Hispanic Dropout Rate OCPS Students in Grades School Year School Year School Year School Year Hispanic4.9%3.2%2.6% 2.1% OCPS HISPANIC STUDENTS’ DROPOUT RATES HAVE CONSISTENTLY GONE DOWN
NUMBER OF EXAMS THAT SCORED 3, 4, 5 (Duplicated Count) % Change In Increase Asian % Hispanic % Black % White 9751,0141,1161,3321,5511,9122,4382, % HISPANIC STUDENTS’ SHOW HIGHEST INCREASE IN TAKING ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 3 RD GRADE
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 7th GRADE
FCAT READING IMPROVEMENT STEADILY INCREASING FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS IN 10th GRADE
1,542 Hispanic students in Career and Technical Education programs. 1,261 Hispanic students earned college credits/Tech Prep program. 6,500 Hispanic students enrolled in ESOL classes through Adult Education programs. 1,261 ELL enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. ENSURING POSTSECONDARY HISPANIC STUDENTS’ ADVANCEMENTS
OCPS is proud to exhibit the highest academic learning gains for ELL students in comparison to other Florida districts. Assistance through 104% FTE funding supported by research-based and effective practices. Instructional models: Two Way Developmental Bilingual One Way Developmental Bilingual Sheltered Instruction Language Arts through ESOL EXCEEDING STANDARDS USING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ENRICHMENT
“Soar To Victory” Recognition Program for ELL
ELL students nominated grades K-12 One nominee from each OCPS school 54 final candidates recognized for outstanding merit Students recognized for overcoming obstacles: language barriers cultural barriers academic barriers “Soar to Victory” Recognition Awards
Ronald Blocker Superintendent of Schools Orange County Public Schools “It is because we are part of a larger world that to me respecting diversity is important. Because people are human beings--when you respect diversity, you respect humanity.”